AROUCA. Arouca defeats Tondela with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored byJ. Basso (31′) and a goal from A. Bukia (68′). Tondela was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).​

Arouca remained in 10 people after Pite received a double yellow card in the 90′.

The match was played at the Estádio Municipal de Arouca stadium in Arouca on Friday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Luis Miguel Branco Godinho with the assistance of Rui Teixeira and José António Gonçalves Luzia. The 4th official was Pedro Miguel Torres Ramalho. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 28 degrees Celsius or 82.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Tondela had a superior ball possession 62% while Arouca was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tondela was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Arouca was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Arouca shot 8 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Tondela shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Arouca received 4 yellow cards (E. Kouassi, Adilio, Thales and Pite). On the other side, Tondela received 4 yellow cards (R. Barbosa, M. Sagnan, R. Dadashov and M. N. Khacef).

Pite (Arouca) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).

Standings

After this encounter, Arouca will have 9 points like Gil Vicente and Tondela to stay in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Tondela will stay with 9 points like Gil Vicente and Arouca to stay in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Primeira Liga, Arouca will play away against Gil Vicente on the 5th of November with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Arouca (1 draw).

Tondela will host Marítimo on the 7th of November with a 7-3 head to head statistic in favor of Marítimo (2 draws).

Arouca – Formation

Arouca started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Armando Evangelista Macedo Freitas decided to play with the following team: Victor Braga (8.6), Thales (7.0), João Basso (8.1), Abdoulaye Ba (7.4), Mateus Quaresma (6.9), Pedro Moreira (6.2), Leandro Silva (7.0), Kouassi Eboue (6.8), André Bukia (7.2), André Silva (6.7) and Arsénio Nunes (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Tiago Esgaio, Norbert Haymamba, Gastón Campi, Tiago Araújo, Eugeni Valderrama, Oday Dabagh, Omri Altman, Pité (5.8) and Adílio (6.6).

Arouca could not rely on the presence of Pite (injured) and T. Esgaio (injured).

Substitutions

Arouca made 4 changes: P. Moreira for Pite (66′), A. Bukia for Adilio (80′), A. Silva for O. Dabbagh (90′) and Quaresma for T. Esgaio (90′).

Best player: Victor Braga​

The player that probably impressed the most for Arouca was the goalkeeper: Victor Braga. His rating is 8.64. He performed 6 saves.

Tondela – Formation

Tondela started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the opposite side, Francisco Martín Ayestarán Barandiarán played with: Pedro Trigueira (6.2), Tiago Almeida (6.7), Eduardo Quaresma (6.2), Modibo Sagnan (5.5), Neto Borges (7.1), João Pedro (6.5), Pedro Augusto (6.7), Jhon Murillo (6.4), Rafael Barbosa (6.2), Salvador Agra (7.1) and Renat Dadaşov (6.2).

These were the players on the bench: Rúben Fonseca, Bebeto, Telmo Arcanjo (6.8), Tiago Dantas (6.8), Juan Manuel Boselli (6.6), Naoufel Khacef (6.7), Manu (6.8), Babacar Niasse and Ricardo Alves.

Tondela could not rely on the presence of M. N. Khacef (injured).

Substitutions

Tondela made 5 changes: J. Murillo for J. Boselli (57′), N. Borges for M. N. Khacef (57′), R. Barbosa for T. Dantas (57′), P. A. Borges da Costa for T. Arcanjo (74′) and M. Sagnan for J. Hernando (80′).

Best player: Salvador Agra​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tondela was Salvador Agra.

His rating is (7.1) with 31 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Primeira Liga.​

• Arouca – Tondela – 2-0