Match Report
| Santa Clara | Santa Clara |  |  | Sporting Braga | Sporting Braga | ||||||||||||||||
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| Duarte Gomes | D. Gomes |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 | | Jaime Nunes | J. Nunes | |||||||||
| Mario Faria | M. Faria | | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Frederico Lima | F. Lima | |||||||||
| Joao Moreira | J. Moreira | | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Tomas Semedo | T. Semedo | |||||||||
| Fernando Bento | F. Bento | | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 | | Cesar Semedo | C. Semedo | |||||||||
| Abel Lopes | A. Lopes | | 52 | D | | 5 | | D | 53 | | Sebastiao Costa | S. Costa | |||||||||
| Artur Viana | A. Viana | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Roberto Andrade | R. Andrade | |||||||||
| Quim Faria | Q. Faria | | 66 | M |  | | 7 | | M | 63 |  | Oscar Dossantos | O. Dossantos | ||||||||
| Steve Waters | S. Waters |  | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 | | Frederico Oliveira | F. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Quim Barbosa | Q. Barbosa | | 57 | M | | 9 | | M | 60 |  | Erwin Claes | E. Claes | |||||||||
| Jose Marcos | J. Marcos |  | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Rodrigo Bento | R. Bento | |||||||||
| Luis Marquitos | L. Marquitos | | 67 | A | | 11 | | | A | 64 | | Ruben Quaresma | R. Quaresma | ||||||||
| Demlaba Ducrocq | D. Ducrocq | | 65 | A | | 12 | | A | 63 | | Diogo Moreira | D. Moreira | |||||||||
| Martial Rubil | M. Rubil | | 62 | G | | 13 | | M | 55 | | Artur Tavares | A. Tavares | |||||||||
| Camel Boisfer | C. Boisfer | | 62 | A | | 14 | | M | 54 | | Alejandro Guerrero | A. Guerrero | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Est˜dio de Sao Miguel where Santa Clara play host to Sporting Braga. A crowd of 8,574 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Santa Clara and Sporting Braga are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by David Vidigal.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Santa Clara and Sporting Braga are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by David Vidigal.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Sporting Braga kick off!
2.02
0-0Fernando Bento threads a neat ball through to Artur Viana. Artur Viana surges forward with the ball. Artur Viana knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.46
0-1Oscar Dossantos brings the ball forward. Oscar Dossantos lofts in a cross ball towards Ruben Quaresma. Ruben Quaresma finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Ruben Quaresma scores for Sporting Braga!!
12.48
0-1Quim Barbosa flicks a high pass forward to Jose Marcos who brings the ball under control. Jose Marcos knocks in a cross ball towards Luis Marquitos. Luis Marquitos heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Jaime Nunes!
14.13
Joao Moreira takes a long throw-in. Mario Faria makes a beautiful solo run. Mario Faria makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Marcos. Jose Marcos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tomas Semedo.
15.14
Erwin Claes plays the ball forward to Ruben Quaresma. Ruben Quaresma knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Fernando Bento.
18.02
Oscar Dossantos receives the ball from a throw-in from Erwin Claes. Oscar Dossantos changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Oscar Dossantos lofts in a cross ball towards Ruben Quaresma. Ruben Quaresma is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
24.18
Quim Faria hits a low pass to Luis Marquitos. Luis Marquitos lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Marcos. Jose Marcos beats his man to it with a header. Magnificent save by Jaime Nunes!
27.45
Roberto Andrade flicks a high pass forward. Rodrigo Bento holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rodrigo Bento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.57
0-1Fernando Bento clumsily knocks into Rodrigo Bento. Fernando Bento is given a warning by the referee! Rodrigo Bento stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.27
0-1Santa Clara have made 2 substitutions with Demlaba Ducrocq replacing Quim Barbosa and Martial Rubil replacing Steve Waters and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
33.32
0-1Quim Faria makes a simple pass to Demlaba Ducrocq. Demlaba Ducrocq finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
36.46
Joao Moreira clumsily knocks into Rodrigo Bento. The referee warns Joao Moreira to calm down! Rodrigo Bento runs off the knock.
39.35
Erwin Claes passes the ball forward to Rodrigo Bento. Rodrigo Bento whips in a cross ball towards Ruben Quaresma. Ruben Quaresma flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Santa Clara appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Braga also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Santa Clara kick off!
47.51
0-1Tomas Semedo clumsily knocks into Martial Rubil. The referee calls over Tomas Semedo and shows him a yellow card! Martial Rubil runs off the knock.
49.53
Abel Lopes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Quim Faria. Quim Faria makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luis Marquitos. Luis Marquitos finds some space and shoots from distance but Jaime Nunes is on top of it.
60.05
Sporting Braga have made 2 substitutions with Artur Tavares replacing Cesar Semedo and Alejandro Guerrero replacing Erwin Claes .
69.18
Seeing a gap ahead, Frederico Oliveira plays the ball forward to Rodrigo Bento. Rodrigo Bento knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mario Faria.
72.14
Alejandro Guerrero threads a neat ball through to Ruben Quaresma. Ruben Quaresma knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mario Faria.
75.01
0-1Frederico Oliveira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruben Quaresma. Ruben Quaresma makes a defence splitting pass to Rodrigo Bento. Rodrigo Bento cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is deflected wide by Abel Lopes.
76.49
0-1It's a corner kick. Frederico Oliveira kicks a low ball out wide. Rodrigo Bento rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.12
Sporting Braga have made a substitution with Diogo Moreira replacing Frederico Oliveira .
79.54
Alejandro Guerrero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Bento. Rodrigo Bento knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Duarte Gomes who gathers it comfortably.
81.03
Artur Tavares sees space and advances. Artur Tavares kicks a strong pass forward to Rodrigo Bento. Rodrigo Bento advances inside the box! Rodrigo Bento cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Duarte Gomes is on top of it.
83.58
Quim Faria flicks a high pass forward. Demlaba Ducrocq controls it well on his chest. Demlaba Ducrocq tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
84.02
Quim Faria deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Marcos. Jose Marcos shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
87.20
Rodrigo Bento clumsily knocks into Abel Lopes. The referee calls over Rodrigo Bento and shows him a yellow card! Abel Lopes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.46
Joao Moreira darts forward. Joao Moreira knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Marcos. Jose Marcos cuts inside the box! Jose Marcos shows great control and tries a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.6%
43.4%
Play Area
31.6%
50%
18.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Jose Marcos of Santa Clara |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Duarte Gomes (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Mario Faria (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Joao Moreira (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Fernando Bento (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Abel Lopes (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Artur Viana (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Quim Faria (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Steve Waters (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Quim Barbosa (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Jose Marcos (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Luis Marquitos (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Demlaba Ducrocq (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Martial Rubil (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Camel Boisfer (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Jaime Nunes (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Frederico Lima (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Tomas Semedo (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 4. | Cesar Semedo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Sebastiao Costa (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Roberto Andrade (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Oscar Dossantos (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Frederico Oliveira (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Erwin Claes (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Rodrigo Bento (ATT) | | 6 |
| 11. | Ruben Quaresma (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Diogo Moreira (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Artur Tavares (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Alejandro Guerrero (MID) | 6 | |