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​

Arouca

4 - 3

Estoril

  • ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
  • 10 Total 11
  • 4 On Target 7
  • 5 Off Target 2
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 67 Attack 121
  • 19 Dangerous attack 56
  • 66 Ball safe 61
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 11 Total 12
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

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

Tiago Esgaio- Yellow
4'
11'
Jordan Holsgrove (goal)
Morlaye Sylla- Yellow
9'
12'
Heri Tavares(goal)
Rafa Mujica (goal)
19'
12'
Heri Tavares(VAR)
Eboue Kouassi- Yellow
21'
Eboue Kouassi- Red
37'
40'
Jordan Holsgrove - Yellow
49'
João Marques(goal)
Cristo(goal)David Simão
57'
54'
Cassiano(VAR)
Miguel Puche- sub ->Jason
60'
Uri Busquets- sub ->Morlaye Sylla
61'
61'
66'
Rodrigo Gomes- sub ->Heri Tavares
66'
Alejandro Marqués- sub ->Cassiano
70'
Alejandro Marqués(goal)Volnei
74'
Volnei(owngoal)
Weverson- sub ->Mateus Quaresma
77'
79'
Alex Soares- sub ->Ivan Pavlic
Pedro Santos- sub ->Cristo González
82'
84'
Erick Cabaco - sub ->Eliaquim Mangala
Pedro Santos(goal)Weverson
90'
Pedro Santos- Yellow
90'
Pedro Santos- Yellow
90'
90'
Rodrigo Gomes- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Sporting CP
87
33
Benfica
79
33
Porto
69
33
Sporting Braga
68
33
Vitória SC
60
33
Moreirense
52
33
Arouca
46
33
Famalicão
42
33
Farense
37
33
Rio Ave
36
33
Gil Vicente
36
33
Casa Pia
35
33
Estoril
33
33
Boavista
31
33
Estrela Amadora
30
33
Portimonense
29
33
Vizela
25
33
Chaves
23
33

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
G
Ignacio de Arruabarrena 12.Uruguay
6.3
D
Jerome Opoku 3.Ghana
6.9
D
Quaresma 6.Brazil
6.9
77'
D
Tiago Esgaio 28.Portugal
6.7
4'
D
Nino Galovic 44.Croatia
6.4
M
Morlaye Sylla 2.Guinea
7.0
61' 9'
M
David Simão 5.Portugal
8.1
M
Eboue Kouassi 8.Ivory Coast
6.6
21' 37'
M
Jason 10.Spain
6.6
60'
F
Rafa Mujica 19.Spain
7.1
61' 19'
F
Cristo 23.Spain
6.9
82' 57'
Substitutes
G
Thiago Silva 16.Brazil
D
Bogdan Milovanov 22.Ukraine
D
Weverson 26.Brazil
6.7
77'
D
Rafael Fernandes 64.Portugal
6.5
61'
M
Uri Busquets 14.Spain
6.5
61'
M
Pedro Santos 89.Portugal
7.7
82' 90' 90'
F
Yusuf Lawal 7.Nigeria
F
Miguel Puche 11.Spain
6.7
60'
F
A. Bukia 30.DR Congo

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 (6.3), Tiago Esgaio (6.7), Nino Galović (6.4), Jerome Opoku (6.9), Mateus Quaresma (6.9), Jason (6.6), Kouassi Eboue (6.6), David Simão (8.1), Morlaye Sylla (7.0), Cristo González (6.9) and Rafa Mújica (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Yusuf Lawal, Miguel Puche (6.7), Oriol Busquets (6.5), Thiago da Silva, Bogdan Milovanov, Weverson (6.7), André Bukia, Rafael Fernandes (6.5) and Pedro Santos (7.7).

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 (8.1) with 37 passes (0% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Estoril – Formation

Estoril
G
Dani Figueira 99.Portugal
6.0
D
Volnei 5.Brazil
7.7
D
Eliaquim Mangala 22.France
6.4
84'
D
Bernardo Vital 3.Portugal
6.6
D
Pedro Álvaro 23.Portugal
D
Tiago Araújo 78.Portugal
5.9
M
Jordan Holsgrove 8.Scotland
7.7
40' 11'
M
Ivan Pavlic 28.Netherlands
6.6
79'
M
Finn Dicke 24.Netherlands
M
João Marques 33.Portugal
6.8
49'
F
Rafik Guitane 10.France
7.1
F
Cassiano 11.Brazil
6.6
66'
F
Heri Tavares 91.Portugal
6.5
66' 12'
Substitutes
G
Marcelo Carné 31.Brazil
D
Raúl Parra 2.Spain
D
Erick Cabaco 18.Uruguay
6.7
84'
M
Alex Soares 6.Portugal
6.7
79'
M
Koba Koindredi 83.France
F
Rodrigo Martins 7.Portugal
F
Alejandro Marqués 9.Venezuela
7.3
66' 70'
F
João Carlos 20.Brazil
F
Rodrigo Gomes 21.Portugal
6.8
66' 90'

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

Álvaro Adriano Teixeira Pacheco played with: Pedro Álvaro, Finn Dicke, Ivan Pavlic, Dani Figueira (6.0), Volnei (7.7), Bernardo Vital (6.6), Eliaquim Mangala (6.4), Tiago Araújo (5.9), João Marques (6.8), Jordan Holsgrove (7.7) and Ivan Pavlic (6.6), Rafik Guitane (7.1), Cassiano (6.6), Heri Tavares (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Raúl Parra, Alex Soares (6.7), Rodrigo Martins, Alejandro Marqués (7.3), Erick Cabaco (6.7), João Carlos, Rodrigo Gomes (6.8), 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 (7.7) 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.​