Rio Ave vs Santa Clara, 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga
· Portuguese Primeira LigaAbout
Rio Ave are hosting Santa Clara
at Estádio do Rio Ave, Vila do Conde, 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.
- 4': Delay in match because of an injury Serginho (Santa Clara).
- 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Brenner (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adriano Firmino.
- 6': Foul by Sidney Lima (Santa Clara).
- 6': Olé Pohlmann (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Andreas Ntoi (Rio Ave).
- 7': Serginho (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 8': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Nelson Abbey.
- 13': Offside, Santa Clara. Brenner is caught offside.
- 14': Penalty Rio Ave. Clayton draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 14': Penalty conceded by Frederico Venâncio (Santa Clara) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 15': Penalty saved. Clayton (Rio Ave) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Gabriel Batista (Santa Clara).
- 15': Attempt missed. André Luiz (Rio Ave) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 16': Foul by Lucas Soares (Santa Clara).
- 16': Nelson Abbey (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara).
- 17': Olé Pohlmann (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': André Luiz (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Serginho (Santa Clara).
- 19': Serginho (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Attempt missed. Clayton (Rio Ave) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Francisco Petrasso with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 23': André Luiz (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Foul by Paulo Victor (Santa Clara).
- 23': Paulo Victor (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Goal! Rio Ave 1, Santa Clara 0. Clayton (Rio Ave) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Olé Pohlmann with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 26': Attempt missed. Brenner (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Serginho.
- 29': Attempt missed. Clayton (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by André Luiz.
- 30': André Luiz (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Adriano Firmino (Santa Clara).
- 31': Foul by Paulo Victor (Santa Clara).
- 31': Marios Vrousai (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara).
- 33': Foul by Nikolaos Athanasiou (Rio Ave).
- 33': Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Penalty conceded by Nelson Abbey (Rio Ave) with a handball in the penalty area.
- 35': VAR Decision: Penalty Santa Clara.
- 38': Goal! Rio Ave 1, Santa Clara 1. Serginho (Santa Clara) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 44': Foul by Clayton (Rio Ave).
- 44': Lucas Soares (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Serginho (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Cezary Pawet Miszta (Rio Ave). Assisted by Brenner.
- 45'+1': Foul by Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara).
- 45'+1': Nikolaos Athanasiou (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Jonathan Panzo.
- 45'+3': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Cezary Pawet Miszta.
- 45'+3': Foul by Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave).
- 45'+3': Lucas Soares (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Marios Vrousai (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gabriel Batista (Santa Clara).
- 45'+4': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Gabriel Batista.
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Jonathan Panzo (Rio Ave) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Olé Pohlmann with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Rio Ave 1, Santa Clara 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Rio Ave 1, Santa Clara 1.
- 49': Brenner (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Marios Vrousai (Rio Ave).
- 51': Andreas Ntoi (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Paulo Victor (Santa Clara).
- 53': Foul by Brenner (Santa Clara).
- 53': Francisco Petrasso (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt saved. Marios Vrousai (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gabriel Batista (Santa Clara). Assisted by André Luiz.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Soares (Santa Clara).
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Attempt saved. Brenner (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Cezary Pawet Miszta (Rio Ave). Assisted by Paulo Victor.
- 56': Attempt missed. Clayton (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by André Luiz.
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Marios Vrousai (Rio Ave).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Attempt missed. Adriano Firmino (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 62': Attempt missed. Serginho (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 64': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Nelson Abbey.
- 64': Foul by Wendel (Santa Clara).
- 64': Marios Vrousai (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Clayton (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Luís Rocha (Santa Clara).
- 68': Brenner (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Foul by Marios Vrousai (Rio Ave).
- 68': Offside, Santa Clara. Wendel is caught offside.
- 69': Foul by Andreas Ntoi (Rio Ave).
- 69': Serginho (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Andreas Ntoi (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Offside, Santa Clara. Brenner is caught offside.
- 71': Substitution, Rio Ave. Dario Spikic replaces Olé Pohlmann.
- 72': Brenner (Santa Clara) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 72': Brenner (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card.
- 75': Offside, Santa Clara. Brenner is caught offside.
- 76': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Nelson Abbey.
- 76': Substitution, Santa Clara. MT replaces Paulo Victor.
- 77': Attempt missed. Frederico Venâncio (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 77': Handball by Andreas Ntoi (Rio Ave).
- 80': Substitution, Santa Clara. Luquinhas replaces Brenner because of an injury.
- 80': Substitution, Rio Ave. Antonis Papakanellos replaces Nikolaos Athanasiou.
- 80': Substitution, Rio Ave. Georgios Liavas replaces Andreas Ntoi.
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Sidney Lima (Santa Clara).
- 89': Substitution, Rio Ave. Marc Gual replaces André Luiz.
- 89': Substitution, Santa Clara. Diogo Calila replaces Serginho.
- 89': Substitution, Santa Clara. José Tavares replaces Adriano Firmino.
- 89': Substitution, Santa Clara. João Costa replaces Wendel.
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Francisco Petrasso (Rio Ave).
- 90'+2': João Costa (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Francisco Petrasso (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Offside, Rio Ave. Clayton is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Rio Ave 1, Santa Clara 1.
- 0': Match ends, Rio Ave 1, Santa Clara 1.
Statistics
 CDSC |
RAFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 42.1 | Possession | 57.9 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 249 | Accurate Passes | 380 |
| 312 | Passes | 453 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 21 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 11 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 19 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 11 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio do Rio Ave
Location: Vila do Conde, Portugal
Attendance: 2,098
Venue: Estádio do Rio Ave
Location: Vila do Conde, Portugal
Attendance: 2,098
Liga Portugal Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 15 | +29 | 43 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 16 | +38 | 41 |
| 3 | Benfica | 16 | +23 | 36 |
| 4 | Gil Vicente | 16 | +10 | 27 |
Line-Ups
Rio Ave (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cezary Miszta (GK) |
| 4 | Jonathan Panzo |
| 6 | Nelson Abbey |
| 23 | Francisco Petrasso  |
| 10 | Brandon Aguilera |
| 5 | Andreas Ntoi |
| 3 | Nicolaos Athanasiou |
| 17 | Marios Vrousai |
| 9 | Clayton |
| 80 | Ole Pohlmann |
| 11 | André Luiz |
Santa Clara (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Batista (GK) |
| 13 | Luís Rocha |
| 21 | Frederico Venâncio |
| 23 | Sidney |
| 35 | Serginho |
| 6 | Adriano |
| 64 | Paulo Victor |
| 42 | Lucas Soares |
| 29 | Wendel |
| 11 | Brenner |
| 8 | Pedro Ferreira |
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