Rio Ave beat Estoril 2-1 on Sunday, 22 March 2026 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Andre Filipe Domingues Narciso. It was played at Estádio António Coimbra da Mota.
First half: Estoril took the lead at 16' when Ferro scored, with the assist credited to J. Holsgrove, making the score 1-0. João Carvalho received a yellow card for Estoril at 41'.
Second half: Estoril made their 1st substitution at 46', with R. Guitane replacing André Lacximicant. Rio Ave leveled the score at 54' when J. Brabec scored, with the assist credited to Diogo Bezerra, making the score 1-1. Estoril made their 2nd substitution at 58', with Pedro Carvalho replacing Jandro Orellana. Estoril made their 3rd substitution at 58', with Xeka replacing Pedro Amaral. VAR intervened at 68' for Rio Ave (Penalty cancelled). VAR intervened at 72' for Rio Ave (Penalty confirmed). Rio Ave took the lead at 74' when J. Blesa scored (Penalty), making the score 1-2. Estoril made their 4th substitution at 75', with A. Tsoungui replacing Pizzi. André Lacximicant received a yellow card for Estoril at 78'. Rio Ave made their 1st substitution at 78', with Ole Pohlmann replacing Ryan Guilherme. Rio Ave made their 2nd substitution at 83', with D. Špikić replacing Tamble Monteiro. N. Abbey received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 85'. Estoril made their 5th substitution at 85', with J. Holsgrove replacing Alejandro Marqués. T. Nikitscher received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 87'. Rio Ave made their 3rd substitution at 90+3', with Diogo Bezerra replacing João Tomé. Rio Ave made their 4th substitution at 90+3', with J. Blesa replacing J. Lomboto. Tamble Monteiro received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 90+9'.
Estoril used 5 substitutions while Rio Ave used 4 substitutions. Estoril got 2 yellow cards, while Rio Ave got 3 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (13-13).
- Estoril controlled possession (55%).
- Rio Ave had the sharper finishing (4-8 shots on target).
