Sporting vs Arouca 2021-22 Portuguese Liga

46': Islam Slimani
52': Islam Slimani

FT
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
+67	Sporting CP	34	90	2
+49	Benfica	34	80	4
+36	FC Porto	34	72	6
+21	Braga	34	68	8

Full Table

Statistics

ARO		SCP
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

Sporting CP (3-4-2-1)

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

Substitutes:

Zouhair Feddal, Bruno Tabata, Manuel Ugarte, Marcus Edwards, João Virgínia, André Paulo, Luís Neto, Paulinho, Pedro Porro.

Arouca (4-3-3)

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