Braga vs Moreirense 2020-21 Portuguese Liga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 30': Nahuel Ferraresi (Moreirense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Gonçalo Franco (Moreirense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Fransergio (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Moreirense 0. Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by André Castro.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Lucas Piazon replaces Fransergio.
- 58': Al Musrati (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, Sporting Braga. João Novais replaces Al Musrati.
- 69': Substitution, Moreirense. Filipe Soares replaces Fábio Pacheco because of an injury.
- 77': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Nicolás Gaitán replaces Ricardo Horta.
- 78': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Andraz Sporar replaces Abel Ruiz.
- 79': Felipe Pires (Moreirense) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Substitution, Moreirense. Yan replaces Walterson.
- 81': Substitution, Moreirense. Jefferson Galego replaces Felipe Pires.
- 85': Substitution, Moreirense. Rafael Martins replaces Gonçalo Franco.
- 87': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Moreirense 1. Rafael Martins (Moreirense) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Abdu Conté with a cross.
- 89': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Rui Fonte replaces Wenderson Galeno.
- 90'+3': David Simão (Moreirense) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 90'+5': Goal! Sporting Braga 2, Moreirense 1. João Novais (Sporting Braga) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sporting Braga 2, Moreirense 1.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Location: Braga, 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
 MFC |
SCB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 13 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 35.6 | Possession | 64.4 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 233 | Accurate Passes | 471 |
| 302 | Passes | 554 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 13 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 13 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 19 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 18 | Clearances | 15 |
Braga (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matheus (GK) |
| 34 | Raul |
| 3 | Vitor Tormena |
| 5 | Nuno Sequeira |
| 47 | Ricardo Esgaio |
| 88 | André Castro |
| 8 | Moatasem Al-Musrati  |
| 90 | Galeno |
| 21 | Ricardo Horta |
| 27 | Fransérgio |
| 9 | Abel Ruiz |
Moreirense (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 36 | Miguel Oliveira (GK) |
| 23 | Abdoulaye Ba |
| 3 | Lazar Rosic |
| 5 | Abdu Conté |
| 4 | Nahuel Ferraresi |
| 22 | David Simão |
| 6 | Fabio Pacheco |
| 10 | Felipe Pires |
| 77 | Walterson |
| 12 | André Luis |
| 88 | Gonçalo Franco |
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