Rio Ave beat Estoril 2-0 on Saturday, 22 August 2026 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Carlos Macedo. It was played at Estádio António Coimbra da Mota.
First half: Rio Ave took the lead at 15' when J. Blesa scored, with the assist credited to Diogo Bezerra, making the score 0-1.
Second half: Rio Ave made their 1st substitution at 52', with R. Galcik replacing A. Ntoi. VAR intervened at 53' for Rio Ave (Goal cancelled). Fernando Medrano received a yellow card for Estoril at 68'. Estoril made their 1st substitution at 68', with Tiago Brito replacing Fabrício Garcia. Estoril made their 2nd substitution at 69', with Fernando Medrano replacing Tiago Parreira Parente. Estoril made their 3rd substitution at 69', with Ricard Sánchez replacing Pedro Carvalho. Rio Ave extended the lead at 72' when Tamble Monteiro scored, with the assist credited to J. Blesa, making the score 0-3. Estoril made their 4th substitution at 76', with A. Tsoungui replacing J. Arnolin. Estoril made their 5th substitution at 76', with R. Guitane replacing Peixinho. Rio Ave made their 2nd substitution at 76', with N. Abbey replacing M. Vrousai. Rio Ave made their 3rd substitution at 81', with J. Brabec replacing Gustavo Mancha. Rio Ave made their 4th substitution at 81', with Tamble Monteiro replacing D. Špikić. A. Ntoi received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 86'.
Estoril used 5 substitutions while Rio Ave used 4 substitutions. Estoril got 1 yellow card, while Rio Ave got 1 yellow card.
How the match was won
- Estoril outshot their opponent (18-3).
- Estoril controlled possession (55%).
- Estoril had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).
