News in English:
Guimaraes Defeats Rio Ave in a Tense Match in Vila do Conde
Vila do Conde, Portugal – In a hard-fought match at the Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Guimaraes secured a victory over Rio Ave in a game marked by intensity and numerous cards. The match, corresponding to matchday 14 of the Primeira Liga, was characterized by a contested midfield battle and numerous fouls.
Guimaraes dominated possession with 56% compared to Rio Ave’s 44%. The first half was particularly eventful for Rio Ave, with four yellow cards shown to their players before the break. In the 29th minute, M. Vrousai received a red card, leaving the home team with ten men.
O. Camara’s goal in the 35th minute, without an assist, gave Guimaraes the lead. Despite being a man down, Rio Ave tried to react, but their poor goal-scoring efficiency (2 shots on target out of 7 attempts) prevented them from leveling the score. Guimaraes, with 16 total shots (3 on target and 8 off target), sought to extend their lead but without success. Referee Pedro Ramalho showed a total of eight yellow cards (four for each team) and one red card to Rio Ave. The match ended with a victory for Guimaraes.
Substitutions guimaraes: at minute 46 Maga came in and T. Strata went out., at minute 59 T. Arcanjo came in and Samu went out., at minute 67 Beni came in and M. Mitrovic went out., at minute 67 A. Ndoye came in and N. Oliveira went out., at minute 74 N. Saviolo came in and V. Felix went out.
Substitutions rio ave: at minute 46 F. Petrasso came in and J. Brabec went out., at minute 46 O. Pohlmann came in and G. Liavas went out., at minute 79 N. Abbey came in and J. Tome went out., at minute 79 T. Nikitscher came in and A. Papakanellos went out., at minute 89 B. Aguilera Zamora came in and K. Zoabi went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Rio Ave
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