PORTIMãO. Arouca and Portimonense draw 1-1. A. Silva scored the first goal (52′) for Arouca. L. made it even (71′). Portimonense was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%)

The match was played at the Estádio Municipal de Portimão stadium in Portimão on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Miguel Bertolo Nogueira who was helped by Paulo Ricardo Duarte Brás and Nuno Filipe Santos Tomás Pereira. The 4th official was Rui Filipe Lopes Soares. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17 degrees Celsius or 62.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Portimonense

1 - 1

Arouca

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 12 Total 19
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 8 Off Target 14
  • 0 Shots blocked 2
  • 124 Attack 103
  • 52 Dangerous attack 29
  • 105 Ball safe 91
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 6
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 16 Total 15
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Portimonense was in firm control of the ball 60% while Arouca was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Portimonense was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Portimonense to win the match​.

Portimonense shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Arouca shot 19 times, 5 on target, 14 off target.

Cards

Portimonense received 3 yellow cards (Willyan, F. Cande and Carlinhos). On the other side, Arouca received 3 yellow cards (A. Bukia, L. Silva and E. Kouassi).

Match Timeline

12'
46'
Luquinha- sub ->Willyan
46'
52'
62'
62'
70'
Luquinha(goal)
71'
73'
78'
83'
88'
89'
Eboue Kouassi- Yellow
Carlinhos - Yellow
89'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Porto
91
34
Sporting CP
85
34
Benfica
74
34
Sporting Braga
65
34
Gil Vicente
51
34
Vitória SC
48
34
Santa Clara
40
34
Famalicão
39
34
Estoril
39
34
Marítimo
38
34
Boavista
38
34
Portimonense
38
34
Paços de Ferreira
38
34
Vizela
33
34
Arouca
31
34
Moreirense
29
34
Tondela
28
34
Belenenses
26
34

After playing this encounter, Portimonense will have 24 points to sit in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Arouca will have 14 points like Marítimo and Paços de Ferreira to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Primeira Liga, Portimonense will play away with Sporting CP on the 29th of December with a 10-1 head to head record in favor of Sporting CP (0 draws).

Arouca will host Sporting Braga on the 30th of December with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Sporting Braga (4 draws).

Portimonense – Formation

Portimonense
G
Samuel Portugal 94.Brazil
7.1
D
Lucas Possignolo 3.Brazil
7.5
D
Fahd Moufi 18.Morocco
6.8
D
Pedrão 44.Brazil
8.0
D
Fali Candé 5.Portugal
6.9
70'
M
Willyan Rocha 4.Brazil
6.6
46' 12'
M
Carlinhos 76.Brazil
7.6
89'
M
Lucas Fernandes 8.Brazil
6.7
46'
F
Iván Angulo 70.Colombia
7.3
62'
F
Wilinton Aponzá 39.Colombia
7.0
62'
F
Aylton Boa Morte 77.Portugal
6.6
Substitutes
G
Kosuke Nakamura 32.Japan
D
Filipe Relvas 22.Portugal
M
Ewerton 7.Brazil
M
Luquinha 20.Brazil
7.2
46' 71'
M
Anderson Oliveira 11.Brazil
6.8
62'
M
Giannelli Imbula 25.DR Congo
M
Henrique Jocú 6.Portugal
M
Pedro Sá 21.Portugal
6.6
46'
F
F. dos 9.Brazil
7.1
62'

Portimonense adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Paulo Sérgio Bento Brito decided to play with the following team: Samuel (7.1), Fahd Moufi (6.8), Pedrão (8.0), Lucas Possignolo (7.5), Fali Candé (6.9), Carlinhos (7.6), William Rocha (6.6), Lucas Fernandes (6.7), Aylton Boa Morte (6.6), Wilinton Aponza (7.0) and Iván Angulo (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Ewerton, Luquinha (7.2), Kosuke Nakamura, Anderson Oliveira (6.8), Filipe Relvas, Giannelli Imbula, Henrique Jocu, Pedro Sá (6.6) and Fabrício (7.1).

Substitutions

Portimonense made 4 changes: Lucas for P. Sa (46′), Willyan for Luquinha (46′), I. Angulo for Anderson (62′) and W. Aponza for Fabricio (62′).

Best player: Pedrão​

The player that probably impressed the most for Portimonense was Pedrão.

His rating is (8.0) with 60 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 15.

Arouca – Formation

Arouca
G
Victor Braga 1.Brazil
7.2
D
Thales Oleques 72.Brazil
6.0
D
Gastón Campi 22.Argentina
6.4
90'
D
Quaresma 6.Brazil
6.8
D
João Basso 13.Brazil
7.4
M
Leandro Silva 21.Portugal
6.8
90' 88'
M
Pité 14.Portugal
6.2
78'
M
Eboue Kouassi 18.Ivory Coast
7.1
89'
F
Arsénio Nunes 8.Portugal
7.7
F
A. Bukia 10.DR Congo
7.6
73'
F
André Silva 7.Brazil
7.1
83' 52'
Substitutes
G
E. Zubas 12.Lithuania
D
Abdoulaye Ba 53.Senegal
90'
D
Tiago Esgaio 31.Portugal
M
O. Altman 9.Israel
6.4
78'
M
Marco Soares 60.Cape Verde
90'
F
Oday Dabbagh 15.Palestine
6.4
83'
F
Adílio Santos 11.Brazil
F
Antony 27.Brazil
F
Tiago Araújo 78.Portugal

Also Arouca adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Armando Evangelista Macedo Freitas played with: Victor Braga (7.2), Thales (6.0), João Basso (7.4), Gastón Campi (6.4), Mateus Quaresma (6.8), Kouassi Eboue (7.1), Pité (6.2), Leandro Silva (6.8), André Bukia (7.6), André Silva (7.1) and Arsénio Nunes (7.7).

They had on the bench: Abdoulaye Ba, Emilijus Zubas, Oday Dabbagh (6.4), Omri Altman (6.4), Tiago Esgaio, Adílio, Antony Alves, Marco Soares and Tiago Araújo.

Substitutions

Arouca made 4 changes: Pite for O. Altman (78′), A. Silva for O. Dabbagh (83′), L. Silva for M. Soares (90′) and G. Campi for A. Ba (90′).

Best player: Arsénio Nunes​

The most impressive player for Arouca was Arsénio Nunes.

His rating is (7.7) with 17 passes (70% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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