Rio Ave vs Braga, 2023-24 Portuguese Primeira Liga

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Rio Ave are hosting Braga 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.
2': Adrien Silva (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Foul by Vitor Carvalho (Sporting Braga).
3': Foul by Fábio Ronaldo (Rio Ave).
3': Serdar Saatçi (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Costinha (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Cristián Borja (Sporting Braga).
5': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Serdar Saatçi.
5': Attempt missed. Aderllan Santos (Rio Ave) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joca with a cross following a corner.
5': Attempt blocked. Miguel Nóbrega (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
7': Attempt blocked. Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruma.
7': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Amine Oudrhiri.
9': Foul by Úmaro Embaló (Rio Ave).
9': Joe Mendes (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Bruma (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Amine Oudrhiri (Rio Ave).
12': Amine Oudrhiri (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
12': Bruma (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.
14': Foul by Joca (Rio Ave).
14': João Moutinho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Cristián Borja (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Costinha (Rio Ave).
17': Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
17': Joca (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17': Attempt missed. Amine Oudrhiri (Rio Ave) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adrien Silva with a cross following a set piece situation.
21': Hand ball by Miguel Nóbrega (Rio Ave).
21': Attempt saved. Cristián Borja (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
22': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Miguel Nóbrega.
26': Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Simon Banza.
26': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Aderllan Santos.
30': Foul by Renato Pantalon (Rio Ave).
30': Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Bruma (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30': Foul by Costinha (Rio Ave).
32': Delay in match because of an injury Jhonatan (Rio Ave).
33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Attempt missed. Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
38': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Joe Mendes.
38': Attempt blocked. Miguel Nóbrega (Rio Ave) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Silva with a cross.
39': Attempt blocked. Roger Fernandes (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Bruma.
39': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Amine Oudrhiri.
39': Attempt missed. Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a corner.
42': Delay in match because of an injury Miguel Nóbrega (Rio Ave).
43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43': Substitution, Rio Ave. Patrick William replaces Miguel Nóbrega because of an injury.
44': Hand ball by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
44': Foul by Vitor Carvalho (Sporting Braga).
44': Joca (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Vitor Carvalho (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Attempt saved. Abdul-Aziz Yakubu (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
45'+4': First Half ends, Rio Ave 0, Sporting Braga 0.
45': Second Half begins Rio Ave 0, Sporting Braga 0.
45': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Rodrigo Zalazar replaces Vitor Carvalho.
45': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Víctor Gómez replaces Joe Mendes.
46': Foul by Úmaro Embaló (Rio Ave).
46': Roger Fernandes (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Abdul-Aziz Yakubu (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Foul by Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Braga).
49': Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Foul by Aderllan Santos (Rio Ave).
49': Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
51': Delay in match because of an injury Abdul-Aziz Yakubu (Rio Ave).
52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54': Adrien Silva (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
55': Attempt missed. Patrick William (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Abdul-Aziz Yakubu with a headed pass.
55': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Matheus.
55': Offside, Rio Ave. Abdul-Aziz Yakubu is caught offside.
56': João Moutinho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Adrien Silva (Rio Ave).
59': Substitution, Rio Ave. Marios Vrousai replaces Úmaro Embaló.
60': Foul by Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga).
60': Fábio Ronaldo (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Attempt missed. Patrick William (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
63': Offside, Sporting Braga. Simon Banza is caught offside.
63': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
65': VAR Decision: No Goal Rio Ave 0-0 Sporting Braga.
70': Hand ball by Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga).
70': Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Patrick William (Rio Ave).
71': Offside, Sporting Braga. Simon Banza is caught offside.
72': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Paulo Oliveira.
73': Attempt blocked. Marios Vrousai (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
73': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Álvaro Djaló replaces Bruma.
74': Attempt saved. Álvaro Djaló (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar.
74': Offside, Sporting Braga. Roger Fernandes is caught offside.
75': Amine Oudrhiri (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Foul by Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga).
77': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Paulo Oliveira.
80': Delay in match because of an injury Fábio Ronaldo (Rio Ave).
81': Substitution, Rio Ave. Emmanuel Boateng replaces Abdul-Aziz Yakubu.
81': Substitution, Rio Ave. João Graça replaces Adrien Silva.
81': Substitution, Rio Ave. João Teixeira replaces Fábio Ronaldo because of an injury.
81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
82': Attempt missed. Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Simon Banza with a headed pass.
83': Attempt saved. Álvaro Djaló (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
85': Delay in match because of an injury Serdar Saatçi (Sporting Braga).
85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
87': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Boateng (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Graça.
90'+2': Attempt saved. João Teixeira (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
90'+2': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Matheus.
90'+4': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Pizzi replaces Roger Fernandes.
90'+5': Foul by João Graça (Rio Ave).
90'+5': João Moutinho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+6': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristián Borja with a cross.
90'+6': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Jhonatan.
90'+7': Attempt blocked. Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar with a cross.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Rio Ave 0, Sporting Braga 0.
0': Match ends, Rio Ave 0, Sporting Braga 0.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Rio Ave 0, Sporting Braga 0.
0': Match ends, Rio Ave 0, Sporting Braga 0.

Statistics

BRAG		RIO
10	Fouls	13
4	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	5
46.6	Possession	53.4
12	SHOTS	10
4	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
251	Accurate Passes	319
348	Passes	400
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	5
21	Crosses	19
0.2	Cross %	0.3
71	Long Balls	44
27	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	3
15	Effective Tackles	7
19	Tackles	15
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
11	Interceptions	12
23	Effective Clearances	22
23	Clearances	22

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio do Rio Ave
Location: Vila do Conde, Portugal
Attendance: 2,753

Liga Portugal Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sporting CP	11	+34	33
2	FC Porto	11	+20	27
3	Benfica	10	+21	25
4	Santa Clara	11	+2	21

Full Table

Line-Ups

Rio Ave (3-4-3)

No.	Name
18	Jhonatan (GK)
33	Aderlan Santos
3	Miguel Nóbrega
42	Renato Pantalon
15	Adrien Silva
10	Amine Oudrhiri
11	Úmaro Embaló
20	Costinha
81	Abdul-Aziz Yakubu
77	Fábio Ronaldo
14	Joca

Rio Ave Substitutes:

Emmanuel Boateng, Magrão, Marios Vrousai, Joao Graça, Vítor Gomes, Mateo Tanlongo, João Teixeira, Zé Manuel, Patrick.

Braga (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Matheus (GK)
15	Paulo Oliveira
5	Serdar Saatci
26	Cristian Borja
17	Josafat Mendes
28	João Moutinho
18	Carvalho
7	Bruma
11	Roger Fernandes
9	Abel Ruiz
23	Simon Banza

Braga Substitutes:

Rony Lopes, Álvaro Djaló, Pizzi, Rodrigo Zalazar, Víctor Perea, Cher Ndour, José Fonte, Francisco Chissumba, Lukas Hornicek.

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