Portuguese Primeira Liga

Braga vs Sporting 2021-22 Portuguese Liga

  • 90'+2': Abel Ruiz
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1 - 2
  • 40': Jovane Cabral
  • 50': Pedro Gonçalves
  • Red Card 80': Matheus Reis

Introduction

Braga are hosting Sporting CP at Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Match Commentary

  • 23': Raúl Silva (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.
  • 37': Fransérgio (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Goal! Sporting Braga 0, Sporting Lisbon 1. Jovane Cabral (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Esgaio with a cross.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Sporting Braga 0, Sporting Lisbon 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Braga 0, Sporting Lisbon 1.
  • 50': Goal! Sporting Braga 0, Sporting Lisbon 2. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jovane Cabral.
  • 55': Substitution, Sporting Braga. André Horta replaces Fransérgio.
  • 56': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Mario González replaces Lucas Piazon.
  • 57': Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Nuno Santos replaces Jovane Cabral.
  • 62': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Matheus Reis replaces Rúben Vinagre.
  • 69': Galeno (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.
  • 70': Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
  • 74': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Iuri Medeiros replaces Fábio Martins.
  • 80': Second yellow card to Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon) for a bad foul.
  • 83': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Tiago Tomás replaces Paulinho.
  • 83': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Pedro Porro replaces Pote.
  • 83': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Rui Fonte replaces Raúl Silva.
  • 83': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Roger Fernandes replaces Galeno.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Manuel Ugarte replaces João Palhinha.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Sporting Lisbon 2. Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabiano with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Antonio Adán (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Location: Braga, Portugal
Attendance: 7,009

Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+11 Sporting CP 3 9 0
+9 FC Porto 3 9 0
+2 Moreirense 4 9 1
+4 FC Famalicao 3 7 0
Full Table

Statistics

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14 Fouls 18
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 6
5 Saves 1
46 Possession 54
5 SHOTS 16
3 ON GOAL 6
0.6 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
303 Accurate Passes 367
394 Passes 451
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 4
14 Crosses 26
0.4 Cross % 0.2
65 Long Balls 70
20 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 7
18 Tackles 9
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
7 Interceptions 10
24 Effective Clearances 7
24 Clearances 7

Line-Ups

BRAG Braga (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Matheus (GK)
34 Raul Yellow Card
3 Vitor Tormena
15 Paulo Oliveira
27 Fransérgio Yellow Card
8 Al-Musrati
90 Galeno Yellow Card
70 Fabiano
9 Abel Ruiz
26 Fábio Martins
11 Lucas Piazon

SCP Sporting CP (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Antonio Adán (GK) Yellow Card
4 Sebastián Coates Yellow Card
3 Zouhair Feddal
25 Gonçalo Inacio
8 Matheus Nunes
6 João Palhinha
16 Ruben Vinagre
47 Ricardo Esgaio
21 Paulinho
10 Jovane Cabral
28 Pedro Gonçalves

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