Rio Ave vs Arouca 2020-21 Promotion/Relegation Playoffs
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 9': Substitution, Rio Ave. Pelé replaces Filipe Augusto because of an injury.
- 32': Goal! Rio Ave 0, Arouca 1. Arsénio (Arouca) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Moreira.
- 37': Thales (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Rio Ave 0, Arouca 1.
- 45': Substitution, Rio Ave. Ronan replaces Ivo Pinto.
- 59': Goal! Rio Ave 0, Arouca 2. José Manuel Velázquez (Arouca) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateus Quaresma following a corner.
- 61': Substitution, Rio Ave. Anderson Cruz replaces Júnior Brandão.
- 61': Substitution, Rio Ave. Ryotaro Meshino replaces Fábio Coentrão.
- 65': Lawrence Ofori (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Arouca. Adilio replaces André Bukia.
- 72': Substitution, Arouca. Joel Ferreira replaces Mateus Quaresma because of an injury.
- 79': Ryotaro Meshino (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Arouca. Brunão replaces André Silva.
- 82': Substitution, Arouca. Mauro Caballero replaces Lawrence Ofori.
- 85': Nélson Monte (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Adilio (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Pelé (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio do Rio Ave
Location: Vila do Conde, Portugal
Statistics
FCA |
RAFC![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 21 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 6 | Saves | 0 |
| 41.9 | Possession | 58.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 205 | Accurate Passes | 321 |
| 319 | Passes | 415 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 12 |
| 12 | Crosses | 45 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 79 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 13 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 28 | Clearances | 13 |
Rio Ave (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pawel Kieszek (GK) |
| 33 | Aderlan Santos |
| 4 | Nélson Monte |
| 36 | Savio |
| 25 | Ivo Pinto |
| 7 | Gelson Dala |
| 5 | Filipe Augusto |
| 8 | Tarantini |
| 9 | Juninho |
| 21 | Carlos Mané |
| 17 | Fábio Coentrão |
Arouca (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Victor Braga (GK) |
| 4 | Sema Velázquez |
| 13 | Joao Basso |
| 6 | Mateus Quaresma |
| 72 | Thales |
| 21 | Leandro Silva |
| 20 | Pedro Moreira |
| 80 | Lawrence Ofori |
| 7 | André Silva |
| 8 | Arsénio |
| 10 | André Bukia |
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