Portuguese Primeira Liga

Braga vs Santa Clara, 2022-23 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Braga
  • 10': Ricardo Horta
  • 35': Sikou Niakate
  • 45'+5': Abel Ruiz
  • 87': Bruma
  • 90'+4': Pizzi
FT
5 - 3
Santa Clara
  • 17': Matheus Babi (P)
  • 70': Matheus Babi (P)
  • 85': Kennedy Boateng

About

Braga are hosting Santa Clara at Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga, 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.
  • 1': Foul by Uros Racic (Sporting Braga).
  • 1': Matheus Babi (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Matheus Babi (Santa Clara).
  • 1': Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Bruma (Sporting Braga).
  • 2': Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Sikou Niakaté.
  • 6': Foul by Matheus Babi (Santa Clara).
  • 6': Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Braga).
  • 8': Matheus Babi (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Santa Clara 0. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Iuri Medeiros.
  • 11': Bruma (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara).
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Víctor Gómez with a cross.
  • 12': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Ygor Nogueira.
  • 13': Penalty Santa Clara. Ricardinho draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 13': Penalty conceded by Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Braga) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 15': VAR Decision: Penalty Santa Clara.
  • 15': Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 17': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Santa Clara 1. Matheus Babi (Santa Clara) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 20': Foul by Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara).
  • 20': Matheus (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Delay in match (Santa Clara).
  • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Matheus (Sporting Braga).
  • 21': Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 23': Foul by Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga).
  • 23': Ygor Nogueira (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Offside, Santa Clara. Bruno Almeida tries a through ball, but Matheus Babi is caught offside.
  • 28': Foul by Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Braga).
  • 28': Matheus Babi (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Foul by Nuno Sequeira (Sporting Braga).
  • 29': Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Bruma.
  • 30': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Kennedy Boateng.
  • 31': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Ricardinho.
  • 32': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Adriano.
  • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Batista (Santa Clara).
  • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Foul by Matheus Babi (Santa Clara).
  • 33': Uros Racic (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Iuri Medeiros (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 34': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Ygor Nogueira.
  • 35': Goal! Sporting Braga 2, Santa Clara 1. Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nuno Sequeira with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Foul by Ygor Nogueira (Santa Clara).
  • 40': Bruma (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Foul by Adriano (Santa Clara).
  • 41': Attempt missed. Uros Racic (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 41': Adriano (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga).
  • 42': Foul by Ygor Nogueira (Santa Clara).
  • 42': Nuno Sequeira (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Ygor Nogueira (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abel Ruiz.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Bruma (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+5': Goal! Sporting Braga 3, Santa Clara 1. Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruma with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 45'+6': Attempt missed. Bruno Almeida (Santa Clara) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Silva with a headed pass.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Sporting Braga 3, Santa Clara 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Braga 3, Santa Clara 1.
  • 46': Foul by Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga).
  • 46': Matheus Babi (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Bruno Jordão (Santa Clara) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Babi.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Iuri Medeiros.
  • 49': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Gabriel Batista.
  • 51': Foul by Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga).
  • 51': Matheus Babi (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Bruma (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iuri Medeiros with a through ball.
  • 53': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Kennedy Boateng.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
  • 55': Hand ball by Bruno Almeida (Santa Clara).
  • 56': Foul by Bruno Jordão (Santa Clara).
  • 56': Uros Racic (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Bruno Jordão (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
  • 58': Attempt saved. Iuri Medeiros (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by André Horta with a through ball.
  • 58': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Gabriel Batista.
  • 59': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Paulo Oliveira.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Kennedy Boateng (Santa Clara) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Almeida with a cross.
  • 60': Substitution, Santa Clara. Andrézinho replaces Bruno Almeida.
  • 60': Substitution, Santa Clara. Nanú replaces Pierre Sagna.
  • 61': Foul by Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga).
  • 61': Ricardinho (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Paulo Oliveira.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Ygor Nogueira (Santa Clara) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Andrézinho with a cross.
  • 63': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Matheus.
  • 63': Attempt missed. MT (Santa Clara) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Bruma (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
  • 65': Foul by Ricardinho (Santa Clara).
  • 65': Iuri Medeiros (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Ricardinho (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Pizzi replaces André Horta.
  • 66': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Jean-Baptiste Gorby replaces Uros Racic.
  • 66': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Gabriel Batista.
  • 67': Foul by Matheus Babi (Santa Clara).
  • 67': Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Penalty Santa Clara. Andrézinho draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 68': Penalty conceded by Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Braga) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 70': Goal! Sporting Braga 3, Santa Clara 2. Matheus Babi (Santa Clara) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 71': Bruma (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Foul by Nanú (Santa Clara).
  • 72': Foul by Matheus Babi (Santa Clara).
  • 72': Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Bruno Jordão (Santa Clara).
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 78': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Adriano.
  • 79': Substitution, Santa Clara. Kento Misao replaces Bruno Jordão because of an injury.
  • 79': Andrézinho (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Foul by Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga).
  • 79': Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Ygor Nogueira (Santa Clara) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Silva with a cross.
  • 80': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Nuno Sequeira.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Ricardinho (Santa Clara) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrézinho.
  • 82': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Kennedy Boateng.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Pizzi (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 83': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Víctor Gómez.
  • 84': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Simon Banza replaces Abel Ruiz.
  • 85': Substitution, Santa Clara. Paulo Henrique replaces MT.
  • 85': Substitution, Santa Clara. Rildo replaces Ricardinho.
  • 85': Goal! Sporting Braga 3, Santa Clara 3. Kennedy Boateng (Santa Clara) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Silva.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paulo Henrique with a cross.
  • 87': Goal! Sporting Braga 4, Santa Clara 3. Bruma (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iuri Medeiros with a through ball.
  • 88': Bruma (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 88': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Pedro Santos replaces Iuri Medeiros.
  • 89': Foul by Simon Banza (Sporting Braga).
  • 89': Kennedy Boateng (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Foul by Kennedy Boateng (Santa Clara).
  • 90': Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Rildo (Santa Clara) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 90'+2': Rildo (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Sporting Braga 5, Santa Clara 3. Pizzi (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sporting Braga 5, Santa Clara 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Braga 5, Santa Clara 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Braga 5, Santa Clara 3.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 15
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 11
5 Saves 6
34.4 Possession 65.6
14 SHOTS 17
9 ON GOAL 10
0.6 On Target % 0.6
2 Penalty Goals 0
2 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
180 Accurate Passes 415
269 Passes 520
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 4
14 Crosses 25
0.3 Cross % 0.2
54 Long Balls 67
20 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 5
9 Effective Tackles 6
12 Tackles 13
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
11 Interceptions 10
24 Effective Clearances 23
24 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Location: Braga, Portugal
Attendance: 16,442

