PORTO. Boavista managed to clinch a draw against Sporting Braga with a late goal from Y. Njie scored in the (90′) after Sporting Braga got a lead with an own goal from R. Cannon (59′).
The match was played at the Estádio do Bessa Século XXI stadium in Porto on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Nuno Miguel Serrano Almeida assisted by André Campos and Francisco João Serra Jorge Pereira. The 4th official was Marcos Roberto Viegas Brazão. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.1 degrees Celsius or 69.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 8 Total 11
- 3 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 9
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 98 Attack 135
- 36 Dangerous attack 73
- 99 Ball safe 84
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Boavista was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Sporting Braga that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sporting Braga was putting more pressure with 73 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Sporting Braga to win the match.
Boavista shot 8 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sporting Braga shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Boavista received 1 yellow card (Bruno Lourenço). On the other side, Sporting Braga received 5 yellow cards (Abel Ruiz, Joe Mendes, Pizzi, Ricardo Horta and Uroš Račić).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Boavista will have 41 points to hold in the 9th place. On the other side, Sporting Braga will have 75 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
Boavista – Formation
Boavista
77'
80'
90', 90'
Boavista started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Armando Gonçalves Teixeira decided to play with the following team: Rafael Bracali , Pedro Malheiro , Reggie Cannon , Rodrigo Abascal , Bruno Onyemaechi , Sebastián Pérez , Gaius Makouta , Salvador Agra , Bruno Lourenço , Ricardo Mangas and Yusupha Njie .
The home team had on the bench: Ibrahima Camará , Machado , Masaki Watai , Filipe Ferreira, Vincent Sasso, César Dutra, Ilija Vukotić, Martim Tavares and Joel Silva.
Substitutions
Boavista made 3 changes: Salvador Agra for Ibrahima Camará (61′), Bruno Onyemaechi for Masaki Watai (77′) and Seba Pérez for Martim Miguel Carneiro Tavares (87′).
Best player: Sebastián Pérez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Boavista was Sebastián Pérez.
His rating is with 53 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10.
Sporting Braga – Formation
Sporting Braga
Sporting Braga started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Artur Jorge Torres Gomes Araújo Amorim played with: Matheus , Victor Gómez , Paulo Oliveira , Sikou Niakaté , Nuno Sequeira, Josafat Mendes , Iuri Medeiros , André Horta , Pizzi , Bruma and Abel Ruíz , Ricardo Horta .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Uroš Račić , Rodrigo Gomes, Álvaro Djaló , Macedo, Serdar Saatçı , Roger Fernandes, Tiago Sá, Jean-Baptiste Gorby , Jean-Baptiste Gorby and Lukáš Horníček.
Substitutions
Sporting Braga made 5 changes: Iuri Medeiros for Álvaro Dias Fernandes (56′), Joe Mendes for Serdar Saatçı (56′), Pizzi for Uroš Račić (56′), André Horta for Gorby Jean Baptiste (71′) and Abel Ruiz for Rodrigo Gomes (81′).
Best player: Sikou Niakaté
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting Braga was Sikou Niakaté.
His rating is with 58 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.
- Santa Clara – Portimonense – 1-0
- Boavista – Sporting Braga – 1-1
- Arouca – Chaves – 1-0
- Famalicão – Porto – 2-4
