Estrela vs Santa Clara 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 23': Eddy Doué (Estrela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Estrela 0, Santa Clara 0.
- 45': Substitution, Estrela. Ianis Stoica replaces Bruno Langa.
- 45': Substitution, Estrela. Sydney van Hooijdonk replaces Leandro Antonetti.
- 45': Second Half begins Estrela 0, Santa Clara 0.
- 50': Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card.
- 59': Goal! Estrela 1, Santa Clara 0. Jovane Cabral (Estrela) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jefferson Encada with a cross.
- 64': Substitution, Santa Clara. Gonçalo Paciência replaces Wendel.
- 65': Substitution, Santa Clara. Brenner replaces Vinícius Lopes.
- 69': Substitution, Estrela. Alex Sola replaces Robinho because of an injury.
- 69': Substitution, Estrela. Tom Moustier replaces Jovane Cabral.
- 77': Substitution, Santa Clara. Welinton Torrão replaces Gustavo Klismahn.
- 77': Substitution, Santa Clara. Guilherme Romão replaces Paulo Victor.
- 79': Otávio (Estrela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Estrela. Yahya Kalley replaces Eddy Doué.
- 82': Ianis Stoica (Estrela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Santa Clara. Diogo Calila replaces Lucas Soares.
- 90'+5': Renan Ribeiro (Estrela) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Estrela 1, Santa Clara 0.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio José Gomes
Location: Amadora, Portugal
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +35 | FC Porto | 20 | 55 | 1 |
| +43 | Sporting CP | 20 | 51 | 1 |
| +31 | Benfica | 20 | 46 | 0 |
| +14 | Gil Vicente | 21 | 37 | 4 |
Statistics
 CDSC |
EST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 55.3 | Possession | 44.7 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 364 | Accurate Passes | 304 |
| 440 | Passes | 363 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 26 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 23 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 19 | Clearances | 28 |
Estrela (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Renan Ribeiro (GK)  |
| 14 | Bernardo Schappo |
| 83 | Otávio |
| 30 | Luan Patrick |
| 39 | Eddy Doué |
| 8 | Robinho |
| 24 | Bruno Langa |
| 17 | Jefferson Encada |
| 7 | Leandro Antonetti |
| 11 | Jovane Cabral |
| 99 | Abraham Marcus |
Santa Clara (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Batista (GK) |
| 21 | Frederico Venâncio |
| 23 | Sidney |
| 64 | Paulo Victor |
| 42 | Lucas Soares |
| 8 | Pedro Ferreira |
| 35 | Serginho |
| 77 | Klismahn |
| 29 | Wendel |
| 10 | Gabriel Silva |
| 70 | Vinícius |
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