Braga vs Belenenses 2021-22 Portuguese Liga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 1': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Belenenses 0. Francisco Moura (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iuri Medeiros.
- 20': César Sousa (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Raúl Silva (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Braga 1, Belenenses 0.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Bruno Rodrigues replaces Raúl Silva.
- 54': Substitution, Belenenses. Tomás Castro replaces César Sousa.
- 56': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Lucas Piazon replaces Iuri Medeiros.
- 56': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Abel Ruiz replaces Mario González.
- 60': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Lucas Mineiro replaces André Horta.
- 64': Substitution, Belenenses. Chima Akas replaces Nilton Varela.
- 64': Substitution, Belenenses. Danny Henriques replaces Afonso Sousa.
- 64': Substitution, Belenenses. Abel Camará replaces Cafu.
- 73': Substitution, Belenenses. Braima replaces Andrijia Lukovic.
- 78': Chima Akas (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Braima (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Matheus (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Lucas Piazon (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Chiquinho replaces Ricardo Horta.
- 90'+2': Yohan Tavares (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Location: Braga, Portugal
Attendance: 3,477
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +39 | FC Porto | 24 | 65 | 1 |
| +50 | Sporting CP | 24 | 61 | 1 |
| +37 | Benfica | 24 | 58 | 0 |
| +27 | Braga | 24 | 45 | 5 |
Statistics
BEL |
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|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 22 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 40.5 | Possession | 59.5 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 347 | Accurate Passes | 548 |
| 439 | Passes | 642 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 9 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 17 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 13 | Clearances | 8 |
Braga (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matheus (GK) |
| 34 | Raul |
| 4 | Diogo Leite |
| 15 | Paulo Oliveira |
| 10 | André Horta |
| 8 | Moatasem Al-Musrati |
| 74 | Moura |
| 2 | Yan Couto |
| 19 | Mario González |
| 21 | Ricardo Horta |
| 45 | Iuri Medeiros |
Belenenses (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Luiz Felipe (GK) |
| 32 | Yohan Tavares |
| 4 | Tomás Ribeiro |
| 17 | Carraça |
| 5 | Nilton Varela |
| 2 | Diogo Calila |
| 21 | Thibang Phete |
| 11 | Andrija Lukovic |
| 16 | César Sousa |
| 10 | Afonso Sousa |
| 7 | Pedro Nuno |
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