Arouca manages to draw 2-2 with Rio Ave after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

AROUCA. Arouca bounces back against Rio Ave with a goal on the A. Santos 5' and a goal on the E. Boateng 29'.

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John Ross
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Arouca manages to draw 2-2 with Rio Ave after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

AROUCA. Arouca bounces back against Rio Ave with a goal on the A. Santos 5′ and a goal on the E. Boateng 29′. Arouca was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (65%)​

The match was played at the Estádio Municipal de Arouca stadium in Arouca on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was André Filipe Domingues Narciso assisted by Vasco Marques and . The 4th official was Diogo Rosa. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 29.62 degrees Celsius or 85.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Timeline

Morlaye Sylla- Yellow
1'
5'
Aderllan Santos(goal)Emmanuel Boateng
26'
Amine- Yellow
29'
Emmanuel Boateng(goal)Joca 
31'
Emmanuel Boateng(VAR)
Cristo(goal)Morlaye Sylla
50'
59'
Jhonatan- Yellow
Jason(goal)Morlaye Sylla
62'
63'
Hernâni- sub ->Joca 
63'
Bruno Ventura- sub ->André Pereira
68'
69'
Aderllan Santos- Yellow
Vitinho- sub ->Jason
79'
82'
Vítor Gomes - sub ->Amine
83'
João Graça- sub ->Guga
Pedro Santos- sub ->David Simão
84'
Alfonso Trezza- sub ->Weverson
84'
85'
João Graça- Yellow
90'
Nuno Namora- sub ->Fábio Ronaldo
88'
Fábio Ronaldo- Yellow
90'
Nuno Namora- sub ->Fábio Ronaldo

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Sporting CP
81
31
Benfica
76
31
Porto
63
31
Sporting Braga
62
31
Vitória SC
60
31
Moreirense
46
31
Arouca
45
31
Famalicão
36
31
Casa Pia
35
31
Farense
34
31
Estoril
33
31
Rio Ave
32
31
Gil Vicente
32
31
Boavista
30
31
Estrela Amadora
29
31
Portimonense
28
31
Chaves
23
31
Vizela
22
31

After this match, Arouca has 10 points like Vizela and Chaves to remain in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Rio Ave will has 11 points like Gil Vicente to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Arouca will host Gil Vicente on the 17th of December with a 6-0 head to head in favor of Arouca (3 draws).

Rio Ave will host Vizela on the 17th of December with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Vizela (0 draws).

Arouca – Formation

Arouca
G
Ignacio de Arruabarrena 12.Uruguay
8.1
D
Javi Montero 4.Spain
6.3
D
Weverson 26.Brazil
6.7
84'
D
Tiago Esgaio 28.Portugal
7.0
D
Nino Galovic 44.Croatia
7.1
M
Morlaye Sylla 2.Guinea
8.1
68' 1'
M
David Simão  5.Portugal
7.3
84'
M
Eboue Kouassi 8.Ivory Coast
6.4
M
Jason 10.Spain
7.3
79' Goals62'
F
Rafa Mujica  19.Spain
6.6
F
Cristo 23.Spain
8.4
Goals50'
Substitutes
G
Thiago Silva 16.Brazil
D
Matías Rocha 13.Uruguay
M
Yaw Moses 17.Ghana
M
Vitinho 43.Brazil
6.8
79'
M
Pedro Santos 89.Portugal
6.7
84'
F
Alfonso Trezza 9.Uruguay
6.8
84'
F
Miguel Puche 11.Spain
F
Benji Michel 18.Haiti
F
A. Bukia 30.DR Congo
7.0
68'

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

The manager Daniel Sousa decided to play with the following team: Ignacio de Arruabarrena (8.1), Tiago Esgaio (7.0), Nino Galović (7.1), Francisco Montero (6.3), Weverson (6.7), Jason (7.3), David Simão (7.3), Kouassi Eboue (6.4), Morlaye Sylla (8.1), Cristo González (8.4) and Rafa Mújica (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Alfonso Trezza (6.8), Miguel Puche, Matías Rocha, Thiago da Silva, Yaw Moses, Benji Michel, André Bukia (7.0), Vitinho (6.8) and Pedro Santos (6.7).

Substitutions

Arouca made 4 changes: Morlaye Sylla for André Bukia (68′), Jason for Vitinho (79′), David Simão for Pedro Santos (84′) and Weverson for Alfonso Trezza (84′).

Player of the match: Cristo González​

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

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 25 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 7.

Rio Ave – Formation

Rio Ave
G
Jhonatan 18.Brazil
7.0
59'
D
Miguel Nóbrega 3.Portugal
6.7
D
Josué Sá 23.Portugal
7.0
D
Aderllan Santos 33.Brazil
7.7
69' Goals5'
M
Guga 6.Portugal
6.7
83'
M
Amine 10.France
6.4
82' 26'
M
Joca 14.Portugal
7.0
63'
M
Costinha 20.Portugal
6.7
M
Fábio Ronaldo 77.Portugal
6.8
90' 88'
F
Emmanuel Boateng 22.Ghana
8.8
Goals29'
F
André Pereira 95.Portugal
7.3
63'
Substitutes
G
Magrão 82.Brazil
D
Renato Pantalon 42.Croatia
D
Nuno Namora 75.Portugal
90'
M
Vítor Gomes  8.Portugal
6.8
82'
M
Bruno Ventura 11.Portugal
7.5
63'
M
João Graça 21.Portugal
7.0
83' 85'
F
Hernâni 7.Portugal
6.7
63'
F
Leonardo Ruiz 9.Colombia
F
Zé Manuel 70.Portugal

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

Luís Carlos Batalha Freire played with: Jhonatan (7.0), Josué Sá (7.0), Aderllan Santos (7.7), Miguel Nóbrega (6.7), Costinha (6.7), Amine (6.4), Guga (6.7), Fábio Ronaldo (6.8), André Pereira (7.3), Emmanuel Boateng (8.8) and Joca  (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Hernâni (6.7), Vítor Gomes (6.8), Leonardo Ruiz, Bruno Ventura (7.5), João Graça (7.0), Renato Pantalon, Zé Manuel, Nuno Namora and Magrão.

Substitutions

Rio Ave made 6 changes: Joca  for Hernâni (63′), André Pereira for Bruno Ventura (63′), Amine for Vítor Gomes (82′), Guga for João Graça (83′), Fábio Ronaldo for Nuno Namora (90′) and Fábio Ronaldo for Nuno Namora (90′).

Player of the match: Emmanuel Boateng​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rio Ave was Emmanuel Boateng.

His rating is 8.8 with 1 goal, 17 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 11. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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