BRAGA. Sporting Braga defeats Moreirense 1-0 after A. Ruiz scored just 1 goal (8′).
The match was played at the Estádio Municipal de Braga stadium in Braga on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was João Pedro Silva Pinheiro who had the assistance of Bruno Miguel Alves Jesus and Luciano António Gomes Maia. The 4th official was João Pedro Costa Teixeira Afonso. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.32 degrees Celsius or 63.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 14 Total 8
- 6 On Target 1
- 6 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 101 Attack 106
- 49 Dangerous attack 44
- 33 Ball safe 37
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 1
- 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Sporting Braga had a strong ball possession 55% while Moreirense was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sporting Braga was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting Braga won the match.
Sporting Braga shot 14 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Moreirense shot 8 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Sporting Braga received 1 yellow card (Paulo Oliveira). Talking about the opposition, Moreirense received 2 yellow cards (Gonçalo Franco and Lawrence Ofori).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sporting Braga has 40 points to sit in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Moreirense will stays with 32 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Sporting Braga will play away with Sporting CP on the 11th of February with a 24-11 head to head stats in favor of Sporting CP (5 draws).
Moreirense will host Chaves on the 11th of February with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Chaves (2 draws).
Sporting Braga – Formation
Sporting Braga
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80'
8'
Sporting Braga adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Artur Jorge Torres Gomes Araújo Amorim decided to play with the following team: Matheus , Víctor Gómez , José Fonte , Paulo Oliveira , Cristián Borja , Vitor Carvalho , João Moutinho , Ricardo Horta , Rodrigo Zalazar , Álvaro Djaló and Abel Ruiz .
The home team had on the bench: Al-Musrati , Cher Ndour, Roger, Joe Mendes, Rony Lopes , Pizzi , Yan Said, Nuno Miguel Ferreira Matos and Lukas Hornicek.
Substitutions
Sporting Braga made 3 changes: Álvaro Djaló for Rony Lopes (80′), Rodrigo Zalazar for Pizzi (80′) and Vitor Carvalho for Al-Musrati (67′).
Player of the match: Rodrigo Zalazar
The most impressive player for Sporting Braga was Rodrigo Zalazar even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 44 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.
Moreirense – Formation
Moreirense
Also Moreirense adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Rui Manuel Gomes Borges played with: Matheus Aiás, Kewin , Dinis Pinto , Marcelo , Maracás , Godfried Frimpong , Lawrence Ofori , Gonçalo Franco , Kobamelo Kodisang , Alanzinho and João Camacho , Luís Asué .
They had on the bench: Ismael , Castro , Pedro Aparício, Ponck, Jeremy Antonisse , Caio Secco, Madson , Vinícius Mingotti and Gilberto Dambi Batista.
Substitutions
Moreirense made 5 changes: Gonçalo Franco for Castro (62′), Lawrence Ofori for Ismael (62′), Kobamelo Kodisang for Madson (62′), João Camacho for Jeremy Antonisse (46′) and Luís Asué for Vinícius Mingotti (77′).
Player of the match: Kewin
The player that probably impressed the most for Moreirense was the goalkeeper: Kewin. His rating is 8.16. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.
- Estoril – Estrela Amadora – 1-0
- Vizela – Vitória SC – 0-1
- Benfica – Gil Vicente – 3-0
- Chaves – Farense – 1-1
- Sporting Braga – Moreirense – 1-0
