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AROUCA. Arouca and Belenenses didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Arouca was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Estádio Municipal de Arouca stadium in Arouca on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Rui Manuel Gomes Costa assisted by João Alexandre Bessa Silva and Nuno Manso. The 4th official was Bruno Miguel Ribeiro Costa. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 26.9 degrees Celsius or 80.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 22 Total 8
- 5 On Target 3
- 17 Off Target 5
- 10 Shots blocked 2
- 94 Attack 82
- 49 Dangerous attack 53
- 91 Ball safe 80
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 13 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Arouca had a strong ball possession 57% while Belenenses was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Belenenses had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Belenenses to win the match.
Arouca shot 22 times, 5 on target, 17 off target. On the opposite side, Belenenses shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Arouca received 2 yellow cards (T. Esgaio and D. Simao). On the other side, Belenenses received 2 yellow cards (C. Akas and A. Camara).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Arouca will have 31 points to sit in the 15th place. On the other side, Belenenses will have 26 points to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
Arouca – Formation
Arouca adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Armando Evangelista Macedo Freitas decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Arouca made 4 changes: L. Silva for Arsenio (59′), A. Alves Santos for M. Soares (59′), O. Dabbagh for Bruno Marques (70′) and T. Araujo for Quaresma (82′).
Belenenses – Formation
Also Belenenses adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Franclim Pereira da Silva Maia Carvalho played with: .
Substitutions
Belenenses made 4 changes: N. Pedro for R. Camacho (59′), Y. Baraye for Lica (76′), Chico Teixeira for L. Mota (76′) and C. Akas for N. Varela (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primeira Liga.
- Sporting CP – Santa Clara – 4-0
- Arouca – Belenenses – 0-0
- Tondela – Boavista – 2-2
- Marítimo – Portimonense – 0-1
- Porto – Estoril – 2-0
- Moreirense – Vizela – 4-1