Boavista vs Braga 2021-22 Portuguese Liga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 37': Javi García (Boavista) is shown the yellow card.
- 37': Goal! Boavista 0, Sporting Braga 1. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+1': Bracali (Boavista) is shown the yellow card.
- 53': Goal! Boavista 1, Sporting Braga 1. Yusupha Njie (Boavista) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gustavo Sauer.
- 55': Substitution, Boavista. Sebastián Pérez replaces Javi García.
- 57': Jackson Porozo (Boavista) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Iuri Medeiros replaces Castro.
- 63': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Yan Couto replaces Fabiano.
- 69': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Abel Ruiz replaces Vítor Oliveira.
- 70': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Francisco Moura replaces Rodrigo Gomes.
- 70': Substitution, Boavista. Kenji Gorré replaces Yusupha Njie.
- 71': Yan Couto (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Petar Musa (Boavista) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Gaïus Makouta (Boavista) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Diogo Leite replaces Paulo Oliveira because of an injury.
- 90'+6': Al Musrati (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio do Bessa XXI
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 5,139
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +63 | Sporting CP | 32 | 84 | 2 |
| +44 | Benfica | 32 | 76 | 4 |
| +34 | FC Porto | 32 | 66 | 6 |
| +21 | Braga | 32 | 65 | 7 |
Statistics
 BRAG |
BOA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 48.1 | Possession | 51.9 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 320 | Accurate Passes | 358 |
| 422 | Passes | 451 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 10 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 69 | Long Balls | 79 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 39 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 12 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 21 | Clearances | 14 |
Boavista (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rafael Bracali (GK)  |
| 21 | Jackson Porozo |
| 26 | Rodrigo Abascal |
| 2 | Reggie Cannon |
| 6 | Javi García |
| 42 | Gaïus Makouta |
| 25 | Yanis Hamache |
| 22 | Nathan |
| 9 | Petar Musa |
| 11 | Yusupha Njie |
| 8 | Gustavo Sauer |
Braga (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matheus (GK) |
| 16 | David Carmo |
| 3 | Vitor Tormena |
| 15 | Paulo Oliveira |
| 10 | André Horta |
| 88 | André Castro |
| 8 | Al-Musrati |
| 57 | Rodrigo Gomes |
| 70 | Fabiano |
| 99 | Vitinha |
| 21 | Ricardo Horta |
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