Portuguese Primeira Liga

Braga vs Arouca, 2021-22 Portuguese Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Braga
  • 87': Ricardo Horta
FT
1 - 0
Arouca

    About

    Braga are hosting Arouca at Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt missed. André Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 3': Hand ball by Vítor Oliveira (Sporting Braga).
    • 4': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by David Carmo.
    • 4': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by David Carmo.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Thales (Arouca) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alan Ruiz with a cross following a corner.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Alan Ruiz (Arouca) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 6': Foul by David Simão (Arouca).
    • 6': Vítor Oliveira (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Foul by Vítor Oliveira (Sporting Braga).
    • 11': Victor Braga (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Matheus.
    • 15': Attempt missed. João Basso (Arouca) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alan Ruiz with a cross following a corner.
    • 19': Offside, Sporting Braga. Al Musrati tries a through ball, but Vítor Oliveira is caught offside.
    • 21': Attempt missed. André Silva (Arouca) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Thales with a headed pass.
    • 21': Foul by André Bukia (Arouca).
    • 21': Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Attempt saved. David Simão (Arouca) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Arsénio.
    • 26': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Matheus.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Thales (Arouca) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Arsénio with a cross following a corner.
    • 29': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Vítor Tormena.
    • 33': André Bukia (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by David Carmo (Sporting Braga).
    • 35': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Rodrigo Gomes.
    • 36': Foul by Abdoulaye Ba (Arouca).
    • 36': Matheus (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Arsénio (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Ruiz.
    • 37': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Yan Couto.
    • 37': Attempt missed. André Silva (Arouca) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alan Ruiz with a cross following a corner.
    • 38': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Mateus Quaresma.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Vítor Oliveira (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paulo Oliveira with a cross.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Arsénio (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 40': Offside, Arouca. Arsénio tries a through ball, but André Silva is caught offside.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Gomes.
    • 41': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by João Basso.
    • 42': André Silva (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Vítor Tormena (Sporting Braga).
    • 43': Offside, Arouca. André Bukia tries a through ball, but Thales is caught offside.
    • 43': Offside, Sporting Braga. Yan Couto tries a through ball, but Ricardo Horta is caught offside.
    • 44': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Abdoulaye Ba.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Carmo with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Sporting Braga 0, Arouca 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Braga 0, Arouca 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Fabiano replaces Paulo Oliveira.
    • 45': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Miguel Falé replaces Vítor Oliveira.
    • 48': Foul by David Simão (Arouca).
    • 48': Yan Couto (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Al Musrati (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 51': Fabiano (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Mateus Quaresma (Arouca).
    • 53': David Simão (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Fabiano (Sporting Braga).
    • 54': Attempt missed. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by André Horta.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Arsénio (Arouca) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by André Silva.
    • 57': Foul by Yan Couto (Sporting Braga).
    • 57': Mateus Quaresma (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Hand ball by Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga).
    • 61': Alan Ruiz (Arouca) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Foul by André Horta (Sporting Braga).
    • 64': Hand ball by Alan Ruiz (Arouca).
    • 65': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Francisco Moura replaces Rodrigo Gomes.
    • 65': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Castro replaces André Horta.
    • 66': Foul by David Simão (Arouca).
    • 66': Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by João Basso.
    • 69': Substitution, Arouca. Tiago Araújo replaces Mateus Quaresma because of an injury.
    • 70': Substitution, Arouca. Antony replaces André Bukia.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabiano.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Miguel Falé (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abel Ruiz with a cross.
    • 74': Attempt saved. André Silva (Arouca) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antony.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Al Musrati.
    • 75': André Silva (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by David Carmo (Sporting Braga).
    • 79': Alan Ruiz (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Foul by Castro (Sporting Braga).
    • 80': Substitution, Arouca. Oday Dabbagh replaces Alan Ruiz.
    • 80': Substitution, Arouca. Pité replaces André Silva.
    • 82': Al Musrati (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Foul by Antony (Arouca).
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 84': Arsénio (Arouca) is shown the yellow card.
    • 84': Substitution, Arouca. Bruno Marques replaces Arsénio.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Bruno Marques (Arouca) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leandro Silva with a cross.
    • 87': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Arouca 0. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Miguel Falé with a cross.
    • 89': Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
    • 89': João Basso (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Pité (Arouca) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oday Dabbagh.
    • 89': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Fabiano.
    • 90': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Bruno Rodrigues replaces Yan Couto.
    • 90': Attempt missed. João Basso (Arouca) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thales with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Miguel Falé (Sporting Braga).
    • 90'+2': Tiago Araújo (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Pité (Arouca) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Silva.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sporting Braga 1, Arouca 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Sporting Braga 1, Arouca 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    8 Corner Kicks 4
    1 Saves 4
    35.8 Possession 64.2
    15 SHOTS 12
    4 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    244 Accurate Passes 520
    336 Passes 612
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    7 Accurate Crosses 7
    19 Crosses 28
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    59 Long Balls 65
    24 Accurate Long Balls 36
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    7 Effective Tackles 6
    11 Tackles 10
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    10 Interceptions 9
    27 Effective Clearances 13
    27 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

    Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
    Location: Braga, Portugal
    Attendance: 16,237

    Liga Portugal Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sporting CP 9 +28 27
    2 FC Porto 8 +14 21
    3 Santa Clara 9 +3 18
    4 Benfica 7 +12 16
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    BRAG Braga (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Matheus (GK)
    16 David Carmo
    15 Paulo Oliveira
    3 Vitor Tormena
    2 Yan Couto
    10 André Horta
    8 Al-Musrati
    57 Rodrigo Gomes
    9 Abel Ruiz
    21 Ricardo Horta
    99 Vitinha
    Braga Substitutes:
    Jean-Baptiste Gorby, André Castro, Moura, Roger Fernandes, Fabiano, Miguel Falé, Bruno Rodrigues, Lucas Mineiro, Tiago Sá.

    ARO Arouca (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Victor Braga (GK)
    53 Abdoulaye Ba
    13 Joao Basso
    6 Mateus Quaresma
    72 Thales
    21 Leandro Silva
    5 David Simão
    22 Alan Ruíz
    7 André Silva
    8 Arsénio Yellow Card
    10 André Bukia
    Arouca Substitutes:
    Antony , Norbert Haymamba, Oday Dabbagh, Brunao, Pité, Marco Soares, Tiago Araújo, Emilijus Zubas, Bruno Marques.

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