Portuguese Primeira Liga

Rio Ave vs Braga, 2016-2017 Portuguese Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Rio Ave
  • 68': Rafa Soares
FT
1 - 0
Braga
  • Red Card 69': Nikola Vukcevic

About

Rio Ave are hosting Braga at Estádio do Rio Ave, Vila do Conde, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 2': Offside, Sporting Braga. Pedro Santos tries a through ball, but Nikola Stojiljkovic is caught offside.
  • 2': Foul by Rafael Assis (Sporting Braga).
  • 2': Gil Dias (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Baiano (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Eliseu (Rio Ave).
  • 5': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Paulinho.
  • 6': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Marcelo.
  • 7': Hand ball by Rafael Assis (Sporting Braga).
  • 10': Hand ball by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
  • 11': Attempt missed. Pedro Santos (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the left.
  • 11': Foul by Nikola Vukcevic (Sporting Braga).
  • 11': Pedro Moreira (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Eliseu (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gil Dias.
  • 17': Offside, Sporting Braga. Nikola Vukcevic tries a through ball, but Nikola Stojiljkovic is caught offside.
  • 17': Foul by Lazar Rosic (Sporting Braga).
  • 17': Gil Dias (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Rubén Ribeiro (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Nikola Stojiljkovic (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Assis.
  • 22': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Lazar Rosic.
  • 23': Foul by Pedro Moreira (Rio Ave).
  • 23': Rafael Assis (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Paulinho.
  • 26': Foul by Nikola Stojiljkovic (Sporting Braga).
  • 26': Marcelo (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Offside, Sporting Braga. Nikola Stojiljkovic tries a through ball, but Pedro Santos is caught offside.
  • 28': Foul by Gil Dias (Rio Ave).
  • 28': Rafael Assis (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Offside, Sporting Braga. Pedro Santos tries a through ball, but Rui Fonte is caught offside.
  • 31': Foul by Nikola Vukcevic (Sporting Braga).
  • 31': Rubén Ribeiro (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Foul by Gil Dias (Rio Ave).
  • 32': Rafael Assis (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Rafa Soares (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card.
  • 34': Foul by Nikola Vukcevic (Sporting Braga).
  • 34': Tarantini (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Nikola Stojiljkovic (Sporting Braga).
  • 35': Marcelo (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Pedro Santos (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nikola Stojiljkovic.
  • 40': Offside, Sporting Braga. Paulinho tries a through ball, but Nikola Stojiljkovic is caught offside.
  • 41': Eliseu (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Rui Fonte (Sporting Braga).
  • 43': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Baiano.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Rio Ave 0, Sporting Braga 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Rio Ave 1, Sporting Braga 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Rio Ave 0, Sporting Braga 0.
  • 46': Emiliano Velázquez (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Tarantini (Rio Ave).
  • 47': Offside, Sporting Braga. Paulinho tries a through ball, but Nikola Stojiljkovic is caught offside.
  • 48': Foul by Eliseu (Rio Ave).
  • 48': Rui Fonte (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Eliseu (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Marcelo.
  • 52': Foul by Guedes (Rio Ave).
  • 52': Paulinho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Baiano (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by Eliseu (Rio Ave).
  • 56': Foul by Paulinho (Sporting Braga).
  • 56': Pedro Moreira (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Paulinho (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Pedro Moreira (Rio Ave) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 58': Foul by Emiliano Velázquez (Sporting Braga).
  • 58': Tarantini (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Rubén Ribeiro (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 60': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Nikola Vukcevic.
  • 61': Foul by Nikola Vukcevic (Sporting Braga).
  • 61': Rubén Ribeiro (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Foul by Nikola Vukcevic (Sporting Braga).
  • 61': Rubén Ribeiro (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Nikola Stojiljkovic (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
  • 64': Baiano (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Foul by Gil Dias (Rio Ave).
  • 64': Gil Dias (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card.
  • 66': Foul by Rafa Soares (Rio Ave).
  • 66': Pedro Santos (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Dangerous play by Pedro Santos (Sporting Braga).
  • 66': Rafa Soares (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Emiliano Velázquez (Sporting Braga).
  • 67': Héldon (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Goal! Rio Ave 1, Sporting Braga 0. Rafa Soares (Rio Ave) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 69': Foul by Nikola Vukcevic (Sporting Braga).
  • 69': Guedes (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Nikola Vukcevic (Sporting Braga) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 71': Foul by Guedes (Rio Ave).
  • 71': Rafael Assis (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Alan replaces Ricardo Horta.
  • 73': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Rodrigo Pinho replaces Nikola Stojiljkovic.
  • 73': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Rio Ave).
  • 73': Rodrigo Pinho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Gil Dias.
  • 76': Substitution, Rio Ave. Filip Krovinovic replaces Rubén Ribeiro.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Gil Dias (Rio Ave) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 78': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Rafael Assis.
  • 78': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Rui Fonte.
  • 80': Foul by Eliseu (Rio Ave).
  • 80': Pedro Santos (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Rafa Soares (Rio Ave) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Krovinovic.
  • 82': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Paulinho.
  • 82': Offside, Sporting Braga. Paulinho tries a through ball, but Pedro Santos is caught offside.
  • 83': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Tomás Martínez replaces Lazar Rosic.
  • 84': Substitution, Rio Ave. João Novais replaces Pedro Moreira.
  • 86': Foul by Marcelo (Rio Ave).
  • 86': Rodrigo Pinho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Gil Dias (Rio Ave) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Guedes.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Héldon (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 87': Emiliano Velázquez (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Eliseu (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Pedro Santos (Sporting Braga).
  • 90': Pedro Santos (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Foul by Héldon (Rio Ave).
  • 90': Paulinho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Rio Ave. Luwagga Kizito replaces Gil Dias.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Rio Ave 1, Sporting Braga 0.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 15
3 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
7 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 8
1 Saves 2
39.1 Possession 60.9
4 SHOTS 9
2 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
190 Accurate Passes 361
298 Passes 466
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 3
15 Crosses 22
0.2 Cross % 0.1
58 Long Balls 84
19 Accurate Long Balls 41
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 5
16 Effective Tackles 22
19 Tackles 26
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
0 Interceptions 0
28 Effective Clearances 17
28 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio do Rio Ave
Location: Vila do Conde, Portugal
Attendance: 1,508

Liga Portugal Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 FC Porto 8 +16 24
2 Benfica 8 +17 19
3 Sporting CP 8 +11 18
4 Santa Clara 8 +8 18
Full Table

Line-Ups

RAFC Rio Ave (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Cássio (GK)
25 Roderick Miranda
46 Marcelo
55 Rafa Soares Yellow Card
2 Nadjack Yellow Card
70 Rúben Ribeiro
8 Tarantini
6 Pedro Moreira
7 Hélder Guedes
31 Gil Dias Yellow Card
24 Héldon
Rio Ave Substitutes:
Filip Krovinovic, Gonçalo Paciência, Bruno Teles, João Novais, Luwagga Kizito, Rui Vieira, Andre Vilas Boas.

SCB Braga (4-4-2)

No. Name
28 Marafona (GK)
2 Emiliano Velázquez Yellow Card
3 Lazar Rosic
15 Baiano
22 Paulinho Yellow Card
35 Nikola Vukcevic Red Card
14 Rafael Assis
11 Fede Cartabia
23 Pedro Santos Yellow Card
21 Ricardo Horta
19 Nikola Stojiljkovic
17 Rui Fonte
Braga Substitutes:
Joao Gamboa, Rodrigo Pinho, Alan, Anthony D' Alberto, Tomás Martínez, Artur Jorge, Matheus.

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