PONTA DELGADA. Santa Clara was able to clinch a draw against Chaves with a late goal from B. Jordão scored in the (87′) after Chaves got a lead with a goal from I. Abass (83′). Chaves was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)

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 Ricardo Baixinho with the collaboration of Hugo André Pires Ribeiro and José Manuel Graça Mira. The 4th official was Iancu Ioan Vasilica. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.4 degrees Celsius or 65.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Chaves had a superior ball possession 56% while Santa Clara was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Chaves had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Chaves to win the match​.

Santa Clara shot 19 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Chaves shot 13 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Santa Clara received 3 yellow cards (Pierre Sagna, Ygor Nogueira and Costinha). Regarding the opposition, Chaves received 2 yellow cards (João Teixeira and Guima).

Also, Chaves didn’t end the match with 11 players after Guima (Chaves) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).

Standings

After playing this match, Santa Clara will have 16 points to hold in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Chaves will have 37 points like Boavista to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Santa Clara will play away against Estoril on the 30th of April with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Santa Clara (2 draws).

Chaves will host Casa Pia on the 29th of April with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Chaves (0 draws).

Santa Clara – Formation

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

The manager Danildo Jose Sao Pedro Accioly Filho decided to play with the following team: Gabriel Batista (6.5), Pierre Sagna (7.4), Ygor Nogueira (7.0), Kennedy Boateng (7.1), Paulo Henrique (6.5), Andrézinho (6.7), Bruno Jordão (7.4), Adriano Firmino (7.4), Ricardinho (6.9), Costinha (7.1) and Matheus Babi (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Nanú (6.7), Kyosuke Tagawa (6.4), Bruno Almeida, Ítalo, Kento Misao (6.7), Matheus Araújo, Gabriel Silva, Filip Stevanović and Marcos Díaz.

Substitutions

Santa Clara made 3 changes: Adriano Firmino for Kento Misao (61′), Pierre Sagna for Nanu (73′) and Costinha for Gabriel Silva Vieira (79′).

Best player: Adriano Firmino​

The player that probably impressed the most for Santa Clara was Adriano Firmino.

His rating is (7.4) with 45 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.

Chaves – Formation

Chaves started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Vítor Fernando de Carvalho Campelos played with: Paulo Vítor (6.7), Nélson Monte (6.8), Carlos Ponck (6.7), Steven Vitória (6.7), Bruno Langa (7.0), Guima (7.4), João Teixeira (7.4), João Correia (6.4), João Mendes (7.3), Bernardo Sousa (6.5) and Juninho Vieira (6.7).

They had on the bench: João Pedro, Jô Batista, Rodrigo Nascimento, Sandro Cruz, Hector Hernandez (6.5), Luther Singh (6.5), Sidy Sarr, João Queirós and Issah Abass (7.8).

Substitutions

Chaves made 5 changes: João Correia for Héctor Hernández (66′), Benny for Issah Abass (66′), Juninho for Luther Singh (78′), Juninho for Kyosuke Tagawa (78′) and João Mendes for João Pedro (90′).

Best player: Issah Abass​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Chaves was Issah Abass.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 7 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 1.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 66′.

Results of the day

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

• Arouca – Vizela – 1-0
• Portimonense – Gil Vicente – 1-0
• Santa Clara – Chaves – 1-1
• Benfica – Estoril – 1-0