Rio Ave vs Arouca, 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga
· Portuguese Primeira LigaAbout
Rio Ave are hosting Arouca
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.
- 1': Clayton (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Tiago Esgaio (Arouca).
- 6': Barbero (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Julien Lomboto (Rio Ave).
- 8': Attempt missed. Alfonso Trezza (Arouca) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 8': Foul by Bas Kuipers (Arouca).
- 8': Marios Vrousai (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Barbero (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Nelson Abbey (Rio Ave).
- 12': Attempt blocked. Taichi Fukui (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 12': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Francisco Petrasso.
- 14': Foul by Espen van Ee (Arouca).
- 14': Julien Lomboto (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Espen van Ee (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Foul by Antonis Papakanellos (Rio Ave).
- 15': Taichi Fukui (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca).
- 18': Omar Richards (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Antonis Papakanellos (Rio Ave) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olé Pohlmann.
- 20': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Javi Sánchez.
- 21': Offside, Arouca. Tiago Esgaio is caught offside.
- 25': Foul by Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave).
- 25': Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Andreas Ntoi (Rio Ave).
- 25': Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Julien Lomboto.
- 27': Attempt missed. Barbero (Arouca) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Naïs Djouahra with a cross following a corner.
- 29': Attempt missed. Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tiago Esgaio.
- 30': Attempt saved. Naïs Djouahra (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Kevin Chamorro (Rio Ave). Assisted by José Fontán.
- 32': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Francisco Petrasso.
- 33': Attempt missed. Espen van Ee (Arouca) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Clayton (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marios Vrousai.
- 35': Foul by Alfonso Trezza (Arouca).
- 35': Omar Richards (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Clayton (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by José Fontán (Arouca).
- 37': Attempt missed. Olé Pohlmann (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marios Vrousai following a set piece situation.
- 41': Attempt missed. Alfonso Trezza (Arouca) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Espen van Ee.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Taichi Fukui (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by José Fontán.
- 43': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Nelson Abbey.
- 44': Attempt missed. Barbero (Arouca) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Naïs Djouahra with a cross following a corner.
- 44': Attempt missed. José Fontán (Arouca) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Barbero following a corner.
- 44': Goal! Rio Ave 0, Arouca 1. Tiago Esgaio (Arouca) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Fontán following a corner.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
- 45': Foul by Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca).
- 45': Olé Pohlmann (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Rio Ave 0, Arouca 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Rio Ave 0, Arouca 1.
- 47': Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Taichi Fukui (Arouca).
- 48': Offside, Arouca. Alfonso Trezza is caught offside.
- 49': Clayton (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Javi Sánchez (Arouca).
- 50': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Tiago Esgaio.
- 52': Barbero (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Francisco Petrasso (Rio Ave).
- 52': Francisco Petrasso (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Goal! Rio Ave 0, Arouca 2. Barbero (Arouca) with an attempt from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
- 56': Offside, Rio Ave. Clayton is caught offside.
- 58': Attempt saved. Bas Kuipers (Arouca) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner by Kevin Chamorro (Rio Ave). Assisted by Naïs Djouahra.
- 59': Attempt saved. Espen van Ee (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kevin Chamorro (Rio Ave). Assisted by Taichi Fukui.
- 60': Substitution, Rio Ave. Diogo Bezerra replaces Omar Richards.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Clayton (Rio Ave) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Aguilera.
- 63': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Espen van Ee.
- 64': Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Alfonso Trezza (Arouca).
- 65': Offside, Rio Ave. Clayton is caught offside.
- 66': Goal! Rio Ave 0, Arouca 3. Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bas Kuipers.
- 68': Substitution, Arouca. Boris Popovic replaces Javi Sánchez.
- 69': Foul by Diogo Bezerra (Rio Ave).
- 69': Tiago Esgaio (Arouca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Clayton (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by José Fontán (Arouca).
- 73': Substitution, Rio Ave. Tamás Nikitscher replaces Antonis Papakanellos.
- 73': Substitution, Rio Ave. Jonathan Panzo replaces Julien Lomboto.
- 73': Substitution, Rio Ave. Dario Spikic replaces Andreas Ntoi.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Bas Kuipers (Arouca) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 74': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Marios Vrousai.
- 75': Attempt missed. José Fontán (Arouca) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tiago Esgaio with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Offside, Arouca. Barbero is caught offside.
- 76': Substitution, Arouca. Brian Mansilla replaces Lee Hyun-Ju.
- 76': Substitution, Arouca. Pablo Gozálbez replaces Barbero.
- 77': Boris Popovic (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Clayton (Rio Ave).
- 77': Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Alfonso Trezza (Arouca).
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave).
- 80': Substitution, Rio Ave. Karem Zoabi replaces Brandon Aguilera because of an injury.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Foul by Alfonso Trezza (Arouca).
- 81': Jonathan Panzo (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt saved. Pablo Gozálbez (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kevin Chamorro (Rio Ave). Assisted by Bas Kuipers.
- 82': Foul by Boris Popovic (Arouca).
- 82': Karem Zoabi (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Clayton (Rio Ave).
- 82': José Fontán (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Clayton (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Foul by Dario Spikic (Rio Ave).
- 85': Taichi Fukui (Arouca) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Dario Spikic (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Foul by Bas Kuipers (Arouca).
- 90': Attempt blocked. Dario Spikic (Rio Ave) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karem Zoabi.
- 90': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Tiago Esgaio.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Panzo (Rio Ave) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Panzo (Rio Ave) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Bezerra with a cross.
- 90': Marios Vrousai (Rio Ave) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
- 90': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Tiago Esgaio.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Arouca. Yellu Santiago replaces Tiago Esgaio.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Arouca. Diogo Monteiro replaces Espen van Ee.
- 90'+2': Bas Kuipers (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Dario Spikic (Rio Ave).
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Rio Ave 0, Arouca 3.
- 0': Match ends, Rio Ave 0, Arouca 3.
Statistics
 FCA |
RAFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Saves | 4 |
| 48.7 | Possession | 51.3 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 356 | Accurate Passes | 379 |
| 404 | Passes | 436 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 21 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 30 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 11 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 18 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 14 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio do Rio Ave
Location: Vila do Conde, Portugal
Attendance: 1,842
Venue: Estádio do Rio Ave
Location: Vila do Conde, Portugal
Attendance: 1,842
Liga Portugal Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 24 | +39 | 65 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 24 | +50 | 61 |
| 3 | Benfica | 23 | +36 | 55 |
| 4 | Braga | 24 | +27 | 45 |
Line-Ups
Rio Ave (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Kevin Chamorro (GK) |
| 63 | Julien Lomboto |
| 6 | Nelson Abbey |
| 23 | Francisco Petrasso  |
| 10 | Brandon Aguilera |
| 5 | Andreas Ntoi |
| 77 | Omar Richards |
| 17 | Marios Vrousai |
| 9 | Clayton |
| 80 | Ole Pohlmann |
| 19 | Antonis Papakanellos |
Arouca (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Ignacio De Arruabarrena (GK) |
| 3 | José Fontán |
| 15 | Javi Sánchez |
| 25 | Bas Kuipers |
| 28 | Tiago Esgaio |
| 14 | Lee Hyun-Ju |
| 21 | Taichi Fukui |
| 22 | Espen Van Ee |
| 17 | Barbero |
| 7 | Näis Djouahra |
| 19 | Alfonso Trezza |
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