Sporting CP annihilates Sporting Braga 5-0 with a superb match. HIGHLIGHTS

LISBOA. Sporting CP wipes out Sporting Braga 5-0 with goals of

February 12, 2024

LISBOA. Sporting CP obliterates Sporting Braga 5-0 with goals of Francisco Trincão (8′), Eduardo Quaresma (18′), Viktor Gyökeres (71′), Daniel Bragança (73′) and Nuno Santos (85′).

The match was played at the Estádio José Alvalade stadium in Lisboa on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was António Emanuel Carvalho Nobre who had the assistance of Paulo Ricardo Duarte Brás and Nélson Filipe Vila Pereira. The 4th official was André Filipe Domingues Narciso. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 16.5 degrees Celsius or 61.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.

Match Statistics

Sporting CP

5 - 0

Sporting Braga

46 Ball Possession 54

Shots

14 Total 7
5 On Target 1
7 Off Target 2
2 Shots blocked 4

84 Attack 99
46 Dangerous attack 28
72 Ball safe 73

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 7
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

10 Total 10
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Sporting CP was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Sporting Braga that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sporting CP was putting more pressure with 46 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting CP won the match.

Sporting CP shot 14 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sporting Braga shot 7 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Trincão(goal)

Eduardo Quaresma(goal)Pedro Gonçalves

18'

Daniel Bragança- sub ->Hidemasa Morita

61'

63'

J. Mendes- sub ->Víctor Gómez

63'

C. Ndour- sub ->Vitor Carvalho

Viktor Gyökeres(goal)Francisco Trincão

71'

Daniel Bragança(goal)Pedro Gonçalves

73'

Marcus Edwards - sub ->Pedro Gonçalves

75'

Matheus Reis- sub ->Eduardo Quaresma

76'

83'

Pizzi- sub ->Rodrigo Zalazar

Ricardo Esgaio- sub ->Geny Catamo

84'

Sikou Niakaté- sub ->José Fonte

Paulinho- sub ->Viktor Gyökeres

84'

Nuno Santos(goal)

85'

90'

Roger Fernandes- sub ->Álvaro Djaló

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Sporting CP has 52 points like Benfica to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Sporting Braga will stays with 40 points like Vitória SC to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Sporting CP will play away against Famalicão on the 3rd of February with a 8-2 head to head in favor of Sporting CP (3 draws).

Sporting Braga will host Farense on the 18th of February with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Sporting Braga (2 draws).

Sporting CP – Formation

Sporting CP

Antonio Adán 1.Spain

7.5

Sebastián Coates 4.Uruguay

7.3

Gonçalo Inácio 25.Portugal

7.5

Eduardo Quaresma 72.Portugal

7.8

76'

18'

Hidemasa Morita 5.Japan

7.0

61'

Nuno Santos 11.Portugal

7.9

85'

Geny Catamo 21.Mozambique

6.3

84'

Morten Hjulmand 42.Denmark

7.1

Trincão 17.Portugal

9.1

Pedro Gonçalves 8.Portugal

8.4

75'

Viktor Gyökeres 9.Sweden

7.5

84'

71'

Substitutes

Franco Israel 12.Uruguay

Matheus Reis 2.Brazil

6.4

76'

Luís Neto 13.Portugal

Rafael Pontelo 45.Brazil

Ricardo Esgaio 47.Portugal

7.5

84'

Daniel Bragança 23.Portugal

7.5

61'

73'

Koba Koindredi 80.France

Paulinho 20.Portugal

7.3

84'

Marcus Edwards 10.England

6.0

75'

Sporting CP started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim decided to play with the following team: Antonio Adán (7.5), Eduardo Quaresma (7.8), Sebastián Coates (7.3), Gonçalo Inácio (7.5), Geny Catamo (6.3), Morten Hjulmand (7.1), Hidemasa Morita (7.0), Nuno Santos (7.9), Francisco Trincão (9.1), Viktor Gyökeres (7.5) and Pedro Gonçalves (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Marcus Edwards (6.0), Matheus Reis (6.4), Franco Israel, Luís Neto, Paulinho (7.3), Daniel Bragança (7.5), Rafael Pontelo, Ricardo Esgaio (7.5) and Koba Koindredi.

Substitutions

Sporting CP made 5 changes: Hidemasa Morita for Daniel Bragança (61′), Viktor Gyökeres for Paulinho (84′), Pedro Gonçalves for Marcus Edwards (75′), Eduardo Quaresma for Matheus Reis (76′) and Geny Catamo for Ricardo Esgaio (84′).

Player of the match: Francisco Trincão

The player that probably impressed the most for Sporting CP was Francisco Trincão.

His rating is 9.1 with 1 goal, 25 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Sporting Braga – Formation

Sporting Braga

Matheus 1.Brazil

5.4

Víctor Gómez 2.Spain

5.7

63'

José Fonte 6.Portugal

6.6

84'

Paulo Oliveira 15.Portugal

5.7

Cristián Borja 26.Colombia

6.3

Álvaro Djaló 14.Spain

6.0

90'

Rodrigo Zalazar 16.Uruguay

6.7

83'

Vitor Carvalho 18.Brazil

7.0

63'

Ricardo Horta 21.Portugal

6.3

João Moutinho 28.Portugal

6.7

Abel Ruiz 9.Spain

6.7

Substitutes

L. Horníček 91.Czech Republic

Sikou Niakaté 4.Mali

6.6

84'

J. Mendes 17.Sweden

6.3

63'

C. Ndour 10.Italy

6.4

63'

Pizzi 22.Portugal

6.7

83'

D. Soumaré 90.

Roger Fernandes 11.Portugal

90'

Rony Lopes 20.Portugal

Yan Vasconcelos Said 59.Brazil

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

Artur Jorge Torres Gomes Araújo Amorim played with: Matheus (5.4), Víctor Gómez (5.7), José Fonte (6.6), Paulo Oliveira (5.7), Cristián Borja (6.3), João Moutinho (6.7), Vitor Carvalho (7.0), Álvaro Djaló (6.0), Rodrigo Zalazar (6.7), Ricardo Horta (6.3) and Abel Ruiz (6.7).

They had on the bench: Sikou Niakaté (6.6), Cher Ndour (6.4), Roger, Joe Mendes (6.3), Rony Lopes, Pizzi (6.7), Yan Said, D. Soumaré and Lukas Hornicek.

Substitutions

Sporting Braga made 5 changes: Rodrigo Zalazar for Pizzi (83′), Vitor Carvalho for Cher Ndour (63′), Víctor Gómez for Joe Mendes (63′), José Fonte for Sikou Niakaté (84′) and Álvaro Djaló for Roger (90′).