AROUCA. Arouca prevails over Marítimo 1-0 after R. Mújica scored just 1 goal (35′).
The match was played at the Estádio Municipal de Arouca stadium in Arouca on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Nuno Miguel Serrano Almeida who had the assistance of André Campos and Pedro Felisberto. The 4th official was Diogo Rosa. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.5 degrees Celsius or 88.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Arouca was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Marítimo that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Marítimo was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Arouca was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Arouca shot 11 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Marítimo shot 15 times, 6 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Arouca received 2 yellow cards (João Basso and Tiago Esgaio). On the opposite side, Marítimo received 2 yellow cards (Val and Xadas).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Arouca will have 44 points to hold in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Marítimo will stay with 19 points to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Arouca will play away against Rio Ave on the 28th of April with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Rio Ave (3 draws).
Marítimo will host Paços de Ferreira on the 15th of April with a 12-11 head to head statistic in favor of Paços de Ferreira (11 draws).
Arouca – Formation
Arouca
65'
86'
35'
Arouca adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Armando Evangelista Macedo Freitas decided to play with the following team: Ignacio de Arruabarrena , Tiago Esgaio , João Basso , Nino Galović , Mateus Quaresma , David Simão , Oriol Busquets , Antony Alves , Alan Ruiz , Morlaye Sylla and Rafa Mújica .
The home team had on the bench: Bogdan Milovanov, Benji Michel , Yusuf Lawal, Moses Yaw, Jerome Opoku, Bruno Henrique Marques Torres, Arsénio Nunes , João Nuno Figueiredo Valido and José Manuel Velázquez Rodríguez.
Substitutions
Arouca made 3 changes: Rafa Mújica for Benji Michel (68′), Bruno Pinto for Arsénio (86′) and Alan Ruiz for Moses Yaw (90′).
Best player: David Simão
The player that probably impressed the most for Arouca was David Simão even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 51 passes (92% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.
Marítimo – Formation
Marítimo
Also Marítimo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
José Manuel Martins Teixeira Gomes played with: Marcelo Carné , Paulinho Mota , Zainadine Júnior , Renê Santos , Vitor Costa , Val , Rafael Brito , Cláudio Winck , Bruno Xadas , Félix Correia and André Vidigal .
The following players were sitting on the bench: João Afonso Crispim, Fábio Diogo Agrela Ferreira, Geny Catamo , Brayan Riascos , Diogo Alexandre Almeida Mendes, Giorgi Makaridze, Matheus Costa, Stanley Kanu and Jesús Ramírez .
Marítimo could not rely on the presence of S. Kanu (injured) and Matheus Costa (injured).
Substitutions
Marítimo made 4 changes: Cláudio Winck for Geny (46′), Rafael Brito for Brayan Riascos (62′), Felix Correia for Jesús Ramírez (78′) and Renê Santos for Matheus Costa (83′).
Best player: Bruno Xadas
The most impressive player for Marítimo was Bruno Xadas.
His rating is with 39 passes (89% accurate) and 4 key passes. He performed 9 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.
- Arouca – Marítimo – 1-0
- Paços de Ferreira – Famalicão – 1-3
- Sporting Braga – Estoril – 4-1
- Portimonense – Rio Ave – 2-2
