Vitória SC conquers Santa Clara 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

PONTA DELGADA. Vitória SC prevails over Santa Clara 3-1.

By
Luke Meyer
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Vitória SC conquers Santa Clara 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

PONTA DELGADA. Vitória SC prevails over Santa Clara 3-1. Vitória SC was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Alisson Safira (22′), Alisson Safira (30′) and André Silva (44′). Santa Clara reduced the distance with a goal (66′) by Rildo, but there was not much to do for them. Santa Clara lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Estádio de São Miguel stadium in Ponta Delgada on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Manuel Mota with the support of Jorge António Alves Fernandes and Nuno Eiras. The 4th official was Pedro Alexandre Duarte Ferreira. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.4 degrees Celsius or 59.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Santa Clara

1 - 3

Team 1

Vitória SC

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 16 Total 12
  • 5 On Target 6
  • 8 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 133 Attack 80
  • 49 Dangerous attack 37
  • 100 Ball safe 95
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 16 Total 9
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Santa Clara had a strong ball possession 58% while Vitória SC was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Santa Clara was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Vitória SC was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Santa Clara shot 16 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Vitória SC shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Santa Clara received 3 yellow cards (Kento Misao, Costinha and W. González). On the other side, Vitória SC received 2 yellow cards (Rafa and ).

Match Timeline

Safira(goal)André Silva
22'
Safira(goal)Maga
30'
34'
43'
44'
62'
62'
62'
66'
66'
67'
67'
79'
79'
MT- sub ->Xavi Quintillà
80'
90'
Rafa- Yellow
90'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Benfica
87
34
Porto
85
34
Sporting Braga
78
34
Sporting CP
74
34
Arouca
54
34
Vitória SC
53
34
Chaves
46
34
Famalicão
44
34
Boavista
44
34
Casa Pia
41
34
Vizela
40
34
Rio Ave
40
34
Gil Vicente
37
34
Estoril
35
34
Portimonense
34
34
Marítimo
26
34
Paços de Ferreira
23
34
Santa Clara
22
34

After playing this match, Santa Clara will stay with 15 points to remain in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Vitória SC will have 40 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Santa Clara will play away with Paços de Ferreira on the 11th of March with a 4-4 head to head record.

Vitória SC will host Arouca on the 11th of March with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Vitória SC (5 draws).

Santa Clara – Formation

Santa Clara
G
Gabriel Batista 12.Brazil
6.3
D
Xavi Quintillà 3.Spain
6.4
80'
D
Nanu 31.Guinea-Bissau
6.4
D
Kennedy Boateng 4.Togo
6.8
D
Ítalo 44.Brazil
6.6
M
Kento Misao 40.Japan
6.4
34'
M
Bruno Almeida 19.Portugal
6.7
62'
M
Adriano Firmino 20.Brazil
7.2
F
Ricardinho 10.Portugal
6.6
43'
F
Kyosuke Tagawa 9.Japan
6.4
62'
F
Gabriel Silva 49.Brazil
6.5
62'
Substitutes
G
Marcos Díaz 74.Argentina
D
Paulo Henrique 16.Portugal
D
Diogo Calila 13.Portugal
M
MT 32.Brazil
6.2
80'
M
Costinha 11.Portugal
6.5
62' 90'
M
Bruno Jordão 6.Portugal
M
Victor Bobsin 80.Brazil
7.2
62'
F
Rildo 37.Brazil
7.8
43' Goals66'
F
Walter González 24.Paraguay
6.8
62' 90'

Santa Clara started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager António Jorge Rocha Simão decided to play with the following team: Gabriel Batista (6.3), Nanú (6.4), Kennedy Boateng (6.8), Ítalo (6.6), Xavier Quintilla (6.4), Bruno Almeida (6.7), Kento Misao (6.4), Adriano Firmino (7.2), Gabriel Silva (6.5), Kyosuke Tagawa (6.4) and Ricardinho (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Matheus Araújo (6.2), Paulo Henrique, Rildo (7.8), Costinha (6.5), Marcos Díaz, Walter González (6.8), Diogo Calila, Bruno Jordão and Victor Bobsin (7.2).

Substitutions

Santa Clara made 5 changes: Ricardinho for Rildo Gonçalves de Amorim Filho (43′), K. Tagawa for Walter González (62′), Bruno Almeida for Victor Bobsin (62′), Gabriel Silva for Costinha (62′) and Xavi Quintillà for Matheus Nunes Fagundes de Araújo (80′).

Best player: Rildo​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Santa Clara was Rildo.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 12 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 43′.

Vitória SC – Formation

Vitória SC
G
Rafa 53.Portugal
7.3
90'
D
Mikel Villanueva  3.Venezuela
6.6
D
André Amaro 13.Portugal
6.7
D
I. Bamba 22.Italy
7.1
M
Afonso de Freitas 72.Portugal
6.6
M
Maga 2.Portugal
7.1
M
André André 21.Portugal
7.6
90'
M
Dani Silva 80.Portugal
6.2
67'
F
Safira 9.Brazil
8.4
67' Goals22', 30'
F
Jota Silva 11.Portugal
7.3
79'
F
André Silva 17.Brazil
8.2
79' Goals44'
Substitutes
D
M. Tounkara 83.France
D
Ryoya Ogawa 25.Japan
D
Bruno Gaspar 76.Angola
M
Matheus Índio 23.Brazil
90'
F
Nélson da Luz 20.Angola
6.8
79'
F
Nicolas Janvier 98.France
7.0
67'
F
Mikey Johnston 90.Scotland
6.3
79'
F
Anderson Silva 33.Brazil
6.2
67'

Vitória SC started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

João Miguel da Cunha Teixeira played with: Pedro Rafael Oliveira (7.3), André Amaro (6.7), Ibrahima Bamba (7.1), Mikel Villanueva (6.6), Miguel Maga (7.1), André André (7.6), Daniel Silva (6.2), Afonso Freitas (6.6), Jota Silva (7.3), Allison Safira (8.4) and André Silva (8.1).

These were the players on the bench: Mamadou Tounkara, Indio, Ryoya Ogawa, Nelson Luz (7.0), Gui, Nicolas Janvier (7.0), Michael Johnston (6.3), Bruno Gaspar and Anderson Silva (6.2).

Vitória SC could not rely on the presence of Matheus Índio (injured).

Substitutions

Vitória SC made 5 changes: Dani Silva for Nicolas Janvier (67′), Alisson Safira for Anderson Silva (67′), Jota Silva for Michael Johnston (79′), André Silva for Nélson Luz (80′) and André André for Matheus Salgueiro (90′).

Best player: Allison Safira​

The player that probably impressed the most for Vitória SC was Allison Safira.

His rating is (8.4) with 2 goals, 12 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 16. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.​