Portuguese Primeira Liga

Sporting vs Arouca 2021-22 Portuguese Liga

  • 46': Islam Slimani
  • 52': Islam Slimani
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2 - 0

Introduction

Sporting CP are hosting Arouca at Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 15': Tiago Esgaio (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Dário Essugo (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': David Simão (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Pedro Porro replaces Ricardo Esgaio.
  • 45': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Paulinho replaces Dário Essugo.
  • 45': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Manuel Ugarte replaces Rúben Vinagre.
  • 46': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Arouca 0. Islam Slimani (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro Porro with a cross following a corner.
  • 52': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 2, Arouca 0. Islam Slimani (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nuno Santos.
  • 55': Substitution, Arouca. Bruno Marques replaces Antony.
  • 55': Substitution, Arouca. Arsénio replaces André Bukia.
  • 63': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Luís Neto replaces Gonçalo Inácio.
  • 65': Substitution, Arouca. Tiago Araújo replaces Mateus Quaresma.
  • 65': Nino Galovic (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Substitution, Arouca. Alan Ruiz replaces David Simão.
  • 71': Substitution, Arouca. Abdoulaye Ba replaces João Basso.
  • 80': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Bruno Tabata replaces Pablo Sarabia.
  • 85': Alan Ruiz (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 25,254

Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+50 Sporting CP 25 65 2
+39 Benfica 26 64 2
+32 FC Porto 26 58 4
+21 Braga 26 53 5
Full Table

Statistics

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15 Fouls 12
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 9
1 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 2
37.4 Possession 62.6
5 SHOTS 15
2 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
263 Accurate Passes 523
358 Passes 602
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 3
11 Crosses 24
0.2 Cross % 0.1
55 Long Balls 50
18 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 2
10 Effective Tackles 13
17 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
13 Interceptions 13
22 Effective Clearances 13
22 Clearances 13

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Antonio Adán (GK)
4 Sebastián Coates Yellow Card
2 Matheus Reis
25 Gonçalo Inacio
8 Matheus Nunes
84 Dário Essugo Yellow Card
16 Ruben Vinagre
47 Ricardo Esgaio
9 Islam Slimani
11 Nuno Santos
17 Pablo Sarabia

ARO Arouca (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Victor Braga (GK)
44 Nino Galovic Yellow Card
13 Joao Basso
6 Mateus Quaresma
31 Tiago Esgaio Yellow Card
21 Leandro Silva
5 David Simão Yellow Card
20 Pedro Moreira
7 André Silva
27 Antony
10 André Bukia

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