VILA NOVA DE FAMALICãO. Famalicão overcomes Arouca 1-0 after O. Ataide scored just 1 goal (28′). Arouca lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

Also, Arouca had 2 players sent off: Rafa Mújica (77′ for a red card) and Daniel Lopes Ramos (90′ for a red card).

Morlaye Sylla didn’t convert a decisive penalty (58′). That would have allowed Arouca to draw the match.​

The match was played at the Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho stadium in Vila Nova de Famalicão on Friday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. The referee was Bruno Vieira with the support of Hugo André Pires Ribeiro and Francisco João Serra Jorge Pereira. The 4th official was Carlos Teixeira. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.03 degrees Celsius or 69.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Arouca was in firm control of the ball 56% while Famalicão was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arouca was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Famalicão was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Famalicão shot 6 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Arouca shot 16 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Famalicão received 4 yellow cards (Martín Aguirregabiria, Riccieli, Óscar Aranda and O. Ataide da Silva). Talking about the opposition, Arouca received 2 yellow cards (Nino Galović and Jason).

Also, Arouca didn’t end the match with 11 players after

Standings

After playing this contest, Famalicão will have 11 points to remain in the 5th place. On the other side, Arouca will stay with 6 points like Gil Vicente and Farense to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Famalicão will host Estrela Amadora on the 17th of March with a 0-0 head to head record.

Arouca will host Vitória SC on the 19th of May with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Vitória SC (5 draws).

Famalicão – Formation

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

The manager João Pedro Borges de Sousa decided to play with the following team: Luiz Júnior (8.1), Martín Aguirregabiria (7.0), Riccieli (6.0), O. Ataide da Silva (8.4), Francisco Moura (7.3), Zaydou Youssouf (7.0), Tom Lacoux (6.7), José Luis Rodríguez (7.0), Chiquinho (7.0), Óscar Aranda (7.0) and Jhonder Cádiz (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Mirko Topić (6.7), Otso Liimatta, Ivan Zlobin, Henrique Araújo (6.4), Gustavo Assunção, Justin De Haas (6.8), Afonso de Oliveira Rodrigues (6.4), Gustavo Sá and Nathan (7.1).

Substitutions

Famalicão made 5 changes: Óscar Aranda for Justin De Haas (59′), Tom Lacoux for Mirko Topić (59′), Martín Aguirregabiria for Nathan (65′), Jhonder Cádiz for Henrique Araújo (65′) and Chiquinho for Afonso de Oliveira Rodrigues (83′).

Best player: O. Ataide da Silva​

The player that probably impressed the most for Famalicão was O. Ataide da Silva.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 43 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10.

Arouca – Formation

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

Daniel António Lopes Ramos played with: Mateus Quaresma, Ignacio de Arruabarrena (6.4), Rafael Fernandes (7.3), Nino Galović (7.0), Francisco Montero (7.3), Jason (7.1), Morlaye Sylla (6.4), David Simão (7.0), Tiago Esgaio (6.8), Alfonso Trezza (7.1) and Rafa Mújica (6.4), Cristo González (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Pedro Santos (6.4), João Valido, Yusuf Lawal, Kouassi Eboue, Miguel Puche (6.8), Matías Rocha, Oriol Busquets (6.7), Bogdan Milovanov (7.0) and André Bukia (6.4).

Arouca could not rely on the presence of Bogdan Milovanov (injured) and Oriol Busquets (injured).

Substitutions

Arouca made 5 changes: Tiago Esgaio for Bogdan Milovanov (44′), Nino Galović for André Bukia (75′), Alfonso Trezza for Miguel Puche (75′), Morlaye Sylla for Pedro Santos (75′) and David Simão for Oriol Busquets (87′).

Best player: Francisco Montero​

The player that probably impressed the most for Arouca was Francisco Montero.

His rating is (7.3) with 53 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Famalicão – Arouca – 1-0