VILA DO CONDE. Rio Ave managed to find the solution against Olhanense to win 2-1. A. was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Olhanense to strike first with a penalty of R. Matos at the 10′. Then it was a goal in the 58′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Aziz gave the win to Rio Ave in the 68′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Rio Ave took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube stadium in Vila do Conde on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Hélder Miguel Azevedo Malheiro. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.8 degrees Celsius or 58.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Rio Ave had a superior ball possession 60% while Olhanense was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rio Ave was was more aggressive with 77 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rio Ave won the match.
Rio Ave shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Olhanense shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Rio Ave received 1 yellow card (S. Aderlan). On the other side, Olhanense received 2 yellow cards (X. Venancio and J. Silva).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
Rio Ave – Formation
Rio Ave started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Luís Carlos Batalha Freire decided to play with the following team: Léo Vieira, Alhassane Sylla, Aderllan Santos, Renato Pantalon, Sávio, João Graça, Gonçalo Rodrigues, Vitor Gomes, Gabrielzinho, Aziz and Zé Manuel.
Substitutions
Rio Ave made 4 changes: J. Graca for P. Mendes (46′), Gabrielzinho for Joca (66′), Savio for P. Amaral (67′) and A. Sylla for A. Meneses (89′).
Olhanense – Formation
Olhanense started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Carlo Perrone played with: Miguel Carvalho, Carlos Miguel Gomes de Almeida, Tiago Cavadas, Tiago Sousa, Andrea Magrini, Sergio Semedo, Xavier Venancio, Ricardo Matos.
Substitutions
Olhanense made 5 changes: C. Major for E. Walker (72′), X. Venancio for J. Brito (72′), A. Magrini for J. da Silva (72′), E. Pires for F. A. Djoulou Zohoki (82′) and E. Pires for F. A. Djoulou Zohoki (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Taça De Portugal.
- Rio Ave – Olhanense – 2-1
- Alverca – Famalicão – 1-2
- Sporting Braga – Santa Clara – 6-0
- Leca – Gil Vicente – 1-0
- Vizela – Estrela Amadora – 2-0
- Porto – Feirense – 5-1