Belenenses vs Santa Clara 2020-21 Portuguese Liga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 8': Tiago Esgaio (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 9': Goal! Belenenses 0, Santa Clara 1. Carlos Junior (Santa Clara) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Belenenses 0, Santa Clara 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Belenenses 0, Santa Clara 1.
- 47': Anderson Carvalho (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, Belenenses. Bruno Ramires replaces Tiago Esgaio.
- 60': Substitution, Belenenses. Afonso Taira replaces Francisco Teixeira.
- 60': Substitution, Belenenses. Diogo Calila replaces Yaya.
- 60': Goal! Belenenses 0, Santa Clara 2. Carlos Junior (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Crysan.
- 65': Substitution, Santa Clara. Rui Costa replaces Crysan.
- 75': Substitution, Santa Clara. Ukra replaces Allano.
- 75': Substitution, Belenenses. Nilton Varela replaces Tomás Ribeiro.
- 84': Substitution, Belenenses. Edgar Pacheco replaces Afonso Sousa.
- 87': Substitution, Santa Clara. Pierre Sagna replaces Rafael Ramos.
- 87': Substitution, Santa Clara. Nené replaces Lincoln.
- 87': Substitution, Santa Clara. Costinha replaces Carlos Junior.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio do Jamor
Location: Oeiras, Portugal
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +22 | FC Porto | 12 | 34 | 0 |
| +25 | Sporting CP | 12 | 31 | 1 |
| +18 | Benfica | 12 | 28 | 0 |
| +10 | Gil Vicente | 12 | 23 | 3 |
Statistics
 CDSC |
BEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 44.4 | Possession | 55.6 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 223 | Accurate Passes | 286 |
| 310 | Passes | 373 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 16 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 10 | Tackles | 6 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 29 | Clearances | 13 |
Belenenses (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Stanislav Kritsyuk (GK) |
| 21 | Thibang Phete |
| 4 | Tomás Ribeiro |
| 37 | Gonçalo Silva |
| 28 | Afonso Sousa |
| 15 | Yaya Sithole |
| 5 | Rúben Lima |
| 13 | Tiago Esgaio  |
| 9 | Mateo Casierra |
| 11 | Miguel Cardoso |
| 19 | Francisco Teixeira |
Santa Clara (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Marco (GK) |
| 5 | João Afonso |
| 4 | Fábio Cardoso |
| 3 | Mikel Villanueva |
| 2 | Rafael Ramos |
| 10 | Lincoln |
| 25 | Hidemasa Morita |
| 27 | Anderson Carvalho |
| 23 | Crysan |
| 7 | Allano |
| 13 | Carlos |
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