Arouca tops Boavista 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

AROUCA. Arouca conquered Boavista to win 2-1.

By
Mark Hall
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Arouca tops Boavista 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

AROUCA. Arouca defeated Boavista to win 2-1. It was Arouca to strike first with a goal of Rafa Mujica  at the 30′. Then Weverson scored again for Arouca in the 39′ minute. Eventually, Robson Bambu reduced the distance for Boavista an own goal (47′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Arouca was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Jorge Couto received a red card (35′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Boavista lost the match.

Cristo squandered a penalty (24′) for Arouca.​

The match was played at the Estádio Municipal de Arouca stadium in Arouca on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Carlos André Fernandes Macedo with the help of Fabio Diogo Oliveira da Silva and Jorge António Alves Fernandes. The 4th official was . The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.7 degrees Celsius or 90.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Arouca

2 - 1

Team 1

Boavista

  • ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
  • 15 Total 9
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 118 Attack 60
  • 37 Dangerous attack 32
  • 60 Ball safe 58
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 17 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Arouca was in firm control of the ball 69% while Boavista was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arouca had a more offensive attitude with 37 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arouca won the match​.

Arouca shot 15 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Boavista shot 9 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Arouca received 3 yellow cards (Javi Montero, David Simão  and Weverson). On the opposite side, Boavista received 3 yellow cards (Rodrigo Abascal, Salvador Agra and Seba Pérez ).

Also, Boavista didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Jorge Couto (Boavista) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (35′).

Match Timeline

Cristo- missed penaltyCristo
24'
Cristo(VAR)
21'
Rafa Mujica (goal)
30'
34'
Seba Pérez - Yellow
David Simão - Yellow
34'
Weverson(goal)Cristo
39'
42'
Seba Pérez (yellowredcard)
Cristo- missed penaltyCristo
45'
46'
Luís dos Santos- sub ->Filipe Ferreira
46'
Joel Silva- sub ->Miguel Reisinho
Robson Bambu(own-goal)Salvador Agra
47'
Weverson- Yellow
52'
Rafa Mujica (VAR)
59'
Eboue Kouassi- sub ->David Simão 
65'
Bogdan Milovanov- sub ->Tiago Esgaio
72'
79'
Salvador Agra- Yellow
Uri Busquets- sub ->Cristo
81'
Miguel Puche- sub ->Jason
81'
Javi Montero- Yellow
82'
86'
Bruno Lourenço- sub ->Salvador Agra
90'
Rodrigo Abascal- Yellow

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 playing this match, Arouca has 43 points like Moreirense to sit in the 7th place. On the other side, Boavista will stays with 29 points like Estoril to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Arouca will play away against Rio Ave on the 21st of April with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Rio Ave (4 draws).

Boavista will host Estrela Amadora on the 21st of April with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Boavista (3 draws).

Arouca – Formation

Arouca
G
Ignacio de Arruabarrena 12.Uruguay
7.3
D
Javi Montero 4.Spain
6.4
82'
D
Weverson 26.Brazil
7.8
52' Goals39'
D
Nino Galovic 44.Croatia
D
Robson Bambu 3.Brazil
7.1
D
Tiago Esgaio 28.Portugal
6.8
72'
M
Morlaye Sylla 2.Guinea
7.3
M
David Simão  5.Portugal
6.7
65' 34'
M
Jason 10.Spain
7.1
81'
M
Cristo 23.Spain
6.3
81'
M
Pedro Santos 89.Portugal
7.3
F
Rafa Mujica  19.Spain
7.3
Goals30'
Substitutes
G
Thiago Silva 16.Brazil
D
Bogdan Milovanov 22.Ukraine
6.4
72'
D
Matías Rocha 13.Uruguay
M
Eboue Kouassi 8.Ivory Coast
6.4
65'
M
Uri Busquets 14.Spain
6.4
81'
M
Vitinho 43.Brazil
F
Alfonso Trezza 9.Uruguay
F
Miguel Puche 11.Spain
6.8
81'
F
Vladislav Morozov 15.Belarus

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

The manager Daniel Sousa decided to play with the following team: Nino Galovic, Ignacio de Arruabarrena (7.3), Tiago Esgaio (6.8), Robson Bambu (7.1), Javi Montero (6.4), Weverson (7.8), Pedro Santos (7.3), David Simão  (6.7), Jason (7.1), Cristo (6.3), Morlaye Sylla (7.3) and Rafa Mujica  (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Bogdan Milovanov (6.4), Eboue Kouassi (6.4), Alfonso Trezza, Miguel Puche (6.8), Matías Rocha, Uri Busquets (6.4), Vladislav Morozov, Thiago Silva and Vitinho.

Arouca could not rely on the presence of Bogdan Milovanov (injured).

Substitutions

Arouca made 4 changes: David Simão  for Eboue Kouassi (65′), Tiago Esgaio for Bogdan Milovanov (72′), Cristo for Uri Busquets (81′) and Jason for Miguel Puche (81′).

Player of the match: Weverson​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Arouca was Weverson.

His rating is 7.8 with 1 goal, 40 passes (93% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.

Boavista – Formation

Boavista
G
João Gonçalves 99.Portugal
7.0
D
Chidozie Awaziem 5.Nigeria
D
Filipe Ferreira 20.Portugal
6.6
46'
D
Rodrigo Abascal 26.Uruguay
6.4
90'
D
Pedro Malheiro 79.Portugal
6.0
D
Vincent Sasso 23.France
6.4
M
Bruno Onyemaechi 70.Nigeria
7.1
M
Miguel Reisinho 10.Portugal
6.6
46'
M
Seba Pérez  24.Colombia
5.3
34'
M
Gaius Makouta 42.France
7.0
F
Salvador Agra 7.Portugal
7.3
86' 79'
F
Róbert Bozeník 9.Slovakia
7.5
Substitutes
M
Ibrahima 6.Guinea
M
Ilija Vukotic 18.Montenegro
M
Masa 13.Japan
M
Joel Silva 16.Portugal
7.0
46'
M
Berna 80.Portugal
F
Bruno Lourenço 8.Portugal
7.0
86'
F
Luís dos Santos 11.Portugal
6.7
46'
F
Martim Tavares 59.Portugal

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

Ricardo Paiva played with: Chidozie Awaziem, João Gonçalves (7.0), Pedro Malheiro (6.0), Vincent Sasso (6.4), Rodrigo Abascal (6.4), Filipe Ferreira (6.6), Miguel Reisinho (6.6), Seba Pérez  (5.3), Gaius Makouta (7.0), Salvador Agra (7.3), Róbert Bozeník (7.5) and Bruno Onyemaechi (7.1).

They had on the bench: Ibrahima, Bruno Lourenço (7.0), Ilija Vukotic, Luís dos Santos (6.7), Masa, Joel Silva (7.0), Martim Tavares, Tomé de Castro Sousa and Berna.

Substitutions

Boavista made 3 changes: Salvador Agra for Bruno Lourenço (86′), Filipe Ferreira for Luís dos Santos (46′) and Miguel Reisinho for Joel Silva (46′).

Player of the match: Róbert Bozeník​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Boavista was Róbert Bozeník.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 10 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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