Rio Ave Edges Out Santa Clara in Thrilling Match
Vila do Conde, Portugal – In a hard-fought match held at the Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Rio Ave secured a victory over Santa Clara in matchday 12 of the Primeira Liga. The game, officiated by Marcio Torres, was characterized by intensity and goal-scoring opportunities.
Rio Ave dominated possession with 57% compared to Santa Clara’s 43%, reflecting greater control of the game. However, both teams generated a similar number of shots, with 9 attempts each.
Clayton was the standout player for Rio Ave, scoring two goals. The first came after a missed penalty in the 15th minute, followed by a goal from open play in the 24th minute, assisted by O. Pohlmann. Serginho scored for Santa Clara in the 38th minute from a penalty.
The match was also characterized by a high number of fouls committed, 10 by Rio Ave and 15 by Santa Clara, resulting in four yellow cards being shown, one for Rio Ave (A. Ntoi in the 69th and F. Petrasso in the 90th) and three for Santa Clara (Serginho in the 19th, Paulo Victor in the 23rd and Brenner in the 72nd). Despite Santa Clara’s efforts, Rio Ave maintained the lead until the end of the match.
Substitutions rio ave: at minute 71 O. Pohlmann came in and D. Spikic went out., at minute 80 A. Ntoi came in and A. Papakanellos went out., at minute 81 N. Athanasiou came in and G. Liavas went out., at minute 89 Andre Luiz came in and M. Gual went out.
Substitutions santa clara: at minute 76 Paulo Victor came in and MT went out., at minute 80 Brenner came in and Luquinhas went out., at minute 89 Serginho came in and Diogo Calila went out., at minute 89 Adriano Firmino came in and J. Tavares went out., at minute 89 Wendell came in and J. Costa went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Rio Ave
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