Portuguese Primeira Liga

Vitória de Guimaraes vs Rio Ave, 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Vitória de Guimaraes
  • 72': Samu
  • 90'+5': Tony Strata
FT
2 - 0
Rio Ave

    About

    Vitória de Guimaraes are hosting Rio Ave at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães, 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': Noah Saviolo (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Foul by Olé Pohlmann (Rio Ave).
    • 8': Handball by Olé Pohlmann (Rio Ave).
    • 12': Attempt missed. Oumar Camara (Vitoria Guimaraes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Miguel Maga.
    • 13': Nelson Abbey (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Oumar Camara (Vitoria Guimaraes).
    • 14': Foul by Tamás Nikitscher (Rio Ave).
    • 14': Samu (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Corner, Vitoria Guimaraes. Conceded by Andreas Ntoi.
    • 17': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Óscar Rivas.
    • 18': Noah Saviolo (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Tamás Nikitscher (Rio Ave).
    • 20': Miguel Maga (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 20': Foul by Nelson Abbey (Rio Ave).
    • 21': Corner, Vitoria Guimaraes. Conceded by Tamás Nikitscher.
    • 23': Offside, Rio Ave. Nelson Abbey is caught offside.
    • 25': Olé Pohlmann (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Beni (Vitoria Guimaraes).
    • 26': Foul by Tamás Nikitscher (Rio Ave).
    • 26': Diogo Sousa (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Gustavo Silva (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Andreas Ntoi (Rio Ave).
    • 28': Andreas Ntoi (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Gustavo Silva (Vitoria Guimaraes).
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 41': Corner, Vitoria Guimaraes. Conceded by Cezary Pawet Miszta.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Samu (Vitoria Guimaraes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Cezary Pawet Miszta (Rio Ave). Assisted by Gustavo Silva.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Gustavo Silva (Vitoria Guimaraes) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Vitoria Guimaraes 0, Rio Ave 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Vitoria Guimaraes 0, Rio Ave 0.
    • 47': Thiago Balieiro (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Diogo Bezerra (Rio Ave).
    • 48': Attempt missed. João Mendes (Vitoria Guimaraes) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gustavo Silva.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Oumar Camara (Vitoria Guimaraes) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gustavo Silva.
    • 52': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Thiago Balieiro.
    • 52': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Charles.
    • 53': João Mendes (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Diogo Bezerra (Rio Ave).
    • 56': Attempt saved. Dario Spikic (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Charles (Vitoria Guimaraes).
    • 56': Marios Vrousai (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Foul by Beni (Vitoria Guimaraes).
    • 57': Gustavo Silva (Vitoria Guimaraes) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
    • 57': Gustavo Silva (Vitoria Guimaraes) is shown the yellow card.
    • 58': Substitution, Vitoria Guimaraes. Tony Strata replaces Miguel Maga.
    • 58': Substitution, Vitoria Guimaraes. Gonçalo Nogueira replaces Diogo Sousa.
    • 59': Substitution, Vitoria Guimaraes. Miguel Nogueira replaces Oumar Camara.
    • 59': Offside, Vitoria Guimaraes. Gustavo Silva is caught offside.
    • 60': Gustavo Mancha (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card.
    • 60': Foul by Tamás Nikitscher (Rio Ave).
    • 60': Samu (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Tamás Nikitscher (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Noah Saviolo (Vitoria Guimaraes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samu.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Samu (Vitoria Guimaraes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 62': Foul by Thiago Balieiro (Vitoria Guimaraes).
    • 62': Jalen Blesa (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Thiago Balieiro (Vitoria Guimaraes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Noah Saviolo (Vitoria Guimaraes).
    • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Jalen Blesa (Rio Ave).
    • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Olé Pohlmann (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Charles (Vitoria Guimaraes). Assisted by Diogo Bezerra.
    • 67': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Charles.
    • 68': Substitution, Vitoria Guimaraes. Telmo Arcanjo replaces Noah Saviolo because of an injury.
    • 69': Substitution, Rio Ave. Ryan Guilherme replaces Olé Pohlmann.
    • 69': Substitution, Rio Ave. João Tomé replaces Dario Spikic.
    • 69': Foul by Ryan Guilherme (Rio Ave).
    • 69': Beni (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Jalen Blesa (Rio Ave) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Charles (Vitoria Guimaraes). Assisted by Marios Vrousai.
    • 71': Gonçalo Nogueira (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Foul by Ryan Guilherme (Rio Ave).
    • 72': Goal! Vitoria Guimaraes 1, Rio Ave 0. Samu (Vitoria Guimaraes) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gustavo Silva.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Samu (Vitoria Guimaraes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tony Strata.
    • 77': Substitution, Rio Ave. Tamble Monteiro replaces Tamás Nikitscher.
    • 77': Substitution, Rio Ave. Omar Richards replaces Nelson Abbey.
    • 79': Diogo Bezerra (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Silva (Vitoria Guimaraes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Mendes with a headed pass.
    • 80': Foul by Samu (Vitoria Guimaraes).
    • 80': João Tomé (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Samu (Vitoria Guimaraes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Gustavo Silva (Vitoria Guimaraes).
    • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 81': Substitution, Vitoria Guimaraes. Nélson Oliveira replaces Gustavo Silva because of an injury.
    • 82': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Tony Strata.
    • 83': Foul by Diogo Bezerra (Rio Ave).
    • 83': Óscar Rivas (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Substitution, Rio Ave. Rafael Lobato replaces Diogo Bezerra.
    • 88': Offside, Rio Ave. Marios Vrousai is caught offside.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by João Mendes (Vitoria Guimaraes).
    • 90'+1': Rafael Lobato (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Tamble Monteiro (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jalen Blesa.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Rafael Lobato (Rio Ave) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Charles (Vitoria Guimaraes). Assisted by Andreas Ntoi.
    • 90'+3': Tony Strata (Vitoria Guimaraes) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Goal! Vitoria Guimaraes 2, Rio Ave 0. Tony Strata (Vitoria Guimaraes) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Beni.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Vitoria Guimaraes 2, Rio Ave 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Vitoria Guimaraes 2, Rio Ave 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 7
    4 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 3
    1 Saves 4
    43.9 Possession 56.1
    5 SHOTS 11
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.8 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    286 Accurate Passes 395
    378 Passes 491
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 3
    15 Crosses 20
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    65 Long Balls 53
    28 Accurate Long Balls 15
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    14 Effective Tackles 17
    18 Tackles 26
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    11 Interceptions 9
    33 Effective Clearances 27
    33 Clearances 27

