Belenenses vs Arouca 2021-22 Portuguese Liga
2 - 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': André Silva (Arouca) is shown the red card.
- 11': Cafu (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Second yellow card to Cafu (Belenenses) for a bad foul.
- 25': Substitution, Arouca. Oday Dabbagh replaces Pedro Moreira.
- 37': Goal! Belenenses 0, Arouca 1. Oday Dabbagh (Arouca) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Basso with a cross following a corner.
- 38': Substitution, Belenenses. Pedro Nuno replaces Andrijia Lukovic.
- 43': Arsénio (Arouca) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': Yaya (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Afonso Sousa (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Diogo Calila (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Substitution, Belenenses. Nilton Varela replaces Chima Akas.
- 59': Oday Dabbagh (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Pedro Nuno (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Safira (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Goal! Belenenses 1, Arouca 1. Nilton Varela (Belenenses) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 77': Second yellow card to Oday Dabbagh (Arouca) for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Arouca. Adilio replaces Arsénio.
- 81': Substitution, Arouca. Tiago Esgaio replaces Mateus Quaresma.
- 81': Substitution, Belenenses. Danny Henriques replaces Safira.
- 81': Substitution, Belenenses. Alioune Ndour replaces Yaya.
- 86': Yohan Tavares (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Arouca. Pité replaces Leandro Silva.
- 90'+3': Goal! Belenenses 2, Arouca 1. Abel Camará (Belenenses) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nilton Varela with a cross.
- 90'+6': Álvaro Ramalho (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Belenenses 2, Arouca 1.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio do Jamor
Location: Oeiras, Portugal
Attendance: 323
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +37 | FC Porto | 23 | 62 | 1 |
| +47 | Sporting CP | 23 | 58 | 1 |
| +36 | Benfica | 23 | 55 | 0 |
| +26 | Braga | 23 | 42 | 5 |
Statistics
FCA |
BEL![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Fouls | 20 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 7 |
| 2 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 40.9 | Possession | 59.1 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 254 | Accurate Passes | 408 |
| 336 | Passes | 477 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 10 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 5 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 18 | Clearances | 13 |
Belenenses (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Luiz Felipe (GK) |
| 32 | Yohan Tavares |
| 4 | Tomás Ribeiro |
| 21 | Thibang Phete |
| 10 | Afonso Sousa |
| 8 | Yaya Sithole |
| 11 | Andrija Lukovic |
| 27 | Chima Akas |
| 2 | Diogo Calila |
| 29 | Abel Camará |
| 25 | Safira |
Arouca (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Victor Braga (GK) |
| 53 | Abdoulaye Ba |
| 13 | Joao Basso |
| 18 | Kouassi Eboue |
| 6 | Mateus Quaresma |
| 72 | Thales |
| 21 | Leandro Silva |
| 20 | Pedro Moreira |
| 8 | Arsénio |
| 10 | André Bukia |
| 7 | André Silva |
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