
Rio Ave vs Santa Clara, 2024-25 Portuguese Primeira Liga
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by João Costa following a fast break.
- 3': Delay in match because of an injury Matheus Pereira (Santa Clara).
- 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 4': Foul by João Graça (Rio Ave).
- 4': Sidney Lima (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Konstantinos Kostoulas (Rio Ave).
- 5': João Costa (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Konstantinos Kostoulas (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 6': Attempt blocked. MT (Santa Clara) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 6': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Clayton.
- 8': Attempt missed. João Costa (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Soares with a cross.
- 8': Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Guilherme Ramos (Santa Clara).
- 8': Guilherme Ramos (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 9': Delay in match because of an injury Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave).
- 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Offside, Santa Clara. Vinícius Lopes is caught offside.
- 15': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Konstantinos Kostoulas.
- 15': Ege Tiknaz (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Guilherme Ramos (Santa Clara).
- 17': Offside, Rio Ave. João Novais is caught offside.
- 18': Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara).
- 20': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adriano Firmino.
- 21': Attempt missed. Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 24': Attempt missed. João Novais (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nelson Abbey.
- 25': Goal! Rio Ave 1, Santa Clara 0. André Luiz (Rio Ave) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Clayton.
- 29': Attempt missed. Matheus Pereira (Santa Clara) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 30': Attempt missed. João Graça (Rio Ave) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by André Luiz.
- 31': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by MT.
- 35': Attempt saved. Lucas Soares (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vinícius Lopes.
- 36': Attempt missed. João Costa (Santa Clara) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right.
- 38': Attempt missed. João Novais (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Graça.
- 40': Attempt saved. João Novais (Rio Ave) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by João Graça with a cross.
- 40': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Gabriel Batista.
- 41': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by MT.
- 41': Attempt blocked. João Novais (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 42': Foul by Clayton (Rio Ave).
- 42': MT (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt missed. Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Vinícius Lopes.
- 44': Foul by Ege Tiknaz (Rio Ave).
- 44': João Costa (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Clayton (Rio Ave).
- 45'+1': Lucas Soares (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Clayton (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Guilherme Ramos (Santa Clara).
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Rio Ave 1, Santa Clara 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Rio Ave 1, Santa Clara 0.
- 45': Substitution, Santa Clara. Ricardinho replaces Vinícius Lopes.
- 47': Foul by Ege Tiknaz (Rio Ave).
- 47': Ricardinho (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Hand ball by João Costa (Santa Clara).
- 49': Foul by Clayton (Rio Ave).
- 49': Guilherme Ramos (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Sidney Lima.
- 51': Attempt saved. Matheus Pereira (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardinho.
- 51': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Cezary Pawet Miszta.
- 51': Attempt missed. João Costa (Santa Clara) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matheus Pereira with a cross following a corner.
- 52': Offside, Rio Ave. Clayton is caught offside.
- 54': Foul by Adriano Firmino (Santa Clara).
- 54': João Tomé (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by João Graça (Rio Ave).
- 56': Sidney Lima (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Sidney Lima.
- 60': Substitution, Santa Clara. Serginho replaces Pedro Ferreira.
- 60': Substitution, Santa Clara. Diogo Calila replaces Lucas Soares.
- 60': Substitution, Santa Clara. Wendel replaces João Costa.
- 62': Foul by João Graça (Rio Ave).
- 62': Ricardinho (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Clayton (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Guilherme Ramos (Santa Clara).
- 65': Foul by Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave).
- 65': Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Ege Tiknaz (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Foul by Serginho (Santa Clara).
- 68': Foul by João Novais (Rio Ave).
- 68': Matheus Pereira (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Sidney Lima (Santa Clara).
- 69': João Graça (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Andreas Ntoi (Rio Ave).
- 70': Ricardinho (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Andreas Ntoi (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Attempt missed. Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
- 72': Foul by João Novais (Rio Ave).
- 72': MT (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Substitution, Rio Ave. Olé Pohlmann replaces João Graça.
- 73': Substitution, Rio Ave. Marios Vrousai replaces João Novais.
- 75': André Luiz (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Foul by Adriano Firmino (Santa Clara).
- 75': Substitution, Santa Clara. Matheusinho replaces Guilherme Ramos.
- 76': Foul by Olé Pohlmann (Rio Ave).
- 76': Serginho (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Attempt saved. Adriano Firmino (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
- 77': Delay in match (Rio Ave). VAR checking.
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Clayton (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by MT (Santa Clara).
- 80': Attempt saved. Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 81': Substitution, Rio Ave. Martim Neto replaces Brandon Aguilera.
- 81': Attempt missed. Clayton (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ege Tiknaz following a fast break.
- 82': André Luiz (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Diogo Calila (Santa Clara).
- 85': Ricardinho (Santa Clara) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Serginho.
- 85': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by André Luiz.
- 85': Goal! Rio Ave 1, Santa Clara 1. Sidney Lima (Santa Clara) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Silva with a cross following a corner.
- 87': Attempt saved. Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by MT with a cross.
- 89': Foul by Matheusinho (Santa Clara).
- 89': Olé Pohlmann (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Matheusinho (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Substitution, Rio Ave. Karem Zoabi replaces André Luiz.
- 90': Offside, Rio Ave. Clayton is caught offside.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Matheusinho (Santa Clara) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Serginho.
- 90'+2': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by MT.
- 90'+3': Foul by Olé Pohlmann (Rio Ave).
- 90'+3': Matheus Pereira (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Clayton (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Sidney Lima (Santa Clara).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Rio Ave 1, Santa Clara 1.
- 0': Match ends, Rio Ave 1, Santa Clara 1.
Statistics
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14 | Fouls | 15 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 3 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
2 | Saves | 4 |
51.1 | Possession | 48.9 |
17 | SHOTS | 8 |
5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
299 | Accurate Passes | 280 |
369 | Passes | 350 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
20 | Crosses | 21 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
56 | Long Balls | 45 |
22 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
16 | Tackles | 11 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
8 | Interceptions | 7 |
16 | Effective Clearances | 34 |
16 | Clearances | 34 |
Game Information
Venue: Estádio Capital do Móvel
Location: Pacos de Ferreira, Portugal
Attendance: 921
Liga Portugal Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sporting CP | 34 | +61 | 82 |
2 | Benfica | 34 | +56 | 80 |
3 | FC Porto | 34 | +35 | 71 |
4 | Braga | 34 | +25 | 66 |
Line-Ups
Rio Ave (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
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1 | Cezary Miszta (GK) |
3 | Andreas Ntoi ![]() |
82 | Konstantinos Kostoulas ![]() |
34 | Demir Ege Tiknaz |
4 | Nelson Abbey |
20 | João Tomé |
16 | Brandon Aguilera |
6 | João Novais |
21 | Joao Graça |
7 | André Luiz |
9 | Clayton |
Santa Clara (3-4-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Gabriel Batista (GK) |
27 | Guilherme Ramos ![]() |
32 | MT |
23 | Sidney |
8 | Pedro Ferreira |
6 | Adriano |
3 | Matheus Pereira |
42 | Lucas Soares |
17 | João Costa |
11 | Gabriel Silva |
70 | Vinícius |
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