VILA DO CONDE. Rio Ave tops Portimonense with a 2-0 win with a goal from E. Boateng (54′) and a goal from Z. Manuel (89′).
The match was played at the Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube stadium in Vila do Conde on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Luis Miguel Branco Godinho who had the assistance of Rui Teixeira and Pedro Mota. The 4th official was .
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 14 Total 9
- 4 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 118 Attack 94
- 40 Dangerous attack 51
- 92 Ball safe 95
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 6
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Rio Ave was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Portimonense that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Portimonense was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Rio Ave succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Rio Ave shot 14 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Portimonense shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Rio Ave received 1 yellow card (Josué Sá). Regarding the opposition, Portimonense received 3 yellow cards (Pedrão, Lucas Ventura and Dener).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Rio Ave has 15 points like Gil Vicente and Portimonense to hold in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Portimonense will stays with 15 points like Gil Vicente and Rio Ave to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Rio Ave will play away against Benfica on the 14th of January with a 28-1 head to head record in favor of Benfica (5 draws).
Portimonense will host Farense on the 14th of January with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Portimonense (1 draw).
Rio Ave – Formation
Rio Ave
90'
30'
54'
Rio Ave started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Luís Carlos Batalha Freire decided to play with the following team: André Pereira, Jhonatan , Josué Sá , Aderllan Santos , Miguel Nóbrega , Costinha , Amine , Guga , Fábio Ronaldo , Joca , Leonardo Ruiz and Emmanuel Boateng .
The home team had on the bench: Patrick William, Hernâni, Bruno Ventura , Julien Lomboto, Ukra, Renato Pantalon, Zé Manuel , Nuno Namora and Magrão.
Substitutions
Rio Ave made 5 changes: Leonardo Ruiz for Zé Manuel (70′), Joca for Bruno Ventura (88′), Fábio Ronaldo for Nuno Namora (90′), Miguel Nóbrega for Patrick William (90′) and Guga for Julien Lomboto Lompombi (90′).
Player of the match: Costinha
The most impressive player for Rio Ave was Costinha even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 41 passes (66% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 13 duels out of 20. He performed 5 crosses.
Portimonense – Formation
Portimonense
Portimonense started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Paulo Sérgio Bento Brito played with: Ronie Carrillo, Vinícius , Pedrão , Tornich , Filipe Relvas , Guga , Carlinhos , Lucas Ventura , Dener , Gonçalo Costa , Luan and Hélio Varela .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Sylvester Jasper , José Ricardo Gomes Sousa, Moustapha Seck, Paulo Estrela , Kosuke Nakamura, Igor Formiga , Rafael Alcobia, Midana Cassama and Zinho .
Substitutions
Portimonense made 5 changes: Gonçalo Costa for Midana Bigna Soares Cassama (63′), Dener for Paulo Estrela (85′), Guga for Igor Formiga (80′), Luan for Sylvester Jasper (80′) and Lucas Ventura for Zinho (85′).
Player of the match: Lucas Ventura
The player that probably impressed the most for Portimonense was Lucas Ventura.
His rating is with 42 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.
