Portuguese Primeira Liga

Arouca vs Rio Ave, 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Arouca
  • 24': José Fontán
  • 75': Alfonso Trezza
  • 90'+3': Näis Djouahra
FT
3 - 3
Rio Ave
  • 48': Clayton
  • 64': Dario Spikic
  • 76': Clayton

About

Arouca are hosting Rio Ave at Estádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave).
  • 2': José Fontán (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Alex Pinto (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Theofanis Bakoulas (Rio Ave).
  • 5': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Jonathan Panzo.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Boris Popovic (Arouca) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Santos with a cross following a corner.
  • 9': André Luiz (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Taichi Fukui (Arouca).
  • 12': Attempt missed. Clayton (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brandon Aguilera following a fast break.
  • 14': Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Barbero (Arouca).
  • 15': Foul by Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave).
  • 15': Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Barbero (Arouca).
  • 19': Alex Pinto (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by André Luiz (Rio Ave).
  • 19': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Olé Pohlmann.
  • 20': André Luiz (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca).
  • 20': Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Olé Pohlmann (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Nikolaos Athanasiou (Rio Ave) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Theofanis Bakoulas.
  • 22': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Andreas Ntoi.
  • 24': Goal! Arouca 1, Rio Ave 0. José Fontán (Arouca) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Olé Pohlmann (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by João Valido (Arouca). Assisted by Clayton.
  • 26': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by João Valido.
  • 27': Barbero (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Jonathan Panzo (Rio Ave).
  • 28': Attempt missed. Pedro Santos (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 28': Boris Popovic (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Clayton (Rio Ave).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Pinto.
  • 29': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Jonathan Panzo.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Barbero (Arouca) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Barbero (Arouca).
  • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Nelson Abbey (Rio Ave).
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Foul by Barbero (Arouca).
  • 34': Theofanis Bakoulas (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Barbero (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Clayton (Rio Ave) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikolaos Athanasiou.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Marios Vrousai (Rio Ave) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 35': Foul by Theofanis Bakoulas (Rio Ave).
  • 35': Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Alex Pinto (Arouca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Foul by Nelson Abbey (Rio Ave).
  • 36': Nelson Abbey (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Foul by Boris Popovic (Arouca).
  • 37': Nikolaos Athanasiou (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Andreas Ntoi (Rio Ave).
  • 38': Taichi Fukui (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Andreas Ntoi (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': André Luiz (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Foul by José Fontán (Arouca).
  • 40': José Fontán (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal by João Valido (Arouca).
  • 43': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by José Fontán.
  • 44': Foul by Andreas Ntoi (Rio Ave).
  • 44': João Valido (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Delay in match because of an injury João Valido (Arouca).
  • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Barbero (Arouca).
  • 45'+3': Marios Vrousai (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. André Luiz (Rio Ave) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Clayton.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Arouca 1, Rio Ave 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Arouca 1, Rio Ave 0.
  • 48': Goal! Arouca 1, Rio Ave 1. Clayton (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by André Luiz.
  • 50': Foul by Amadou Dante (Arouca).
  • 50': Marios Vrousai (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt missed. André Luiz (Rio Ave) left footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marios Vrousai.
  • 51': Foul by Theofanis Bakoulas (Rio Ave).
  • 51': Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amadou Dante.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Nikolaos Athanasiou (Rio Ave) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Clayton.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Naïs Djouahra (Arouca) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Cezary Pawet Miszta (Rio Ave).
  • 57': Foul by Alex Pinto (Arouca).
  • 57': Nikolaos Athanasiou (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Substitution, Arouca. Tiago Esgaio replaces Barbero.
  • 60': Substitution, Arouca. Mateo Flores replaces Pedro Santos.
  • 61': Substitution, Rio Ave. Georgios Liavas replaces Olé Pohlmann.
  • 61': Substitution, Rio Ave. Dario Spikic replaces Theofanis Bakoulas.
  • 62': Foul by Nikolaos Athanasiou (Rio Ave).
  • 62': Taichi Fukui (Arouca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Attempt missed. José Fontán (Arouca) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Naïs Djouahra with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 64': Goal! Arouca 1, Rio Ave 2. Dario Spikic (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Clayton.
  • 66': (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Back pass by João Valido (Arouca).
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Nikolaos Athanasiou.
  • 68': Foul by Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave).
  • 68': Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Substitution, Arouca. Brian Mansilla replaces Alex Pinto.
  • 73': Substitution, Rio Ave. Antonis Papakanellos replaces André Luiz.
  • 74': Foul by Antonis Papakanellos (Rio Ave).
  • 74': José Fontán (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Goal! Arouca 2, Rio Ave 2. Alfonso Trezza (Arouca) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 76': Goal! Arouca 2, Rio Ave 3. Clayton (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nikolaos Athanasiou.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Cezary Pawet Miszta (Rio Ave). Assisted by Mateo Flores.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Brian Mansilla (Arouca) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
  • 80': Substitution, Arouca. David Simão replaces Amadou Dante.
  • 80': Substitution, Arouca. Arnau Solà replaces Taichi Fukui.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Alfonso Trezza (Arouca) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tiago Esgaio.
  • 84': Clayton (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Boris Popovic (Arouca).
  • 85': Substitution, Rio Ave. Francisco Petrasso replaces Clayton.
  • 85': Substitution, Rio Ave. Marc Gual replaces Nikolaos Athanasiou.
  • 85': Foul by Marc Gual (Rio Ave).
  • 85': José Fontán (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Arnau Solà (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Antonis Papakanellos (Rio Ave).
  • 87': Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Mateo Flores (Arouca).
  • 87': Attempt saved. Marios Vrousai (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by João Valido (Arouca). Assisted by Dario Spikic.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Cezary Pawet Miszta (Rio Ave). Assisted by Tiago Esgaio with a through ball.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Arouca 3, Rio Ave 3. Naïs Djouahra (Arouca) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lee Hyun-Ju.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Antonis Papakanellos (Rio Ave).
  • 90'+4': José Fontán (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Arouca 3, Rio Ave 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Arouca 3, Rio Ave 3.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 3
44.5 Possession 55.5
15 SHOTS 14
7 ON GOAL 6
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
332 Accurate Passes 411
393 Passes 474
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 2
9 Crosses 24
0.1 Cross % 0.1
59 Long Balls 48
19 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 9
11 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 5
30 Effective Clearances 17
30 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
Location: Arouca, Portugal
Attendance: 1,733

