Primeira Liga: Rio Ave clutches a draw versus Chaves

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CHAVES. Rio Ave succeeded in snatch a late draw against Chaves with a late goal from L. Ruiz.

CHAVES. Rio Ave managed to clinch a draw against Chaves with a late goal from L. Ruiz scored in the (90′) after Chaves got a lead with a goal from H. Hernandez (32′). Rio Ave couldn’t win even though he was superior in terms of holding the ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira stadium in Chaves on Monday and it started at 9:15 pm local time. The referee was Hélder Miguel Azevedo Malheiro who was helped by José António Gonçalves Luzia and Hugo Alexandre França Luís Coimbra. The 4th official was António Ricardo de Mesquita Moreira. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot around 33.2 degrees Celsius or 91.81 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 22%.​

Match Statistics

Rio Ave was in firm control of the ball 56% while Chaves was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Chaves was more aggressive with 37 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 4 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Chaves to win the match​.

Chaves shot 21 times, 4 on target, 17 off target. On the opposite side, Rio Ave shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Chaves received 5 yellow cards (H. Hernandez, Joao Teixeira, P. Vitor, N. Monte and S. Vitoria). On the other side, Rio Ave received 3 yellow cards (Joca, Aziz and R. Pantalon).

After playing this match, Chaves will have 8 points like Casa Pia to move down in the 6th place. On the other side, Rio Ave will have 5 points like Vizela and Gil Vicente to move down in the 13th place.

Match Events

  • 6'
    6'

    Joca

  • 19'
    19'

    Aziz

  • 32'
    32'

    H. Hernandez

  • 50'
    50'

    V. Paulo

    M. Nobrega

  • 54'
    54'

    H. Hernandez

  • 62'
    62'

    Hernani

    Joca

  • 63'
    63'

    Joao Teixeira

  • 70'
    70'

    E. Boateng

    Fábio Ronaldo

  • 70'
    70'

    João Graça

    A. Oudrhiri

  • 78'
    78'

    L. Ruiz

    Aziz

  • 81'
    81'

    Bernardo Sousa

    Juninho

  • 81'
    81'

    João Teixeira

  • 85'
    85'

    J. Queiros

    H. Hernandez

  • 90'
    90'

    R. Pantalon

  • 90'
    90'

    Paulo Vítor

  • 90'
    90'

    L. Ruiz

  • 90'
    90'

    L. Singh

    J. Monroy

  • 90'
    90'

    S. Vitória

  • 90'
    90'

    Nélson Monte

Next match

In the upcoming Primeira Liga match, Chaves will play away with Porto on the 10th of September with a 6-0 head to head statistic in favor of Porto (0 draws).

Rio Ave will host Sporting Braga on the 11th of September with a 14-6 head to head stats in favor of Sporting Braga (8 draws).

Chaves: Formation and Lineups

Chaves started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Vítor Fernando de Carvalho Campelos chose to play with the following team: Paulo Vítor (6.9), João Correia (8.6), Steven Vitória (6.9), Nélson Monte (7.1), Bruno Langa (7.5), Kevin (8.2), João Teixeira (8.0), Jony Arriba (7.1), Guima (7.4), Juninho (7.0) and Hector Hernandez (7.3).

Substitutes

Chaves made 4 changes: Joao Teixeira for Jo (81′), Juninho for Bernardo Sousa (81′), H. Hernandez for J. Queiros (85′) and J. Monroy for L. Singh (90′).

Top player: João Correia

Probably the most impressive player in Chaves was João Correia.

His rating is (8.6) with 30 passes (93% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 8 crosses.

Rio Ave: Formation and Lineups

Rio Ave started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

On the opposite side, Luís Carlos Batalha Freire played with: Jhonatan (7.2), Renato Pantalon (6.8), Aderllan Santos (6.6), Miguel Nóbrega (6.8), Costinha (7.2), Joca (6.4), Amine Oudrhiri (6.9), Gonçalo Rodrigues (6.4), Pedro Amaral (6.8), Aziz (6.1) and Fábio Ronaldo (6.4).

Substitutes

Rio Ave made 5 changes: M. Nobrega for V. Paulo (50′), Joca for Hernani (62′), A. Oudrhiri for J. Graca (69′), Fabio Ronaldo for E. Boateng (70′) and Aziz for L. Ruiz (78′).

Best player: Jhonatan

The player that probably impressed the most for Rio Ave was the goalkeeper: Jhonatan. His rating is 7.20. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Primeira Liga

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