Santa Clara managed to capture a draw against Sporting Braga with a late goal from Lincoln scored in the (90′) after Sporting Braga got a lead with a goal from P. Oliveira (71′). Sporting Braga was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)
The match was played on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. In front of 1,033 spectators. The referee was Fábio José Costa Veríssimo who was helped by Pedro Mota and Pedro Nuno de Sá Martins. The 4th official was Ricardo Baixinho.
Santa Clara – Formation
Santa Clara
64'
43'
90'
Santa Clara started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Daniel António Lopes Ramos decided to play with the following team: Marco Pereira , Pierre Sagna , Cristian González , Mikel Villanueva , Mansur , Hidemasa Morita , Anderson Carvalho , Rui Costa , Lincoln , Allano and Luiz Phellype .
The home team had on the bench: Jean Patric , Ricardinho , Ricardo, Mohamed Bouldini , Crysan , Paulo Henrique, Nené, João Afonso and Julio Rodrigues .
Santa Clara could not rely on the presence of J. R. Romao (injured).
Best player: Anderson Carvalho
The player that probably impressed the most for Santa Clara was Anderson Carvalho.
His rating is with 30 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 13.
Sporting Braga – Formation
Sporting Braga
Sporting Braga started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the opposite side, João Mario Ferreira Oliveira played with: Matheus , Paulo Oliveira , Diogo Leite , Nuno Sequeira , Fabiano , Mutassim Al Musrati , André Horta , Wenderson Galeno , Iuri Medeiros , Mario González and Ricardo Horta .
They had on the bench: Lucas Mineiro, Chiquinho , Vítor Oliveira , Tiago Sá, André Castro , Lucas Piazón, Francisco Moura , Vítor Tormena and Yan Couto.
Best player: Diogo Leite
The player that probably impressed the most for Sporting Braga was Diogo Leite.
His rating is with 81 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 15 Total 9
- 3 On Target 4
- 12 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 96 Attack 121
- 32 Dangerous attack 42
- 88 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
Fouls
- 11 Total 20
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Sporting Braga was in firm control of the ball 56% while Santa Clara was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Sporting Braga was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Sporting Braga to win the contest.
Santa Clara shot 15 times, 3 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Sporting Braga shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Santa Clara received 3 yellow cards (Mansur, M. Villanueva and A. Carvalho). On the opposite side, Sporting Braga received 1 yellow card (D. Leite).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Santa Clara will have 5 points like Arouca to stay in the 16th place. On the other side, Sporting Braga will have 12 points to stay in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primeira Liga, Santa Clara will play away against Vizela on the 2nd of October with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Sporting Braga will host Boavista on the 3rd of October with a 9-4 head to head record in favor of Sporting Braga (7 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primeira Liga.
- Santa Clara – Sporting Braga – 1-1
- Portimonense – Vizela – 0-0
