Arouca vs Sporting 2021-22 Portuguese Liga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 14': Goal! Arouca 0, Sporting Lisbon 1. Matheus Nunes (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 16': VAR Decision: Goal Arouca 0-1 Sporting Lisbon (Nuno Santos).
- 45': Pablo Sarabia (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Arsénio (Arouca) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Substitution, Arouca. Gastón Campi replaces Abdoulaye Ba.
- 45': Second Half begins Arouca 0, Sporting Lisbon 1.
- 51': Goal! Arouca 1, Sporting Lisbon 1. Oday Dabbagh (Arouca) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a fast break.
- 54': Goal! Arouca 1, Sporting Lisbon 2. Nuno Santos (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia.
- 61': Substitution, Arouca. Pité replaces Eboue Kouassi.
- 62': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
- 63': Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
- 63': Leandro Silva (Arouca) is shown the yellow card.
- 65': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Luís Neto replaces Pedro Porro.
- 71': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Bruno Tabata replaces Paulinho.
- 72': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Tiago Tomás replaces Pablo Sarabia.
- 77': Daniel Bragança (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Arouca. Tiago Araújo replaces Arsénio.
- 81': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Jovane Cabral replaces Matheus Nunes.
- 81': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Manuel Ugarte replaces Daniel Bragança.
- 85': Tiago Araújo (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Arouca. Adilio replaces André Bukia.
- 90'+3': Tiago Tomás (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
Location: Arouca, Portugal
Attendance: 3,338
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +21 | FC Porto | 11 | 31 | 0 |
| +21 | Sporting CP | 11 | 28 | 1 |
| +17 | Benfica | 11 | 25 | 0 |
| +11 | Gil Vicente | 11 | 23 | 2 |
Statistics
SCP |
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|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 21 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 6 |
| 56.7 | Possession | 43.3 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.8 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 378 | Accurate Passes | 250 |
| 481 | Passes | 356 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 13 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 75 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 16 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 17 | Clearances | 14 |
Arouca (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 97 | Fernando Castro (GK) |
| 53 | Abdoulaye Ba |
| 13 | Joao Basso |
| 31 | Tiago Esgaio |
| 72 | Thales |
| 18 | Kouassi Eboue |
| 20 | Pedro Moreira |
| 21 | Leandro Silva |
| 15 | Oday Dabbagh |
| 8 | Arsénio |
| 10 | André Bukia |
Sporting CP (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Adán (GK) |
| 4 | Sebastián Coates |
| 2 | Matheus Reis |
| 47 | Ricardo Esgaio |
| 6 | João Palhinha |
| 68 | Daniel Bragança |
| 11 | Nuno Santos |
| 24 | Pedro Porro |
| 21 | Paulinho |
| 8 | Matheus Nunes |
| 17 | Pablo Sarabia |
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