Rio Ave 2-1 Moreirense: result and report
Liga Portugal · Friday 8 December 2017
Result
Rio Ave 2-1 Moreirense
Liga Portugal · Friday 8 December 2017, 20:30 UTC · half-time 0-0
Rio Ave 2-1 Moreirense: match report
Rio Ave defeated Moreirense 2-1 in Liga Portugal on Friday 8 December 2017. The half-time score was 0-0.
Ronaldo Peña opened the scoring in the 55th minute. Rio Ave's goals came from João Novais (73') and João Novais (89'). Moreirense scored through Ronaldo Peña (55').
Discipline: Rio Ave received 3 yellow cards; Moreirense received 5 yellow cards.
Going into the game Rio Ave were 6th on 20 points from 13 and Moreirense 17th on 8 points from 13. Rio Ave went on to finish that season 5th with 51 points, and Moreirense 14th with 32.
Rio Ave lined up in a 4-3-3 and Moreirense in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to João Novais of Rio Ave (8.7), ahead of Rúben Ribeiro (8.2).
Going into the match Rio Ave's last five read W-L-W-L-L and Moreirense's D-L-D-L-L.
Key events
- 39'Yellow card · K. Kouao
- 55'Goal · Ronaldo Peña
- 64'Yellow card · Iago Santos
- 71'Yellow card · Hélder Guedes
- 73'Goal · João Novais
- 79'Yellow card · Pelé
- 82'Yellow card · Rafael Costa
- 82'Yellow card · Rafael Costa
- 88'Yellow card · Alfa Semedo
- 89'Goal · João Novais
- 90'Yellow card · João Novais
Team news
Rio Ave line-up (4-3-3)
André Kilian, Lionn, Nélson Monte, Yuri Ribeiro, Marcelo, Chico Geraldes, Leandrinho, Pelé, Hélder Guedes, Rúben Ribeiro, O. Barreto
Moreirense line-up (4-1-4-1)
Jhonatan, Iago Santos, Rúben Lima, Mohamed Abarhoun, Koffi Kouao, Alan Schons, Tozé, Zizo, Alfa Semedo, Neto, Ronaldo Peña