Liga Portugal Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sporting CP 11 +34 33
2 FC Porto 11 +20 27
3 Benfica 10 +21 25
4 Santa Clara 11 +2 21
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BRAG Braga (4-1-3-2)

No. Name
1 Matheus (GK)
4 Sikou Niakate
15 Paulo Oliveira Yellow Card
19 Uros Racic
6 Nuno Sequeira
2 Víctor Perea
10 André Horta
27 Bruma
45 Iuri Medeiros
21 Ricardo Horta
9 Abel Ruiz
Braga Substitutes:
Jean-Baptiste Gorby, Pedro Santos, Roger Fernandes, Josafat Mendes, Simon Banza, Rodrigo Gomes, Tiago Sá, Pizzi, Serdar Saatci.

SCL Santa Clara (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Gabriel Batista (GK)
4 Kennedy Boateng
2 Ygor Noguiera Yellow Card
32 MT
95 Pierre Sagna
19 Bruno Almeida
20 Adriano
6 Bruno Jordão
39 Matheus Babi
10 Ricardinho Yellow Card
49 Gabriel Silva Yellow Card
Santa Clara Substitutes:
Nanu, Victor Bobsin, Andrezinho, Ítalo , Kyosuke Tagawa, Kento Misao, Rildo, Paulo Henrique, Ricardo Fernandes.

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