AVS vs C.D. Nacional, 2024-25 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga

AVS

56': John Mercado

FT
1 - 1

C.D. Nacional

35': Miguel Baeza

About

AVS are hosting C.D. Nacional at Estádio do Clube Desportivo das Aves, Vila das Aves, 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.
3': Corner, CD Nacional. Conceded by Cristian Devenish.
7': Attempt missed. Nigel Thomas (CD Nacional) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
9': Attempt missed. Adrián Butzke (CD Nacional) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gustavo García with a cross.
9': Foul by Nigel Thomas (CD Nacional).
9': Giorgi Aburjania (AVS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt saved. Samuel Granada (AVS) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Piazón.
12': Corner, AVS. Conceded by Lucas França.
13': Foul by Arvin Appiah (CD Nacional).
13': Lucas Piazón (AVS) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16': Attempt missed. John Mercado (AVS) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Piazón following a fast break.
17': Attempt blocked. Samuel Granada (AVS) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Aburjania.
18': Foul by Matheus Dias (CD Nacional).
18': John Mercado (AVS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Attempt missed. Lucas Piazón (AVS) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rafael Rodrigues with a cross.
22': Hand ball by Giorgi Aburjania (AVS).
23': Arvin Appiah (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Samuel Granada (AVS).
26': Attempt missed. Cristian Devenish (AVS) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giorgi Aburjania.
26': Delay in match (CD Nacional).
28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
30': Foul by Samuel Granada (AVS).
30': Lucas França (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Matheus Dias (CD Nacional).
32': John Mercado (AVS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Miguel Baeza (CD Nacional).
33': Léo Alaba (AVS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Attempt saved. Adrián Butzke (CD Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luís Esteves.
35': Goal! AVS 0, CD Nacional 1. Miguel Baeza (CD Nacional) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
38': Foul by Gustavo García (CD Nacional).
38': Samuel Granada (AVS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Attempt missed. Lucas Piazón (AVS) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rafael Rodrigues with a cross.
44': Foul by Nigel Thomas (CD Nacional).
44': Rafael Rodrigues (AVS) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+2': First Half ends, AVS 0, CD Nacional 1.
45': Second Half begins AVS 0, CD Nacional 1.
45': Substitution, AVS. Kiki replaces Rafael Rodrigues.
46': Foul by Ulisses (CD Nacional).
46': Nenê (AVS) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
46': Ulisses (CD Nacional) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Attempt missed. Nenê (AVS) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kiki.
50': Foul by Lucas Piazón (AVS).
50': Matheus Dias (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Attempt saved. Samuel Granada (AVS) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Piazón.
53': Foul by Baptiste Roux (AVS).
53': Luís Esteves (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Arvin Appiah (CD Nacional).
54': Lucas Piazón (AVS) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Attempt missed. Samuel Granada (AVS) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
56': Goal! AVS 1, CD Nacional 1. John Mercado (AVS) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Kiki with a cross.
58': Substitution, CD Nacional. Daniel Penha replaces Arvin Appiah.
58': Substitution, CD Nacional. Rúben Macedo replaces Nigel Thomas.
58': Attempt missed. Adrián Butzke (CD Nacional) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rúben Macedo with a cross.
61': Attempt missed. Samuel Granada (AVS) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by John Mercado with a cross.
62': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas França (CD Nacional).
63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
65': Attempt missed. Samuel Granada (AVS) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by John Mercado with a headed pass.
67': Offside, CD Nacional. Daniel Penha is caught offside.
68': Substitution, AVS. Jonatan Lucca replaces Giorgi Aburjania.
68': John Mercado (AVS) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kiki with a cross.
70': Attempt missed. Nenê (AVS) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonatan Lucca.
71': Substitution, CD Nacional. Bruno Costa replaces Miguel Baeza.
71': Substitution, CD Nacional. André Sousa replaces Matheus Dias.
72': Substitution, CD Nacional. Afonso Freitas replaces José Gomes.
72': Cristian Devenish (AVS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Adrián Butzke (CD Nacional).
74': Hand ball by Lucas Piazón (AVS).
75': Delay in match (CD Nacional).
77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Attempt blocked. Jonatan Lucca (AVS) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
80': Delay in match because of an injury Ulisses (CD Nacional).
81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
82': Attempt missed. Léo Alaba (AVS) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
83': Nenê (AVS) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
83': Nenê (AVS) is shown the yellow card.
85': Attempt missed. Daniel Penha (CD Nacional) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gustavo García with a cross.
85': Foul by Luís Esteves (CD Nacional).
85': Samuel Granada (AVS) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Corner, AVS. Conceded by Gustavo García.
88': Corner, AVS. Conceded by André Sousa.
89': Foul by Kiki (AVS).
89': Lucas França (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas França (CD Nacional).
90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90': Substitution, AVS. Yair Mena replaces Samuel Granada.
90'+1': Foul by Afonso Freitas (CD Nacional).
90'+1': Yair Mena (AVS) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2': Baptiste Roux (AVS) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lucas Piazón with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+2': Corner, AVS. Conceded by Afonso Freitas.
90'+3': Foul by Bruno Costa (CD Nacional).
90'+3': Yair Mena (AVS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Corner, CD Nacional. Conceded by Cristian Devenish.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Zé Vitor (CD Nacional) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by André Sousa with a cross following a corner.
90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Clayton (AVS).
90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Zé Vitor (CD Nacional).
90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+7': Substitution, AVS. Eric Veiga replaces John Mercado.
90'+8': Second Half ends, AVS 1, CD Nacional 1.
0': Match ends, AVS 1, CD Nacional 1.

Statistics

CDN		AVS
13	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	1
46	Possession	54
7	SHOTS	17
2	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
307	Accurate Passes	373
376	Passes	431
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
5	Accurate Crosses	7
16	Crosses	25
0.3	Cross %	0.3
61	Long Balls	49
24	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	2
6	Effective Tackles	4
8	Tackles	8
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
7	Interceptions	6
23	Effective Clearances	15
23	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio do Clube Desportivo das Aves
Location: Vila das Aves, Portugal
Attendance: 1,596

Liga Portugal Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sporting CP	15	+33	37
2	FC Porto	15	+27	37
3	Benfica	14	+26	35
4	Braga	15	+11	28

Full Table

Line-Ups

AVS (4-3-3)

No.	Name
93	Simao Verza Bertelli (GK)
40	Clayton
42	Cristian Devenish
3	Rafael Rodrigues
22	Léo Alaba
8	Giorgi Aburjania
14	Lucas Piazon
6	Baptiste Roux
18	Anderson Miguel da Silva
17	John Mercado
70	Samuel

AVS Substitutes:

Jonatan Lucca, Gustavo Mendonça, Kiki, Pedro Trigueira, Yair Mena, Eric Veiga, Jorge Teixeira.

C.D. Nacional (4-3-3)

No.	Name
37	Lucas França (GK)
38	Zé Vitor
4	Ulisse
5	José Gomes
22	Gustavo
88	Matheus Dias
19	Miguel Baeza
10	Luís Esteves
9	Adrián Butzke
70	Arvin Appiah
11	Nigel Thomas

C.D. Nacional Substitutes:

Ruben Macedo, Rui Encarnação, Tiago Reis, André Sousa, Bruno Costa, Afonso Freitas, Daniel Penha, Francisco Gonçalves.

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