PORTO. Arouca conquers Boavista 4-0 after playing a incredible match. Cristo González (2′), Cristo González (23′), Rafa Mújica (39′) and Jason (72′). Boavista was decisively better in terms of ball possession (64%).​

The match was played at the Estádio do Bessa Século XXI stadium in Porto on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins assisted by Hugo André Pires Ribeiro and José Manuel Graça Mira. The 4th official was Rui Miguel Gomes Lima. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.15 degrees Celsius or 89.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.​

Match Statistics​

Boavista

0 - 4

Arouca

  • ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
  • 11 Total 12
  • 2 On Target 7
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 6 Shots blocked 1
  • 121 Attack 63
  • 49 Dangerous attack 27
  • 56 Ball safe 40
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 1
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 6 Total 8
  • 5 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 1 Red Card 1
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Boavista had a superior ball possession 64% while Arouca was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Boavista was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Arouca was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Boavista shot 11 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Arouca shot 12 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Boavista received 4 yellow cards (Berna, Tiago Morais, Seba Pérez and Bruno Onyemaechi). On the opposite side, Arouca received 3 yellow cards (Alfonso Trezza, Morlaye Sylla and Bogdan Milovanov).

Match Timeline

2'
Cristo(goal)
Bruno Onyemaechi- Yellow
1'
23'
Cristo(goal)Morlaye Sylla
39'
Rafa Mujica (goal)
42'
Bogdan Milovanov- Yellow
Seba Pérez - Yellow
45'
Ibrahima- sub ->Martim Tavares
46'
49'
Bogdan Milovanov(yellowredcard)
52'
Alfonso Trezza- sub ->Cristo González
55'
Morlaye Sylla- Yellow
53'
59'
Berna- sub ->Seba Pérez
61'
67'
70'
Alfonso Trezza- Yellow
72'
Jason(goal)André Bukia
78'
Uri Busquets- sub ->David Simão
78'
Berna- Yellow
81'
90'

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, Boavista stays with 15 points to hold in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Arouca will has 9 points to remain in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Boavista will play away against Vitória SC on the 28th of April with a 12-5 head to head record in favor of Vitória SC (9 draws).

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

Boavista – Formation

Boavista
G
João Gonçalves 99.Portugal
6.0
D
Chidozie Awaziem 5.Nigeria
6.0
D
Rodrigo Abascal 26.Uruguay
D
Bruno Onyemaechi 70.Nigeria
6.0
1'
D
Salvador Agra 7.Portugal
6.6
D
Filipe Ferreira 20.Portugal
6.4
M
Bruno Lourenço 8.Portugal
6.3
53'
M
Tiago Morais 21.Portugal
5.8
67'
M
Seba Pérez 24.Colombia
6.6
61' 45'
M
Gaius Makouta 42.France
6.7
F
Róbert Bozeník 9.Slovakia
7.0
F
Luís dos Santos 11.Portugal
F
Martim Tavares 59.Portugal
6.4
46'
Substitutes
D
Pedro Malheiro 79.Portugal
M
Ibrahima 6.Guinea
7.5
46'
M
Masa 13.Japan
M
Joel Silva 16.Portugal
M
Ilija Vukotic 18.Montenegro
M
Berna 80.Portugal
6.7
61' 81'
F
J. De Santis 27.Venezuela
6.4
53'
F
Tiago Machado 90.Portugal

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

The manager Armando Gonçalves Teixeira decided to play with the following team: Luís dos Santos, Rodrigo Abascal, João Gonçalves (6.0), Salvador Agra (6.6), Chidozie Awaziem (6.0), Filipe Ferreira (6.4), Bruno Onyemaechi (6.0), Bruno Lourenço (6.3), Seba Pérez (6.6), Gaius Makouta (6.7), Tiago Morais (5.8), Martim Tavares (6.4) and Róbert Bozeník (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Pedro Malheiro, Ibrahima (7.5), Masa, Joel Silva, Ilija Vukotic, Jeriel de Santis (6.4), Tomé de Castro Sousa, Berna (6.7) and Tiago Machado.

Substitutions

Boavista made 3 changes: Martim Tavares for Ibrahima (46′), Seba Pérez for Berna (61′) and Bruno Lourenço for Jeriel de Santis (53′).

Player of the match: Ibrahima​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Boavista was Ibrahima.

His rating is (7.5) with 38 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 4 crosses.

His performance was extraordinary also because he started the encounter from the bench before entering in the 46′.

Arouca – Formation

Arouca
G
Ignacio de Arruabarrena 12.Uruguay
6.8
D
Javi Montero 4.Spain
7.0
D
Bogdan Milovanov 22.Ukraine
6.1
42'
D
Tiago Esgaio 28.Portugal
7.5
D
Nino Galovic 44.Croatia
6.7
M
Morlaye Sylla 2.Guinea
7.5
59' 55'
M
Eboue Kouassi 8.Ivory Coast
7.1
M
David Simão 5.Portugal
7.3
78'
M
Jason 10.Spain
7.9
78' 72'
F
Rafa Mujica 19.Spain
7.7
39'
F
Cristo 23.Spain
9.1
52' 2', 23'
Substitutes
G
Thiago Silva 16.Brazil
D
Rafael Fernandes 64.Portugal
7.0
78'
M
Uri Busquets 14.Spain
6.8
78'
M
Vitinho 43.Brazil
M
Pedro Santos 89.Portugal
F
Alfonso Trezza 9.Uruguay
6.7
52' 70'
F
Miguel Puche 11.Spain
F
Benji Michel 18.Haiti
F
A. Bukia 30.DR Congo
7.3
59'

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

Daniel Sousa played with: Ignacio de Arruabarrena (6.8), Bogdan Milovanov (6.1), Nino Galović (6.7), Francisco Montero (7.0), Tiago Esgaio (7.5), Jason (7.9), David Simão (7.3), Kouassi Eboue (7.1), Morlaye Sylla (7.5), Cristo González (9.1), Rafa Mújica (7.7).

These were the players on the bench: Alfonso Trezza (6.7), Oriol Busquets (6.8), Rafael Fernandes (7.0), Miguel Puche, Thiago da Silva, Benji Michel, André Bukia (7.3), Vitinho and Pedro Santos.

Substitutions

Arouca made 4 changes: Cristo González for Alfonso Trezza (52′), Morlaye Sylla for André Bukia (59′), Jason for Rafael Fernandes (78′) and David Simão for Oriol Busquets (78′).

Player of the match: Cristo González​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Arouca was Cristo González.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 16 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 3.

Results of the day

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