    Game Information

    Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

    Venue: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
    Location: Guimarães, Portugal
    Attendance: 13,766

    Liga Portugal Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 FC Porto 34 +48 88
    2 Sporting CP 34 +65 82
    3 Benfica 34 +49 80
    4 Braga 34 +28 59
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    Line-Ups

    VSC Vitória de Guimaraes (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    27 Charles (GK)
    28 Thiago Balieiro Yellow Card
    4 Óscar Rivas
    13 João Mendes
    2 Miguel Maga
    20 Samu
    23 Diogo Sousa
    16 Beni
    11 Gustavo da Silva Yellow Card
    48 Noah Saviolo
    19 Oumar Camara
    Vitória de Guimaraes Substitutes:
    Tony Strata, Matija Mitrovic, Rodrigo Abascal, Juan Castillo, Nélson Oliveira, Miguel Nogueira, Gonçalo Nogueira, Telmo Arcanjo, Orest Lebedenko.

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

    No. Name
    1 Cezary Miszta (GK)
    39 Gustavo Mancha Yellow Card
    32 Jakub Brabec
    6 Nelson Abbey
    17 Marios Vrousai
    80 Ole Pohlmann
    5 Andreas Ntoi Yellow Card
    44 Tamás Nikitscher Yellow Card
    11 Jalen Blesa
    18 Dario Spikic
    7 Diogo Bezerra Yellow Card
    Rio Ave Substitutes:
    João Tomé, Georgios Liavas, Rafael Lobato, Tamble Monteiro, Omar Richards, Ryan, Julien Lomboto, Francisco Petrasso, Ennio van der Gouw.

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