VILA NOVA DE FAMALICãO. Famalicão finds the way to recover against Chaves with a goal on the R. Ribeiro 56′ and a penalty kick on the H. Hernández 23′. Famalicão was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho stadium in Vila Nova de Famalicão on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias with the help of Paulo Alexandre Santos Soares and Pedro Ribeiro. The 4th official was Carlos Teixeira. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.5 degrees Celsius or 50.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Famalicão was in firm control of the ball 56% while Chaves was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Famalicão was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Famalicão to win the match​.

Famalicão shot 22 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Chaves shot 10 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Famalicão received 4 yellow cards (Nathan, Gustavo Sá, Jhonder Cádiz and Rui Pedro Teixeira de Jesus da Silva). On the opposite side, Chaves received 3 yellow cards (Thibang Phete, Hugo de Jesus Costa e Silva and Bruno Rodrigues).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Famalicão has 19 points to remain in the 8th place. On the other side, Chaves will has 11 points to sit in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Famalicão will play away with Vizela on the 18th of March with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Famalicão (4 draws).

Chaves will host Sporting CP on the 14th of January with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Sporting CP (1 draw).

Famalicão – Formation

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

The manager João Pedro Borges de Sousa decided to play with the following team: Luiz Júnior (7.0), Nathan (5.7), Enea Mihaj (7.5), Justin De Haas (7.0), Francisco Moura (7.5), Zaydou Youssouf (7.3), Mirko Topić (7.7), Théo Fonseca (7.7), Gustavo Sá (7.1), Chiquinho (8.1) and Jhonder Cádiz (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: O. Ataide da Silva (6.7), Riccieli, Ivan Zlobin, Tom Lacoux, Henrique Araújo (6.6), Afonso de Oliveira Rodrigues, Otso Liimatta (7.0), Mihai Alexandru Dobre (6.8) and Martín Aguirregabiria (6.8).

Substitutions

Famalicão made 5 changes: Nathan for Martín Aguirregabiria (61′), Chiquinho for Mihai Alexandru Dobre (73′), Justin De Haas for O. Ataide da Silva (73′), Gustavo Sá for Otso Liimatta (73′) and Théo Fonseca for Henrique Araújo (85′).

Player of the match: Chiquinho​

The most impressive player for Famalicão was Chiquinho.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 10 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 17. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Chaves – Formation

Chaves started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

João Miguel da Cunha Teixeira played with: Ygor Nogueira, Hugo Souza (8.1), João Correia (7.0), Bruno Rodrigues (6.3), Steven Vitória (6.8), Sandro Cruz (7.0), Benny (6.4), Hélder Morim (7.0), Thibang Phete (6.1), Kelechi Nwakali (7.3) and Rúben Ribeiro (8.1), Héctor Hernández (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: João Pedro (7.0), Leandro Sanca (6.8), Carraça, Issah Abass, Paulo Victor, Pedro Pinho (6.8), Gonçalo Pinto, João Queirós and Jô (6.8).

Substitutions

Chaves made 5 changes: Thibang Phete for Pedro Pinho (46′), Kelechi Nwakali for João Pedro (82′), Benny for Leandro Sanca (46′), Héctor Hernández for Jô (81′) and Hélder Morim for Carraça (90′).

Player of the match: Hugo Souza​

The player that probably impressed the most for Chaves was the goalkeeper: Hugo Souza. His rating is 8.06. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Rio Ave – Portimonense – 2-0
• Famalicão – Chaves – 2-2