Portuguese Primeira Liga

Arouca vs Sporting CP, 2023-24 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Arouca
    FT
    0 - 3
    Sporting CP
    • 19': Viktor Gyökeres
    • 90'+1': Geny Catamo
    • 90'+6': Morten Hjulmand

    About

    Arouca are hosting Sporting CP 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.
    • 1': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Matheus Reis is caught offside.
    • 5': Foul by Nino Galovic (Arouca).
    • 5': Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
    • 6': Foul by David Simão (Arouca).
    • 6': Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Jason (Arouca) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Simão with a cross.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Cristo González (Arouca) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rafa Mújica.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matheus Reis with a cross.
    • 13': Foul by David Simão (Arouca).
    • 13': Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 15': Foul by Morlaye Sylla (Arouca).
    • 15': Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Pedro Santos (Arouca).
    • 15': Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Goal! Arouca 0, Sporting Lisbon 1. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matheus Reis.
    • 22': Foul by Cristo González (Arouca).
    • 22': Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 22': Javi Montero (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': David Simão (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Trincão (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pote with a through ball.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Morten Hjulmand.
    • 29': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Hidemasa Morita.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Nino Galovic (Arouca) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jason with a cross.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Rafa Mújica (Arouca) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Weverson with a cross.
    • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Morlaye Sylla (Arouca) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristo González.
    • 34': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Franco Israel.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Jason (Arouca) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Simão.
    • 36': Foul by Cristo González (Arouca).
    • 36': Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Morlaye Sylla (Arouca) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cristo González.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Weverson (Arouca).
    • 45'+1': Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Arouca 0, Sporting Lisbon 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Arouca 0, Sporting Lisbon 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Gonçalo Inácio replaces Eduardo Quaresma.
    • 48': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Viktor Gyökeres is caught offside.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hidemasa Morita with a through ball.
    • 49': Cristo González (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 51': Attempt blocked. David Simão (Arouca) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tiago Esgaio.
    • 52': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Viktor Gyökeres is caught offside.
    • 55': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Pote is caught offside.
    • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Trincão (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Pedro Santos (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 61': Offside, Arouca. Rafa Mújica is caught offside.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Rafa Mújica (Arouca) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 63': Foul by Trincão (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 63': Javi Montero (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Pote (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 64': Jason (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Delay in match because of an injury David Simão (Arouca).
    • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 67': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Jeremiah St. Juste replaces Sebastián Coates.
    • 67': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Paulinho replaces Trincão.
    • 69': Foul by Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 69': Jason (Arouca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 72': Substitution, Arouca. Yusuf Lawal replaces Jason.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Cristo González (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by David Simão.
    • 74': Foul by Nino Galovic (Arouca).
    • 74': Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Rafa Mújica (Arouca).
    • 76': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Daniel Bragança replaces Hidemasa Morita.
    • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 78': Foul by Pedro Santos (Arouca).
    • 78': Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Jeremiah St. Juste (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pote with a cross.
    • 80': Foul by David Simão (Arouca).
    • 80': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 80': David Simão (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 84': Foul by Nino Galovic (Arouca).
    • 84': Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Nino Galovic (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Substitution, Arouca. Eboue Kouassi replaces Nino Galovic.
    • 84': Substitution, Arouca. Quaresma replaces Weverson.
    • 85': Substitution, Arouca. Miguel Puche replaces Cristo González.
    • 85': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 85': Morlaye Sylla (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Foul by Pote (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 86': Pedro Santos (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': David Simão (Arouca) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Foul by Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 90': Foul by Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 90': Tiago Esgaio (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Nuno Santos replaces Pote.
    • 90'+1': Goal! Arouca 0, Sporting Lisbon 2. Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Paulinho following a fast break.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Miguel Puche (Arouca).
    • 90'+3': Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': David Simão (Arouca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Daniel Bragança (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Quaresma (Arouca) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Miguel Puche.
    • 90'+6': Goal! Arouca 0, Sporting Lisbon 3. Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Arouca 0, Sporting Lisbon 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Arouca 0, Sporting Lisbon 3.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 13
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 1
    0 Corner Kicks 2
    2 Saves 2
    37.7 Possession 62.3
    11 SHOTS 12
    5 ON GOAL 2
    0.5 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    281 Accurate Passes 529
    360 Passes 598
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 4
    9 Crosses 13
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    45 Long Balls 58
    20 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    8 Effective Tackles 11
    17 Tackles 20
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 7
    18 Effective Clearances 14
    18 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

    Venue: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
    Location: Arouca, Portugal
    Attendance: 4,061

    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

    ARO Arouca (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    12 Ignacio De Arruabarrena (GK)
    4 Francisco Montero
    44 Nino Galovic Yellow Card
    26 Weverson
    28 Tiago Esgaio
    89 Pedro Santos
    5 David Simão Yellow Card
    2 Morlaye Sylla
    10 Jason
    19 Rafa Mújica
    23 Cristo
    Arouca Substitutes:
    Oriol Busquets, Mateus Quaresma, Bogdan Milovanov, Alfonso Trezza, Yusuf Lawal, Miguel Puche, Thiago, Pedro Moreira, Kouassi Eboue.

    SCP Sporting CP (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    12 Franco Israel (GK)
    4 Sebastián Coates
    26 Ousmane Diomande
    72 Eduardo Quaresma
    5 Hidemasa Morita
    42 Morten Hjulmand
    2 Matheus Reis
    21 Geny Catamo
    9 Viktor Gyökeres
    8 Pedro Gonçalves
    17 Francisco Trincão
    Sporting CP Substitutes:
    Marcus Edwards, Jerry St. Juste, Gonçalo Inacio, Daniel Bragança, Koba Koindredi, Paulinho, Diogo Pinto, Nuno Santos, Ricardo Esgaio.

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