Match Report
| Académica de Coimbra | Académica de Coimbra |  |  | Rio Ave | Rio Ave | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Tony Benyachou | T. Benyachou |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 57 |  | Marvin Le Tissier | M. Le Tissier | |||||||||
| Diogo Vieira | D. Vieira |  | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | Artur Neves | A. Neves | |||||||||
| Rui Lima | R. Lima | | 58 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Jorge Loureiro | J. Loureiro | |||||||||
| Alexandre Loureiro | A. Loureiro | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Samuel Costa | S. Costa | |||||||||
| Adam Merson | A. Merson | | 51 | D | | 5 | | D | 51 | | Fernando Mendes | F. Mendes | |||||||||
| Tijani Meerdink | T. Meerdink |  | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 80 | | Tomas Reis | T. Reis | |||||||||
| Eduardo Tavares | E. Tavares | | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Rui Ribeiro | R. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Silvio Gomes | S. Gomes | | 53 | M | | 8 | | M | 49 | | Manuel Reis | M. Reis | |||||||||
| Sophiane Bradaia | S. Bradaia | | 52 | M | | 9 | | M | 49 |  | Arturo Redondo | A. Redondo | |||||||||
| Seb Gravelaine | S. Gravelaine | | 54 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Quim Teixeira | Q. Teixeira | |||||||||
| Francisco Reis | F. Reis | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Dean Benjamin | D. Benjamin | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Estádio Cidade de Coimbra where Académica de Coimbra play host to Rio Ave. A crowd of 8,440 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Académica de Coimbra and Rio Ave are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Académica de Coimbra and Rio Ave are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Rio Ave start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.54
0-0Manuel Reis threads the ball through to Quim Teixeira. Quim Teixeira knocks in a cross ball towards Dean Benjamin. Dean Benjamin is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
6.42
0-0Tijani Meerdink makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Seb Gravelaine. Seb Gravelaine knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marvin Le Tissier who gathers it comfortably.
8.23
0-0Manuel Reis flicks the ball to his team mate, Dean Benjamin. Dean Benjamin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
10.05
Adam Merson threads the ball through to Silvio Gomes. Silvio Gomes chips the ball to his team mate, Francisco Reis. Francisco Reis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.20
0-0Adam Merson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eduardo Tavares. Eduardo Tavares advances with the ball. Eduardo Tavares threads the ball through to Seb Gravelaine but he's offside!
16.01
Manuel Reis flicks the ball to his team mate, Quim Teixeira. Quim Teixeira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alexandre Loureiro.
21.17
Tomas Reis flicks the ball to his team mate, Dean Benjamin. Dean Benjamin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Quim Teixeira but he's offside!
22.04
Jorge Loureiro threads the ball through to Manuel Reis. Manuel Reis makes a beautiful solo run. Manuel Reis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rui Lima.
28.47
0-0Silvio Gomes barges into Rui Ribeiro. Silvio Gomes is warned by the referee! Rui Ribeiro stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.36
Rui Ribeiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dean Benjamin. Dean Benjamin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.51
Rui Lima kicks a strong pass forward to Tijani Meerdink. Tijani Meerdink chips the ball to his team mate, Francisco Reis. Francisco Reis whips in a cross ball towards Seb Gravelaine. Seb Gravelaine directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
38.34
Seb Gravelaine hacks Jorge Loureiro from behind! Seb Gravelaine is warned by the referee! Jorge Loureiro stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.34
0-0Rio Ave are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Académica de Coimbra's defence.
40.38
Quim Teixeira barges into Rui Lima. Quim Teixeira is given a warning by the referee! Rui Lima stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Académica de Coimbra get the second half underway!
47.17
Manuel Reis knocks the ball to his team mate, Quim Teixeira. Quim Teixeira tries a spectacular long range effort but Tony Benyachou is on top of it.
55.54
Silvio Gomes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Seb Gravelaine. Seb Gravelaine shoots from distance but it is miles over!
57.33
Jorge Loureiro kicks a strong pass forward to Manuel Reis. Manuel Reis kicks a strong pass forward to Dean Benjamin. Dean Benjamin whips in a cross ball towards Quim Teixeira. Quim Teixeira is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Tony Benyachou.
61.42
0-0Samuel Costa clumsily knocks into Eduardo Tavares. Samuel Costa is warned by the referee! Eduardo Tavares grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
72.27
Sophiane Bradaia deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Seb Gravelaine. Seb Gravelaine knocks in a cross ball towards Francisco Reis. Francisco Reis is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
73.13
Fernando Mendes comes in with a late challenge on Seb Gravelaine. Fernando Mendes is given a warning by the referee! Seb Gravelaine gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
77.43
Eduardo Tavares makes a beautiful solo run. Eduardo Tavares whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Reis. Francisco Reis heads the ball goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
78.21
Silvio Gomes sees a break and surges forward. Silvio Gomes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.57
Tomas Reis takes it forward alone. Tomas Reis shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
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