Arouca and Vitória SC draw 2-2 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

AROUCA. Arouca finds the way to recover against Vitória SC with a goal on the Anderson 57' and a penalty kick on the R. Lameiras 90'.

By
Mark Hall
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Arouca and Vitória SC draw 2-2 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

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AROUCA. Arouca recovers against Vitória SC with a goal on the Anderson 57′ and a penalty kick on the R. Lameiras 90′.

The match was played at the Estádio Municipal de Arouca stadium in Arouca on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Fábio José Costa Veríssimo with the collaboration of Pedro Nuno de Sá Martins and Paulo Alexandre Santos Soares. The 4th official was João Pedro Sousa Mendes. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.8 degrees Celsius or 91.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Arouca

2 - 2

Team 1

Vitória SC

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 11 Total 12
  • 6 On Target 6
  • 5 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 71 Attack 109
  • 22 Dangerous attack 54
  • 47 Ball safe 47
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 3 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 12 Total 11
  • 6 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Arouca was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Vitória SC that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Vitória SC had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Vitória SC to win the encounter​.

Arouca shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Vitória SC shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Arouca received 6 yellow cards (A. Bukia, Quaresma, A. Ruiz, Bruno Marques, E. Zubas and D. Simao). Regarding the opposition, Vitória SC received 3 yellow cards (A. Fonseca Amaro, T. Silva and Ze Carlos).

Match Timeline

31'
33'
38'
46'
52'
Tiago Silva- Yellow
54'
54'
55'
Zé Carlos- Yellow
57'
66'
Jota Silva- sub ->T. Silva
66'
Quaresma(goal)Arsenio
71'
Quaresma- Yellow
72'
72'
Morlaye Sylla- sub ->David Simão
73'
73'
74'
76'
Bogdan Milovanov- sub ->Quaresma
82'
90'
90'
David Simão - Yellow
90'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Benfica
87
34
Porto
85
34
Sporting Braga
78
34
Sporting CP
74
34
Arouca
54
34
Vitória SC
53
34
Chaves
46
34
Famalicão
44
34
Boavista
44
34
Casa Pia
41
34
Vizela
40
34
Rio Ave
40
34
Gil Vicente
37
34
Estoril
35
34
Portimonense
34
34
Marítimo
26
34
Paços de Ferreira
23
34
Santa Clara
22
34

After this match, Arouca will have 8 points like Chaves to hold in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Vitória SC will have 10 points like Sporting CP to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Arouca will play away with Paços de Ferreira on the 2nd of October with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Paços de Ferreira (6 draws).

Vitória SC will play away agasint Paços de Ferreira on the 8th of October with a 11-8 head to head record in favor of Vitória SC (11 draws).

Arouca – Formation

Arouca
G
E. Zubas 1.Lithuania
6.4
90'
D
Nino Galovic 44.Croatia
6.2
D
Quaresma 6.Brazil
6.9
82' 72' Goals71'
D
João Basso 13.Brazil
6.9
D
Tiago Esgaio 28.Portugal
7.2
M
David Simão  5.Portugal
6.5
73' 90'
M
Alan Ruiz 10.Argentina
6.4
76'
M
Vitinho 43.Brazil
6.7
54'
M
Yaw Moses 17.Ghana
6.8
M
A. Bukia 7.DR Congo
7.2
54' 38' Goals33'
F
Rafa Mujica  19.Spain
6.6
73'
Substitutes
G
Ignacio de Arruabarrena 12.Uruguay
D
Bogdan Milovanov 21.Ukraine
6.3
82'
D
Rafael Fernandes 64.Portugal
M
Morlaye Sylla 2.Guinea
6.1
73'
M
Pedro Moreira 20.Portugal
M
Arsénio Nunes 8.Portugal
7.1
54'
M
Uri Busquets 14.Spain
F
Antony 11.Brazil
6.8
54'
F
Bruno Marques 9.Brazil
6.7
73' 90'

Arouca started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Armando Evangelista Macedo Freitas decided to play with the following team: Emilijus Zubas (6.4), Tiago Esgaio (7.2), João Basso (6.9), Nino Galović (6.2), Mateus Quaresma (6.9), Yaw Moses (6.8), André Bukia (7.2), Alan Ruiz (6.4), David Simão (6.5), Vitinho (6.7) and Rafa Mújica (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Antony Alves (6.8), Morlaye Sylla (6.1), Pedro Moreira, Arsénio Nunes (7.1), Bogdan Milovanov (6.3), Oriol Busquets, Bruno Marques (6.7), Rafael Fernandes and Ignacio de Arruabarrena.

Arouca could not rely on the presence of A. Alves Santos (injured).

Substitutions

Arouca made 5 changes: A. Bukia for Arsenio (54′), Vitinho for A. Alves Santos (54′), R. Mujica for Bruno Marques (73′), D. Simao for M. Sylla (73′) and Quaresma for B. Milovanov (82′).

Best player: Tiago Esgaio​

The most impressive player for Arouca was Tiago Esgaio.

His rating is (7.2) with 30 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.

Vitória SC – Formation

Vitória SC
G
Bruno Varela  14.Portugal
6.2
D
Mikel Villanueva  3.Venezuela
6.6
D
André Amaro 13.Portugal
6.3
72' 31'
D
I. Bamba 22.Italy
6.8
M
Hélder Sá 5.Portugal
6.6
46'
M
André André 21.Portugal
6.4
M
Tiago Silva 10.Portugal
7.1
66' 52'
M
Zé Carlos 28.Portugal
6.8
66' 55'
F
Nélson da Luz 20.Angola
6.7
74'
F
Rúben Lameiras 7.Portugal
7.1
Goals90', 90'
F
Anderson Silva 33.Brazil
7.2
Goals57'
Substitutes
G
Antal Bencze 61.Hungary
D
Afonso de Freitas 72.Portugal
D
M. Tounkara 83.France
M
Dani Silva 80.Portugal
F
Nicolas Janvier 98.France
6.9
66'
F
Jota Silva 11.Portugal
6.8
66'
F
Mikey Johnston 90.Scotland
7.1
46'
F
Safira 9.Brazil
7.5
72'
F
Antoñín 38.Spain
6.7
74'

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

João Miguel da Cunha Teixeira played with: Bruno Varela (6.2), André Amaro (6.3), Ibrahima Bamba (6.8), Mikel Villanueva (6.6), Zé Carlos (6.8), André André (6.4), Tiago Silva (7.1), Helder Sá (6.6), Rúben Lameiras (7.1), Anderson Silva (7.2) and Nelson Luz (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Nicolas Janvier (6.9), Jota Silva (6.8), Michael Johnston (7.1), Safira (7.5), Daniel Silva, Afonso Freitas, Mamadou Tounkara, Antoñín (6.7) and Antal Bencze.

Vitória SC could not rely on the presence of N. Janvier (injured).

Substitutions

Vitória SC made 5 changes: Helder Sa for M. Johnston (46′), Ze Carlos for N. Janvier (66′), T. Silva for Jota II (66′), A. Fonseca Amaro for Safira (72′) and N. Luz for Antonin (74′).

Best player: Safira​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Vitória SC was Safira.

His rating is (7.5) with 7 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 72′.

Results of the day

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