AROUCA. Arouca had a close win over Estoril. Estoril was truly better in terms of ball possession (62%).
Arouca remained in 10 after Kouassi Eboue received a red card in the 37′. Even so, Arouca still found a way to win this contest competing only in players.
The match was played at the Estádio Municipal de Arouca stadium in Arouca on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Hélder Carvalho who had the assistance of Francisco João Serra Jorge Pereira and . The 4th official was Fábio André Tavares Loureiro. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.2 degrees Celsius or 88.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Estoril had a strong ball possession 62% while Arouca was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Estoril was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, Arouca succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Arouca shot 10 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Estoril shot 11 times, 7 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Arouca received 5 yellow cards (Tiago Esgaio, Morlaye Sylla, Kouassi Eboue, Pedro Santos and Pedro Santos). On the other side, Estoril received 2 yellow cards (Jordan Holsgrove and Rodrigo Gomes).
(Arouca) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (37′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Arouca has 3 points to occupy the 4th place in the table. On the other side, Estoril stays with 0 points (10th).
Next matches
Arouca – Formation
Arouca started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Daniel António Lopes Ramos decided to play with the following team: Ignacio de Arruabarrena
, Tiago Esgaio , Nino Galović , Jerome Opoku , Mateus Quaresma , Jason , Kouassi Eboue , David Simão , Morlaye Sylla , Cristo González and Rafa Mújica .The home team had on the bench: Yusuf Lawal, Miguel Puche
, Oriol Busquets , Thiago da Silva, Bogdan Milovanov, Weverson , André Bukia, Rafael Fernandes and Pedro Santos .Substitutions
Arouca made 5 changes: Jason for Miguel Puche (60′), Morlaye Sylla for Oriol Busquets (61′), Rafa Mújica for Rafael Fernandes (61′), Mateus Quaresma for Weverson (77′) and Cristo González for Pedro Santos (82′).
Best player: David Simão
The player that probably impressed the most for Arouca was David Simão even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 37 passes (0% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.Estoril – Formation
Estoril started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Álvaro Adriano Teixeira Pacheco played with: Pedro Álvaro, Finn Dicke, Ivan Pavlic, Dani Figueira
, Volnei , Bernardo Vital , Eliaquim Mangala , Tiago Araújo , João Marques , Jordan Holsgrove and Ivan Pavlic , Rafik Guitane , Cassiano , Heri Tavares .The following players were sitting on the bench: Raúl Parra, Alex Soares
, Rodrigo Martins, Alejandro Marqués , Erick Cabaco , João Carlos, Rodrigo Gomes , Marcelo Carné and Koba Koindredi.Substitutions
Estoril made 4 changes: Heri Tavares for Rodrigo Gomes (66′), Cassiano for Alejandro Marqués (66′), Ivan Pavlic for Alex Soares (79′) and Eliaquim Mangala for Erick Cabaco (84′).
Best player: Volnei
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Estoril was Volnei.
His rating is
with 46 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 8 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.
- Estrela Amadora – Vitória SC – 0-1
- Arouca – Estoril – 4-3
- Rio Ave – Chaves – 2-0