Moreirense draws 0-0 with Rio Ave with Alanzinho missing a penalty. HIGHLIGHTS

MOREIRA DE CóNEGOS. Moreirense and Rio Ave could not score a single goal after Alanzinho squandered a penalty.

Moreirense draws 0-0 with Rio Ave with Alanzinho missing a penalty. HIGHLIGHTS

MOREIRA DE CóNEGOS. Moreirense and Rio Ave didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..

Alanzinho squandered a decisive penalty (90′). That would have allowed Moreirense to win the match.​

The match was played at the Parque Desportivo Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas stadium in Moreira de Cónegos on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Bruno José Ribeiro Pires Costa with the collaboration of Jorge António Alves Fernandes and Nélson Cunha. The 4th official was Humberto Teixeira. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 7.03 degrees Celsius or 44.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 18 Total 3
  • 2 On Target 1
  • 11 Off Target 1
  • 6 Shots blocked 1
  • 107 Attack 82
  • 49 Dangerous attack 30
  • 63 Ball safe 58
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Moreirense was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Rio Ave that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Moreirense was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Moreirense to win the match​.

Moreirense shot 18 times, 2 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Rio Ave shot 3 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Moreirense received 1 yellow card (Fabiano Silva). On the opposite side, Rio Ave received 1 yellow card (Josué Sá).

Match Timeline

Fabiano - Yellow
54'
61'
João Graça- sub ->Adrien Silva
61'
Emmanuel Boateng- sub ->Úmaro Embaló
Alan- sub ->Castro
66'
Hernâni - sub ->João Camacho
66'
74'
João Teixeira- sub ->Fábio Ronaldo
74'
Joca- sub ->Aziz
K. Kodisang- sub ->Madson
78'
Vinicius Mingotti- sub ->Luís Asué
78'
81'
Hélder Sá- sub ->Marios Vrousai
90'
Josué Sá- Yellow
Alan- missed penalty
90'

Standings

After playing this match, Moreirense has 39 points to hold in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Rio Ave will has 23 points to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Moreirense will play away with Boavista on the 10th of March with a 8-5 head to head in favor of Boavista (5 draws).

Rio Ave will host Sporting Braga on the 10th of March with a 19-8 head to head in favor of Sporting Braga (12 draws).

Moreirense – Formation

Moreirense
G
Kewin 40.Brazil
7.0
D
Fabiano  2.Brazil
7.5
54'
D
Ponck 14.Cape Verde
7.8
D
Godfried Frimpong 23.Netherlands
8.1
D
Maracás 26.Brazil
7.0
M
Castro 8.Portugal
7.5
66'
M
João Camacho 19.Portugal
6.7
66'
M
Madson 31.Brazil
7.3
78'
M
Lawrence Ofori 80.Ghana
8.1
M
Gonçalo Franco 88.Portugal
7.3
F
Luís Asué 9.Equatorial Guinea
7.5
78'
Substitutes
G
Caio Secco 22.Brazil
D
Pedro Amador 18.Portugal
D
Marcelo 44.Brazil
D
Dinis Pinto 76.Portugal
M
Ismael 6.Portugal
M
Alan 11.Brazil
6.3
66'
F
K. Kodisang 21.South Africa
6.7
78'
F
Hernâni  28.Portugal
6.7
66'
F
Vinicius Mingotti 32.Brazil
7.5
78'

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

The manager Rui Manuel Gomes Borges decided to play with the following team: Kewin (7.0), Fabiano Silva (7.5), Ponck (7.8), Maracás (7.0), Godfried Frimpong (8.1), Gonçalo Franco (7.3), Lawrence Ofori (8.1), Castro (7.5), Madson (7.3), Luís Asué (7.5) and João Camacho (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Ismael, Alanzinho (6.3), Pedro Amador, Kobamelo Kodisang (6.7), Caio Secco, Hernâni (6.7), Vinícius Mingotti (7.5), Marcelo and Dinis Pinto.

Substitutions

Moreirense made 4 changes: Castro for Alanzinho (66′), João Camacho for Hernâni (66′), Luís Asué for Vinícius Mingotti (78′) and Madson for Kobamelo Kodisang (78′).

Player of the match: Godfried Frimpong​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Moreirense was Godfried Frimpong.

His rating is 8.1 with 42 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses.

Rio Ave – Formation

Rio Ave
G
Jhonatan 18.Brazil
7.1
D
Josué Sá 23.Portugal
7.0
90'
D
Miguel Nóbrega 3.Portugal
7.3
D
Aderllan Santos 33.Brazil
7.8
M
Adrien Silva 15.Portugal
6.7
61'
M
Amine 10.France
6.7
M
Costinha 20.Portugal
6.7
M
Marios Vrousai 27.Greece
7.0
81'
F
Úmaro Embaló 11.Portugal
7.0
61'
F
Fábio Ronaldo 77.Portugal
6.3
74'
F
Aziz 81.Ghana
6.8
74'
Substitutes
G
Magrão 82.Brazil
D
Patrick William 4.Brazil
D
Hélder Sá 28.Portugal
6.8
81'
M
M. Tanlongo 5.Argentina
M
João Teixeira 7.Portugal
7.0
74'
M
Vítor Gomes  8.Portugal
M
Joca 14.Portugal
6.4
74'
M
João Graça 21.Portugal
6.4
61'
F
Emmanuel Boateng 22.Ghana
6.4
61'

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

Luís Carlos Batalha Freire played with: Jhonatan (7.1), Josué Sá (7.0), Aderllan Santos (7.8), Miguel Nóbrega (7.3), Costinha (6.7), Amine (6.7), Adrien Silva (6.7), Marios Vrousai (7.0), Fábio Ronaldo (6.3), Aziz (6.8) and Úmaro Embaló (7.0).

They had on the bench: João Graça (6.4), Hélder Sá (6.8), Patrick William, Mateo Tanlongo, João Teixeira (7.0), Vítor Gomes, Joca  (6.4), Emmanuel Boateng (6.4) and Magrão.

Substitutions

Rio Ave made 5 changes: Adrien Silva for João Graça (61′), Úmaro Embaló for Emmanuel Boateng (61′), Marios Vrousai for Hélder Sá (81′), Aziz for Joca  (74′) and Fábio Ronaldo for João Teixeira (74′).

Player of the match: Aderllan Santos​

The player that probably impressed the most for Rio Ave was Aderllan Santos.

His rating is 7.8 with 66 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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