Rio Ave vs Arouca 2023-24 Portuguese Primeira Liga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 36': Goal! Rio Ave 1, Arouca 0. Joca (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Teixeira with a through ball.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 42': Morlaye Sylla (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Miguel Nóbrega (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Rio Ave 1, Arouca 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Rio Ave 1, Arouca 0.
- 47': Goal! Rio Ave 1, Arouca 1. Rafa Mújica (Arouca) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morlaye Sylla.
- 70': Mateo Tanlongo (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Rio Ave. Emmanuel Boateng replaces Marios Vrousai.
- 72': Substitution, Rio Ave. Úmaro Embaló replaces Fábio Ronaldo.
- 75': Substitution, Arouca. Eboue Kouassi replaces David Simão.
- 75': Substitution, Rio Ave. Adrien Silva replaces Mateo Tanlongo.
- 78': Weverson (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Arouca. Vitinho replaces Morlaye Sylla.
- 85': Substitution, Rio Ave. Zé Manuel replaces Joca.
- 85': Substitution, Rio Ave. João Graça replaces João Teixeira.
- 88': Substitution, Arouca. Alfonso Trezza replaces Jason.
- 88': Substitution, Arouca. Pedro Moreira replaces Pedro Santos.
- 90'+1': Zé Manuel (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Robson Bambu (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio do Rio Ave
Location: Vila do Conde, Portugal
Attendance: 3,225
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +60 | Sporting CP | 31 | 81 | 2 |
| +46 | Benfica | 31 | 76 | 3 |
| +31 | FC Porto | 31 | 63 | 6 |
| +20 | Braga | 31 | 62 | 7 |
Statistics
 ARO |
RIO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 7 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 60.5 | Possession | 39.5 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 437 | Accurate Passes | 250 |
| 522 | Passes | 337 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 13 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 17 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 13 | Clearances | 11 |
Rio Ave (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Jhonatan (GK) |
| 33 | Aderlan Santos |
| 4 | Patrick |
| 3 | Miguel Nóbrega  |
| 7 | João Teixeira |
| 5 | Mateo Tanlongo |
| 27 | Marios Vrousai |
| 20 | Costinha |
| 81 | Abdul-Aziz Yakubu |
| 77 | Fábio Ronaldo |
| 14 | Joca |
Arouca (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Ignacio De Arruabarrena (GK) |
| 4 | Francisco Montero |
| 3 | Robson Bambu |
| 26 | Weverson |
| 22 | Bogdan Milovanov |
| 23 | Cristo |
| 5 | David Simão |
| 89 | Pedro Santos |
| 19 | Rafa Mújica |
| 2 | Morlaye Sylla |
| 10 | Jason |
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