Liga Portugal Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sporting CP 3 +11 9
2 FC Porto 3 +9 9
3 Moreirense 3 +4 9
4 Braga 3 +6 7
Full Table

Line-Ups

ARO Arouca (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 João Valido (GK)
3 José Fontán
5 Boris Popovic
44 Amadou Dante
78 Alex Pinto
14 Lee Hyun-Ju Yellow Card
21 Taichi Fukui
89 Pedro Santos
17 Barbero Yellow Card
7 Näis Djouahra
19 Alfonso Trezza
Arouca Substitutes:
David Simão, Arnau Solà, Tiago Esgaio, Mateo Flores, Vladislav Morozov, Matías Rocha, Miguel Puche, Brian Mansilla, Nico Mantl.

RIO Rio Ave (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Cezary Miszta (GK)
4 Jonathan Panzo
6 Nelson Abbey Yellow Card
5 Andreas Ntoi Yellow Card
10 Brandon Aguilera
8 Theofanis Bakoulas
3 Nicolaos Athanasiou
17 Marios Vrousai
9 Clayton
80 Ole Pohlmann
11 André Luiz
Rio Ave Substitutes:
Julien Lomboto, Marc Gual, Georgios Liavas, Francisco Petrasso, Antonis Papakanellos, Dario Spikic, Kevin Chamorro, João Novais, João Tomé.

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