Arouca vs Alverca, 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga
· Portuguese Primeira LigaAbout
Arouca are hosting Alverca
at Estádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca, Portugal, starting on
. The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Amadou Dante (Arouca) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Santos.
- 4': Foul by Sabit Abdulai (Alverca).
- 4': Pedro Santos (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Handball by Miguel Puche (Arouca).
- 6': Figueiredo (Alverca) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Foul by Tiago Esgaio (Arouca).
- 7': Foul by Miguel Puche (Arouca).
- 7': Francisco Chissumba (Alverca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Espen van Ee (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Francisco Chissumba (Alverca).
- 9': Attempt saved. Espen van Ee (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by André Gomes (Alverca). Assisted by Tiago Esgaio.
- 12': Attempt missed. Kaiky Naves (Alverca) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nabil Touaizi.
- 13': Alex Amorim (Alverca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Espen van Ee (Arouca).
- 15': Attempt saved. Alfonso Trezza (Arouca) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by André Gomes (Alverca). Assisted by Dylan Nandín.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Alfonso Trezza (Arouca) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Puche with a cross.
- 17': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Figueiredo.
- 18': Foul by Sandro Lima (Alverca).
- 18': Omar Fayed (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Delay in match because of an injury Omar Fayed (Arouca).
- 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Sandro Lima (Alverca).
- 22': Sandro Lima (Alverca) is shown the red card.
- 24': Foul by Pedro Santos (Arouca).
- 24': Lincoln (Alverca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Naïs Djouahra (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Espen van Ee.
- 25': Attempt missed. Espen van Ee (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 26': Figueiredo (Alverca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Foul by Naïs Djouahra (Arouca).
- 28': Foul by Amadou Dante (Arouca).
- 28': Lincoln (Alverca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Figueiredo (Alverca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Omar Fayed (Arouca).
- 34': Amadou Dante (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Nabil Touaizi (Alverca).
- 34': Nabil Touaizi (Alverca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Attempt missed. Miguel Puche (Arouca) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Santos with a cross.
- 36': Figueiredo (Alverca) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Tiago Esgaio (Arouca).
- 37': Alex Amorim (Alverca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Espen van Ee (Arouca).
- 39': Offside, Alverca. Lincoln is caught offside.
- 41': Dylan Nandín (Arouca) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Foul by Kaiky Naves (Alverca).
- 41': Kaiky Naves (Alverca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Francisco Chissumba.
- 44': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Figueiredo.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Omar Fayed (Arouca) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Puche with a cross.
- 45': Attempt missed. Boris Popovic (Arouca) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Miguel Puche with a cross.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Naïs Djouahra (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amadou Dante.
- 45'+1': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Kaiky Naves.
- 45'+2': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Kaiky Naves.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Naïs Djouahra (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+3': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Julián Martínez.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Tiago Esgaio (Arouca) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Miguel Puche with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Arouca 0, Alverca 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Arouca 0, Alverca 0.
- 45': Substitution, Alverca. Marezi replaces Figueiredo.
- 47': Foul by Espen van Ee (Arouca).
- 47': Lincoln (Alverca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Alex Amorim (Alverca) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marezi.
- 48': Corner, Alverca. Conceded by Omar Fayed.
- 49': Handball by Nabil Touaizi (Alverca).
- 51': Corner, Alverca. Conceded by Omar Fayed.
- 51': Attempt missed. Kaiky Naves (Alverca) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lincoln with a cross following a corner.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Naïs Djouahra (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 53': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Sabit Abdulai.
- 55': Offside, Alverca. Nabil Touaizi is caught offside.
- 55': Substitution, Arouca. Lee Hyun-Ju replaces Miguel Puche.
- 58': Attempt missed. Dylan Nandín (Arouca) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 59': Goal! Arouca 1, Alverca 0. Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tiago Esgaio with a cross.
- 61': Foul by Dylan Nandín (Arouca).
- 61': Sabit Abdulai (Alverca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt missed. Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pedro Santos.
- 66': Attempt saved. Naïs Djouahra (Arouca) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by André Gomes (Alverca). Assisted by Amadou Dante.
- 67': Delay in match because of an injury Boris Popovic (Arouca).
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Foul by Tiago Esgaio (Arouca).
- 68': Marezi (Alverca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Tiago Esgaio (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Substitution, Arouca. José Fontán replaces Boris Popovic because of an injury.
- 69': Substitution, Arouca. Barbero replaces Dylan Nandín.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Marezi (Alverca) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 69': Corner, Alverca. Conceded by Omar Fayed.
- 73': Foul by Lincoln (Alverca).
- 73': Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Lincoln (Alverca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Foul by Barbero (Arouca).
- 75': Kaiky Naves (Alverca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Corner, Alverca. Conceded by Tiago Esgaio.
- 77': Substitution, Alverca. Cédric Nuozzi replaces Lincoln.
- 77': Substitution, Alverca. Davy Gui replaces Alex Amorim.
- 79': Foul by Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca).
- 79': Julián Martínez (Alverca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt missed. Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 85': Substitution, Arouca. Pablo Gozálbez replaces Espen van Ee.
- 85': Substitution, Arouca. David Simão replaces Naïs Djouahra.
- 85': Substitution, Alverca. Isaac James replaces Bastien Meupiyou.
- 86': Corner, Alverca. Conceded by Amadou Dante.
- 86': Attempt saved. Isaac James (Alverca) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Nico Mantl (Arouca).
- 88': Barbero (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Julián Martínez (Alverca).
- 89': Substitution, Alverca. Felipe Lima replaces Sabit Abdulai.
- 90': Amadou Dante (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Felipe Lima (Alverca).
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Kaiky Naves.
- 90'+5': Foul by Francisco Chissumba (Alverca).
- 90'+5': Pablo Gozálbez (Arouca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Francisco Chissumba (Alverca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Pablo Gozálbez (Arouca).
- 90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+6': Foul by Nabil Touaizi (Alverca).
- 90'+6': Pedro Santos (Arouca) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Arouca 1, Alverca 0.
- 0': Match ends, Arouca 1, Alverca 0.
Statistics
 ALV |
FCA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 31.1 | Possession | 68.9 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 194 | Accurate Passes | 530 |
| 276 | Passes | 605 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 12 | Crosses | 42 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 9 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 37 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 37 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
Location: Arouca, Portugal
Attendance: 856
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
Location: Arouca, Portugal
Attendance: 856
Liga Portugal Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 16 | +31 | 46 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 16 | +38 | 41 |
| 3 | Benfica | 16 | +23 | 36 |
| 4 | Gil Vicente | 16 | +10 | 27 |
Line-Ups
Arouca (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 58 | Nico Mantl (GK) |
| 5 | Boris Popovic |
| 66 | Omar Fayed |
| 44 | Amadou Dante |
| 28 | Tiago Esgaio |
| 19 | Alfonso Trezza |
| 89 | Pedro Santos |
| 22 | Espen Van Ee |
| 23 | Dylan Nandín |
| 7 | Näis Djouahra |
| 11 | Miguel Puche |
Alverca (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | André Gomes (GK) |
| 3 | Julián Martinez |
| 33 | Bastien Meupiyou |
| 4 | Kaiky Naves  |
| 8 | Alexsandro Amorim |
| 21 | Sabit Abdulai |
| 55 | Francisco Chissumba |
| 2 | Nabili Touaizi |
| 91 | Sandro Lima  |
| 20 | Figueiredo |
| 18 | Lincoln |
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