Sporting vs Belenenses 2021-22 Portuguese Liga
89': Afonso TairaIntroduction
Match Commentary
- 7': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Belenenses 0. Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rúben Vinagre with a cross following a corner.
- 47': Cafu (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 2, Belenenses 0. João Palhinha (Sporting Lisbon) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
- 62': Substitution, Belenenses. Luís Mota replaces Pedro Nuno.
- 62': Substitution, Belenenses. Andrijia Lukovic replaces Chico Teixeira because of an injury.
- 66': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Nuno Mendes replaces Nuno Santos.
- 66': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Jovane Cabral replaces Rúben Vinagre.
- 66': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Pedro Porro replaces Ricardo Esgaio.
- 73': Substitution, Belenenses. Afonso Taira replaces Dopanga Loockman Trova Boni.
- 80': Substitution, Belenenses. César Sousa replaces Afonso Sousa.
- 80': Substitution, Belenenses. Nilton Varela replaces Chima Akas.
- 83': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Daniel Bragança replaces Matheus Nunes.
- 84': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Tiago Tomás replaces Paulinho.
- 85': Nilton Varela (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Afonso Taira (Belenenses) is shown the red card.
- 90'+1': Daniel Bragança (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 13,145
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
 BEL |
SCP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 29.6 | Possession | 70.4 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 26 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 212 | Accurate Passes | 585 |
| 290 | Passes | 661 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 1 | Crosses | 29 |
| 1.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 47 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 18 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 24 | Clearances | 5 |
Sporting CP (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Adán (GK) |
| 4 | Sebastián Coates |
| 25 | Gonçalo Inacio |
| 13 | Luís Neto |
| 6 | João Palhinha |
| 8 | Matheus Nunes |
| 16 | Ruben Vinagre |
| 47 | Ricardo Esgaio |
| 21 | Paulinho |
| 11 | Nuno Santos |
| 28 | Pedro Gonçalves |
Belenenses (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Luiz Felipe (GK) |
| 14 | Danny Henriques |
| 4 | Tomás Ribeiro |
| 21 | Thibang Phete  |
| 10 | Afonso Sousa |
| 19 | Francisco Teixeira |
| 33 | Trova Boni |
| 27 | Chima Akas |
| 2 | Diogo Calila |
| 7 | Pedro Nuno |
| 18 | Alioune Ndour |
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