Portuguese Primeira Liga

Arouca vs Estrela, 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Arouca
  • 46': Tiago Esgaio
FT
1 - 0
Estrela

    About

    Arouca are hosting Estrela 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.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Tiago Esgaio (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Barbero.
    • 5': Rodrigo Pinho (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by José Fontán (Arouca).
    • 6': Foul by Stefan Lekovic (Estrela).
    • 6': Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Tiago Esgaio (Arouca).
    • 7': Bruno Langa (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Eddy Doué (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Taichi Fukui (Arouca).
    • 13': Bruno Langa (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Barbero (Arouca).
    • 14': Pablo Gozálbez (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Bruno Langa (Estrela).
    • 17': Attempt saved. Barbero (Arouca) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Renan Ribeiro (Estrela). Assisted by Pablo Gozálbez with a through ball.
    • 18': Taichi Fukui (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Rodrigo Pinho (Estrela).
    • 20': Attempt missed. Espen van Ee (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pablo Gozálbez.
    • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Bernardo Schappo (Estrela).
    • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 23': Substitution, Estrela. Luan Patrick replaces Bernardo Schappo because of an injury.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Ianis Stoica (Estrela) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Robinho.
    • 24': Stefan Lekovic (Estrela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Foul by Barbero (Arouca).
    • 25': Attempt missed. Barbero (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Espen van Ee.
    • 26': Bruno Langa (Estrela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Foul by Pablo Gozálbez (Arouca).
    • 26': Bas Kuipers (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Bruno Langa (Estrela).
    • 27': Stefan Lekovic (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Barbero (Arouca).
    • 29': Foul by Luan Patrick (Estrela).
    • 29': Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Ianis Stoica (Estrela) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Robinho.
    • 32': Foul by Espen van Ee (Arouca).
    • 32': Abraham Marcus (Estrela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Espen van Ee (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Pinho (Estrela) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Pinho (Estrela) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ignacio de Arruabarrena (Arouca). Assisted by Bruno Langa with a cross.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Barbero (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Hyun-Ju.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Pablo Gozálbez (Arouca) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by José Fontán with a cross.
    • 43': Foul by Max Scholze (Estrela).
    • 43': Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Barbero (Arouca) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 43': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Stefan Lekovic.
    • 44': Javi Sánchez (Arouca) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Kevin Höög Jansson.
    • 45'+2': Abraham Marcus (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca).
    • 45'+2': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Estrela. Conceded by Pablo Gozálbez.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Pinho (Estrela) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Robinho following a corner.
    • 45'+4': José Fontán (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Abraham Marcus (Estrela).
    • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Pinho (Estrela) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Abraham Marcus following a fast break.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Arouca 0, Estrela 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Arouca 0, Estrela 0.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Naïs Djouahra (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Renan Ribeiro (Estrela). Assisted by Lee Hyun-Ju.
    • 46': Goal! Arouca 1, Estrela 0. Tiago Esgaio (Arouca) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
    • 51': Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Foul by Kevin Höög Jansson (Estrela).
    • 51': Offside, Estrela. Ianis Stoica is caught offside.
    • 53': Offside, Estrela. Rodrigo Pinho is caught offside.
    • 56': Ianis Stoica (Estrela) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Abraham Marcus.
    • 61': Substitution, Arouca. Pedro Santos replaces Espen van Ee.
    • 61': Substitution, Arouca. Alfonso Trezza replaces Pablo Gozálbez.
    • 65': Stefan Lekovic (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Barbero (Arouca).
    • 65': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Pinho (Estrela) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ignacio de Arruabarrena (Arouca). Assisted by Max Scholze with a through ball.
    • 65': Corner, Estrela. Conceded by Ignacio de Arruabarrena.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Kevin Höög Jansson (Estrela) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin Höög Jansson (Estrela).
    • 69': Substitution, Arouca. Mateo Flores replaces Lee Hyun-Ju.
    • 70': Substitution, Estrela. Jorge Meireles replaces Ianis Stoica.
    • 70': Substitution, Estrela. Jovane Cabral replaces Kevin Höög Jansson because of an injury.
    • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Jovane Cabral (Estrela) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abraham Marcus with a through ball.
    • 71': Corner, Estrela. Conceded by José Fontán.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Pinho (Estrela) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Abraham Marcus with a cross following a corner.
    • 72': Robinho (Estrela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Foul by Pedro Santos (Arouca).
    • 72': Pedro Santos (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Robinho (Estrela).
    • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 75': Substitution, Arouca. Matías Rocha replaces Naïs Djouahra.
    • 75': Substitution, Arouca. Miguel Puche replaces Barbero.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Pinho (Estrela) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ignacio de Arruabarrena (Arouca). Assisted by Jovane Cabral.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Mateo Flores (Arouca) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Puche.
    • 78': Abraham Marcus (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Mateo Flores (Arouca).
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Max Scholze (Estrela) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luan Patrick.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Stefan Lekovic (Estrela) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Max Scholze.
    • 80': Substitution, Estrela. Sydney van Hooijdonk replaces Rodrigo Pinho.
    • 80': Substitution, Estrela. Paulo Moreira replaces Eddy Doué.
    • 84': Foul by Robinho (Estrela).
    • 84': Taichi Fukui (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Max Scholze.
    • 87': Foul by Taichi Fukui (Arouca).
    • 87': Jorge Meireles (Estrela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Foul by Jorge Meireles (Estrela).
    • 90': Pedro Santos (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Jorge Meireles (Estrela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Bruno Langa (Estrela).
    • 90'+1': Tiago Esgaio (Arouca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Max Scholze.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Javi Sánchez (Arouca) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Miguel Puche with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+5': Bruno Langa (Estrela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Mateo Flores (Arouca).
    • 90'+5': Mateo Flores (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+6': Offside, Arouca. Pedro Santos is caught offside.
    • 90'+6': Sydney van Hooijdonk (Estrela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Matías Rocha (Arouca).
    • 90'+6': Matías Rocha (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Jovane Cabral (Estrela) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Arouca 1, Estrela 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Arouca 1, Estrela 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 15
    1 Yellow Cards 5
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 3
    50.4 Possession 49.6
    15 SHOTS 11
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    312 Accurate Passes 321
    379 Passes 377
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 2
    19 Crosses 12
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    54 Long Balls 36
    27 Accurate Long Balls 13
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 2
    8 Effective Tackles 4
    12 Tackles 10
    0.7 Tackle % 0.4
    5 Interceptions 9
    11 Effective Clearances 34
    11 Clearances 34

