AROUCA. Sporting CP was after all too strong for Arouca with the goal of Viktor Gyökeres (19′), Geny Catamo (90′) and Morten Hjulmand (90′). Arouca was vastly better in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Estádio Municipal de Arouca stadium in Arouca on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Nuno Miguel Serrano Almeida who was helped by Pedro Felisberto and Hugo André Pires Ribeiro. The 4th official was João Pedro Sousa Mendes. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.76 degrees Celsius or 89.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 12 Total 11
- 2 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 114 Attack 95
- 53 Dangerous attack 46
- 67 Ball safe 54
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 0
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Arouca had a strong ball possession 62% while Sporting CP was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Arouca had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Sporting CP succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Arouca shot 12 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Sporting CP shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Arouca received 2 yellow cards (Nino Galović and David Simão). Talking about the opposition, Sporting CP didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Arouca stays with 34 points to sit in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Sporting CP will has 62 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Arouca will play away with Moreirense on the 17th of March with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Moreirense (2 draws).
Sporting CP will play away against Famalicão on the 3rd of February with a 8-2 head to head record in favor of Sporting CP (3 draws).
Arouca – Formation
Arouca
85'
84'
Arouca started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Daniel Sousa decided to play with the following team: Ignacio de Arruabarrena , Tiago Esgaio , Nino Galović , Francisco Montero , Weverson , Jason , David Simão , Pedro Santos , Morlaye Sylla , Cristo González and Rafa Mújica .
The home team had on the bench: Mateus Quaresma , Yusuf Lawal , Kouassi Eboue , Alfonso Trezza, Miguel Puche , Oriol Busquets, Thiago da Silva, Pedro Moreira and Bogdan Milovanov.
Substitutions
Arouca made 4 changes: Cristo González for Miguel Puche (85′), Weverson for Mateus Quaresma (85′), Jason for Yusuf Lawal (72′) and Nino Galović for Kouassi Eboue (85′).
Player of the match: Morlaye Sylla
The player that probably impressed the most for Arouca was Morlaye Sylla.
His rating is with 55 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7.
Sporting CP – Formation
Sporting CP
90'
Sporting CP started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim played with: Franco Israel , Eduardo Quaresma , Sebastián Coates , Ousmane Diomande , Geny Catamo , Morten Hjulmand , Hidemasa Morita , Matheus Reis , Francisco Trincão , Viktor Gyökeres and Pedro Gonçalves .
They had on the bench: Nuno Santos, Ricardo Esgaio, Jeremiah St. Juste , Marcus Edwards, Paulinho , Daniel Bragança , Gonçalo Inácio , Diogo Pinto and Koba Koindredi.
Substitutions
Sporting CP made 5 changes: Sebastián Coates for Jeremiah St. Juste (67′), Eduardo Quaresma for Gonçalo Inácio (46′), Francisco Trincão for Paulinho (67′), Pedro Gonçalves for Nuno Santos (90′) and Hidemasa Morita for Daniel Bragança (77′).
Player of the match: Viktor Gyökeres
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting CP was Viktor Gyökeres.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (64% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 14 duels out of 20.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.
