Sporting CP prevails over Santa Clara 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

ALCOCHETE. Sporting CP was ultimately too strong for Santa Clara.

By
John Ross
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Sporting CP prevails over Santa Clara 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

ALCOCHETE. Sporting CP was finally too good for Santa Clara with the goal of Paulinho (14′), Francisco Trincão (22′) and Marcus Edwards (52′). Sporting CP was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (72%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the CGD Stadium Aurélio Pereira stadium in Alcochete on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was André Filipe Domingues Narciso who was helped by Paulo Ricardo Duarte Brás and Hugo Alexandre França Luís Coimbra. The 4th official was Ricardo Baixinho. The weather was drizly. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 61.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sporting CP

3 - 0

Team 1

Santa Clara

  • ! 72 Ball Possession 28
Shots
  • 15 Total 10
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 181 Attack 58
  • 64 Dangerous attack 18
  • 91 Ball safe 89
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 11 Total 15
  • 0 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sporting CP was in firm control of the ball 72% while Santa Clara was struggling with a 28% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sporting CP had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting CP won the match​.

Sporting CP shot 14 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Santa Clara shot 10 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Sporting CP didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Santa Clara received 6 yellow cards (Pierre Sagna, Kento Misao, Matheus Babi, MT, Matheus Babi and Adriano Firmino).

Match Timeline

Paulinho(goal)
14'
Trincão(goal)
22'
45'
46'
Jerry St. Juste- sub ->Gonçalo Inácio
46'
Marcus Edwards (goal)Paulinho
52'
69'
69'
MT- sub ->Allano
69'
69'
Luís Neto- sub ->Matheus Reis
69'
Hidemasa Morita- sub ->Pedro Gonçalves
69'
74'
77'
79'
Andrézinho- sub ->Gabriel Silva
81'
MT- Yellow
85'
Adriano Firmino- Yellow
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 this encounter, Sporting CP will have 53 points to hold in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Santa Clara will stay with 15 points to hold in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Sporting CP will play away against Casa Pia on the 9th of April with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Sporting CP (0 draws).

Santa Clara will host Vizela on the 7th of April with a 2-2 head to head.

Sporting CP – Formation

Sporting CP
G
Antonio Adán  1.Spain
7.1
D
Matheus Reis 2.Brazil
7.4
69'
D
Gonçalo Inácio 25.Portugal
7.2
46'
D
Ousmane Diomande 26.Ivory Coast
7.4
M
Nuno Santos 11.Portugal
7.3
M
Arthur Gomes 33.Brazil
7.4
M
Manuel Ugarte 15.Uruguay
6.9
69'
M
Pedro Gonçalves  28.Portugal
7.6
69'
F
Paulinho 20.Portugal
8.0
Goals14'
F
Marcus Edwards  10.England
8.4
74' Goals52'
F
Trincão 17.Portugal
7.5
Goals22'
Substitutes
G
Franco Israel 12.Uruguay
D
Jerry St. Juste 3.Netherlands
6.4
46'
D
Luís Neto 13.Portugal
6.8
69'
M
M. Tanlongo 32.Argentina
6.7
69'
M
Hidemasa Morita 5.Japan
6.6
69'
M
Sotiris Alexandropoulos  6.Greece
F
Afonso Moreira 98.Portugal
F
Youssef Chermiti 79.Portugal
F
Rochinha 16.Portugal
6.5
74'

Sporting CP started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim decided to play with the following team: Antonio Adán (7.1), Ousmane Diomande (7.4), Gonçalo Inácio (7.2), Matheus Reis (7.4), Arthur Gomes (7.4), Manuel Ugarte (6.9), Pedro Gonçalves (7.6), Nuno Santos (7.3), Marcus Edwards (8.4), Paulinho (8.0) and Francisco Trincão (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Afonso Bastardo Moreira, Mateo Tanlongo (6.7), Youssef Ramalho Chermiti, Franco Israel Wibmer, Jeremiah St. Juste (6.4), Luís Neto (6.8), Rochinha (6.5), Hidemasa Morita (6.6) and Sotirios-Polykarpos Alexandropoulos.

Substitutions

Sporting CP made 5 changes: Gonçalo Inácio for Jeremiah St. Juste (46′), M. Ugarte for Mateo Tanlongo (69′), Matheus Reis for Luís Neto (69′), Pedro Gonçalves for Hidemasa Morita (69′) and Marcus Edwards for Rochinha (74′).

Best player: Marcus Edwards​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting CP was Marcus Edwards.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 28 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Santa Clara – Formation

Santa Clara
G
Gabriel Batista 12.Brazil
6.1
D
Pierre Sagna 95.Senegal
5.9
45'
D
Paulo Henrique 16.Portugal
7.2
D
Ygor Nogueira 2.Brazil
6.9
D
Adriano Firmino 20.Brazil
6.4
85'
M
Kento Misao 40.Japan
7.4
77'
M
Victor Bobsin 80.Brazil
6.3
46'
M
Allano 7.Brazil
6.4
69'
M
Gabriel Silva 49.Brazil
5.8
79'
F
Bruno Almeida 19.Portugal
6.3
69'
F
Kyosuke Tagawa 9.Japan
6.1
69'
Substitutes
G
Marcos Díaz 74.Argentina
D
Diogo Calila 13.Portugal
D
Kennedy Boateng 4.Togo
M
MT 32.Brazil
6.4
69' 81'
M
Costinha 11.Portugal
6.5
69'
M
Bruno Jordão 6.Portugal
6.4
46'
M
Rildo 37.Brazil
F
Andrézinho 21.Portugal
6.7
79'
F
Matheus Babi 39.Brazil
6.8
69' 90'

Santa Clara started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

António Jorge Rocha Simão played with: Gabriel Batista (6.1), Pierre Sagna (5.9), Ygor Nogueira (6.9), Adriano Firmino (6.4), Paulo Henrique (7.2), Gabriel Silva (5.8), Victor Bobsin (6.3), Kento Misao (7.4), Allano (6.4), Kyosuke Tagawa (6.1) and Bruno Almeida (6.3).

They had on the bench: Matheus Araújo (6.4), Costinha (6.5), Bruno Jordão (6.4), Marcos Guillermo Díaz, Andrézinho (6.7), Matheus Babi (6.8), Diogo Dos Santos Cabral, Kennedy Kofi Boateng and Rildo Gonçalves de Amorim Filho.

Substitutions

Santa Clara made 5 changes: Victor Bobsin for Bruno Jordão (46′), K. Tagawa for Matheus Babi (69′), Allano for Matheus Nunes Fagundes de Araújo (69′), Bruno Almeida for Costinha (69′) and Gabriel Silva for Andrezinho (79′).

Best player: Kento Misao​

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

His rating is (7.4) with 31 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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