    Game Information

    Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

    Venue: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
    Location: Arouca, Portugal
    Attendance: 1,804

    Liga Portugal Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 FC Porto 34 +48 88
    2 Sporting CP 34 +65 82
    3 Benfica 34 +49 80
    4 Braga 34 +28 59
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    FCA Arouca (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Ignacio De Arruabarrena (GK)
    3 José Fontán
    15 Javi Sánchez Yellow Card
    25 Bas Kuipers
    28 Tiago Esgaio
    14 Lee Hyun-Ju
    22 Espen Van Ee Yellow Card
    21 Taichi Fukui
    17 Barbero
    7 Näis Djouahra
    10 Pablo Gozálbez
    Arouca Substitutes:
    Matías Rocha, Pedro Santos, Mateo Flores, Fally Mayulu, Jakub Vinarcik, Alfonso Trezza, José Augusto Silva, Miguel Puche, Amadou Dante.

    EST Estrela (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    40 Renan Ribeiro (GK)
    14 Bernardo Schappo
    4 Stefan Lekovic
    24 Bruno Langa
    21 Max Scholze
    6 Kevin Höög Jansson
    8 Robinho
    39 Eddy Doué
    9 Rodrigo Pinho
    10 Ianis Stoica
    99 Abraham Marcus
    Estrela Substitutes:
    Leandro Antonetti, Jovane Cabral, Jorge Meireles, Otávio, David Grilo, Luan Patrick, Sydney van Hooijdonk, Alex Sola, Paulo Moreira.

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