PORTIMãO. Arouca prevailed over Portimonense to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Arouca to strike first with a goal of Rafa Mújica at the 48′. Then Matías Rocha scored again for Arouca in the 52′ minute. Eventually, Ronie Carrillo reduced the distance for Portimonense (71′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Arouca capitalized on its better ball possession (60%).
Arouca remained with 10 players after Carlos Gomes da Cunha received a red card in the 21′. Still, Arouca still was able to win this match competing only in players.
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 David Rafael Oliveira Silva who was helped by Nuno Eiras and Nélson Cunha. The 4th official was Miguel André Monteiro Fonseca. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.77 degrees Celsius or 62.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 12 Total 9
- 5 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 84 Attack 88
- 51 Dangerous attack 47
- 80 Ball safe 81
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 2
- 9 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 17 Total 11
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Arouca had a strong ball possession 60% while Portimonense was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Portimonense had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Arouca managed to find the solution to win this match.
Portimonense shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Arouca shot 9 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Portimonense received 4 yellow cards (Guga, Carlinhos, Sylvester Jasper and Lucas Ventura). Regarding the opposition, Arouca received 1 yellow card (Bogdan Milovanov).
Also, Arouca didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Carlos Gomes da Cunha (Arouca) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (21′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Portimonense stays with 21 points to remain in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Arouca will has 25 points to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Portimonense will play away with Estrela Amadora on the 11th of February with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Arouca will host Porto on the 11th of February with a 12-1 head to head record in favor of Porto (1 draw).
Portimonense – Formation
Portimonense
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71'Portimonense adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Paulo Sérgio Bento Brito decided to play with the following team: Kosuke Nakamura , Guga , Pedrão , Filipe Relvas , Moustapha Seck , Steve Mvoué , Lucas Ventura , Rodrigo Martins , Carlinhos , Sylvester Jasper and Hildeberto Pereira .
The home team had on the bench: Vinícius, Ronie Carrillo , José Ricardo Gomes Sousa, Taichi Fukui, Davis, Gonçalo Costa , Igor Formiga , Rafael Alcobia and Zinho .
Substitutions
Portimonense made 4 changes: Steve Mvoué for Ronie Carrillo (56′), Hildeberto Pereira for Zinho (72′), Rodrigo Martins for Igor Formiga (76′) and Guga for Gonçalo Costa (76′).
Player of the match: Sylvester Jasper
The player that probably impressed the most for Portimonense was Sylvester Jasper.
His rating is with 13 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.
Arouca – Formation
Arouca
Also Arouca adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Daniel Sousa played with: Kouassi Eboue, Ignacio de Arruabarrena , Tiago Esgaio , Robson Bambu , Matías Rocha , Weverson , David Simão , Pedro Santos , Jason , Cristo González and Morlaye Sylla , Rafa Mújica .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Bogdan Milovanov , Yusuf Lawal , Alfonso Trezza, Miguel Puche , Oriol Busquets , Vladislav Morozov , Thiago da Silva, Yaw Moses and Pedro Moreira.
Arouca could not rely on the presence of Bogdan Milovanov (injured).
Substitutions
Arouca made 4 changes: Tiago Esgaio for Bogdan Milovanov (28′), Pedro Santos for Miguel Puche (90′), Cristo González for Oriol Busquets (83′) and Jason for Yusuf Lawal (83′).
Player of the match: Matías Rocha
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Arouca was Matías Rocha.
His rating is with 1 goal, 55 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.
