Porto demolishes Santa Clara with 2 goals from L. Diaz. HIGHLIGHTS

PONTA DELGADA. Porto was in the end too good for Santa Clara with the goal of L. Diaz was the key of the match after he scored in the 46th and 77th minute.

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Porto demolishes Santa Clara with 2 goals from L. Diaz. HIGHLIGHTS

PONTA DELGADA. Porto was ultimately too much to handle for Santa Clara with the goal of L. Diaz was the key of the match after he scored in the 46th and 77th minute. Sergio Oliveira (42′), L. Diaz (46′) and L. Diaz (77′). Porto was surely superior in terms of ball possession (70%) was among the factors of its victory.​

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. In front of 3,745 spectators.​ The referee was Rui Manuel Gomes Costa with the assistance of Nuno Manso and Nuno Filipe Santos Tomás Pereira. The 4th official was João Pedro Costa Teixeira Afonso. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.4 degrees Celsius or 68.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Santa Clara

0 - 3

Team 1

Porto

  • ! 30 Ball Possession 70
Shots
  • 2 Total 24
  • 1 On Target 11
  • 1 Off Target 13
  • 1 Shots blocked 4
  • 60 Attack 147
  • 20 Dangerous attack 88
  • 78 Ball safe 98
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 8
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 13 Total 15
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Porto had a superior ball possession 70% while Santa Clara was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Porto was more aggressive with 88 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Porto won the contest.​

Santa Clara shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Porto shot 24 times, 11 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Santa Clara received 2 yellow cards (Mansur and Allano). Regarding the opposition, Porto received 2 yellow cards (Z. Sanusi and Evanilson).

Allano (Santa Clara) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (63′).

Match Timeline

40'
42'
45'
Zaidu - Yellow
46'
60'
62'
63'
72'
72'
72'
77'
78'
78'
Francisco Conceição- sub ->M. Grujic
83'
83'
83'
84'
Pepê- sub ->L. Diaz
90'
Evanilson- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Porto
91
34
Sporting CP
85
34
Benfica
74
34
Sporting Braga
65
34
Gil Vicente
51
34
Vitória SC
48
34
Santa Clara
40
34
Famalicão
39
34
Estoril
39
34
Marítimo
38
34
Boavista
38
34
Portimonense
38
34
Paços de Ferreira
38
34
Vizela
33
34
Arouca
31
34
Moreirense
29
34
Tondela
28
34
Belenenses
26
34

After playing this match, Santa Clara will stay with 6 points to hold in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, Porto will have 29 points like Sporting CP to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Primeira Liga, Santa Clara will play away against Estoril on the 29th of November with a 0-0 head to head.

Porto will host Vitória SC on the 28th of November with a 28-2 head to head in favor of Porto (4 draws).

Santa Clara – Formation

Santa Clara
G
Ricardo Fernandes 1.Portugal
7.6
D
Pierre Sagna 95.Senegal
6.9
72'
D
Mansur 6.Brazil
6.3
60'
D
João Afonso 5.Portugal
7.4
D
C. Tassano 17.Uruguay
6.2
M
Nené 21.Portugal
6.1
83'
M
Lincoln 10.Brazil
6.8
72'
M
Hidemasa Morita 25.Japan
6.4
F
Ricardinho 98.Portugal
6.4
62'
F
Allano 7.Brazil
6.3
63'
F
Rui Costa 77.Portugal
6.2
72'
Substitutes
G
R. Furtado 97.Portugal
D
Rafael Ramos 2.Portugal
6.4
72'
D
Kennedy Boateng 4.Togo
D
Paulo Henrique 16.Portugal
M
Júlio Romão 19.Brazil
6.4
72'
M
Anderson Carvalho 8.Brazil
6.8
83'
F
Jean Patric 26.Brazil
6.4
62'
F
Mohammad Mohebi 30.Iran
F
Luiz Phellype 29.Brazil
6.8
72'

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

The manager Nuno Alexandre Carvalho Campos decided to play with the following team: Ricardo (7.6), Pierre Sagna (6.9), Cristian González (6.2), João Afonso (7.4), Mansur (6.3), Lincoln (6.8), Nené (6.1), Hidemasa Morita (6.4), Allano (6.3), Rui Costa (6.2) and Ricardinho (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Rodolfo Cardoso, Jean Patric (6.4), Rafael Ramos (6.4), Julio Rodrigues (6.4), Mohammad Mohebi, Anderson Carvalho (6.8), Kennedy Boateng, Paulo Henrique and Luiz Phellype (6.8).

Substitutions

Santa Clara made 5 changes: Ricardinho for J. Patric (62′), Lincoln for J. R. Romao (72′), P. Sagna for R. Ramos (72′), R. Costa for L. Phellype (72′) and R. F. da Cunha Correia for A. Carvalho (83′).

Best player: Ricardo​

The most impressive player for Santa Clara was the goalkeeper: Ricardo. His rating is 7.62. He performed 7 saves.

Porto – Formation

Porto
G
Diogo Costa  99.Portugal
7.2
D
Pepe 3.Portugal
8.0
D
Chancel Mbemba  19.DR Congo
6.6
D
Zaidu  12.Nigeria
7.4
45'
D
João Mário 23.Portugal
7.1
M
Sérgio Oliveira 27.Portugal
8.2
83' Goals42'
M
Otávio 25.Portugal
7.9
78'
M
Marko Grujic 16.Serbia
7.6
78'
M
Luis Díaz 7.Colombia
8.8
84' Goals46', 77'
F
Mehdi Taremi 9.Iran
7.4
83'
F
Evanilson 30.Brazil
7.2
90'
Substitutes
G
A. Marchesín 1.Argentina
D
Fábio Cardoso 2.Portugal
M
Fábio Vieira 50.Portugal
6.5
83'
M
Bruno Costa 28.Portugal
6.6
83'
M
Vitinha 20.Portugal
6.6
78'
M
Jesús Corona 17.Mexico
F
Pepê 11.Brazil
6.6
84'
F
Toni Martínez 29.Spain
F
Francisco Conceição 10.Portugal
7.0
78'

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

On the opposite side, Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro Conceição played with: Diogo Costa (7.2), João Mário (7.1), Pepe (8.0), Chancel Mbemba (6.6), Zaidu Sanusi (7.4), Otávio (7.9), Marko Grujić (7.6), Sérgio Oliveira (8.2), Luis Díaz (8.8), Evanilson (7.2) and Mehdi Taremi (7.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Pepê (6.6), Toni Martínez, Fábio Vieira (6.5), Bruno Costa (6.6), Agustín Marchesín, Vitinha (6.6), Francisco Conceição (7.0), Fábio Cardoso and Jesús Corona.

Substitutions

Porto made 5 changes: Otavio for Vitinha (78′), M. Grujic for F. Conceicao (78′), Sergio Oliveira for B. Costa (83′), M. Taremi for F. Vieira (83′) and L. Diaz for Pepe (84′).

Best player: Luis Díaz​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Porto was Luis Díaz.

His rating is (8.8) with 2 goals, 42 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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