Sporting CP vs Braga, 2022-23 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga

Sporting CP

9': Hidemasa Morita
46': Hidemasa Morita
61': Marcus Edwards
86': Matheus Reis
90'+3': Pedro Gonçalves (P)

FT
5 - 0

Braga

49': Sikou Niakate

About

Sporting CP are hosting Braga at Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, 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.
2': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Hidemasa Morita tries a through ball, but Youssef Chermiti is caught offside.
5': Attempt saved. Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vítor Tormena.
8': Attempt blocked. Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Edwards.
8': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Nuno Sequeira.
8': Attempt blocked. Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
8': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Uros Racic.
9': Attempt missed. Jeremiah St. Juste (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nuno Santos with a cross following a corner.
9': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Sporting Braga 0. Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeremiah St. Juste following a corner.
11': Foul by Uros Racic (Sporting Braga).
11': Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Attempt blocked. Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
11': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon).
11': Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt saved. Al Musrati (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
12': Delay in match because of an injury Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon).
12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
16': Foul by Uros Racic (Sporting Braga).
16': Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
16': Foul by Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon).
16': Matheus (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Delay in match because of an injury Matheus (Sporting Braga).
18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
20': Attempt missed. Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sebastián Coates.
21': Attempt saved. Youssef Chermiti (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Esgaio with a cross.
21': Delay in match because of an injury Youssef Chermiti (Sporting Lisbon).
22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
25': Attempt blocked. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Esgaio.
25': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Vítor Tormena.
25': Attempt blocked. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastián Coates with a headed pass.
26': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Vítor Tormena.
26': Attempt blocked. Youssef Chermiti (Sporting Lisbon) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Edwards with a cross.
29': Foul by Simon Banza (Sporting Braga).
29': Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga).
31': Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Foul by Simon Banza (Sporting Braga).
33': Nuno Santos (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon).
34': Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by Al Musrati (Sporting Braga).
36': Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon).
37': Uros Racic (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Víctor Gómez.
40': Attempt missed. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
42': Delay in match because of an injury Nuno Santos (Sporting Lisbon).
42': Delay in match because of an injury Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga).
44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+4': Foul by Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon).
45'+4': Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+5': Foul by Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga).
45'+5': Nuno Santos (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': First Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 1, Sporting Braga 0.
45': Second Half begins Sporting Lisbon 1, Sporting Braga 0.
46': Attempt saved. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Edwards.
46': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 2, Sporting Braga 0. Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youssef Chermiti.
46': Delay in match because of an injury Uros Racic (Sporting Braga).
48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
49': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon).
49': Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Second yellow card to Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga).
50': Attempt blocked. Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pote.
50': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon).
50': Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga).
52': Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Attempt blocked. Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
54': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Al Musrati.
55': Attempt blocked. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Edwards.
55': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Al Musrati.
56': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Nuno Sequeira.
57': Foul by Nuno Sequeira (Sporting Braga).
57': Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Substitution, Sporting Braga. André Horta replaces Uros Racic.
58': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Rodrigo Gomes replaces Simon Banza.
58': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Paulo Oliveira.
59': Attempt blocked. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuno Santos.
59': Attempt missed. Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Esgaio with a cross.
60': Foul by Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon).
60': Iuri Medeiros (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Ricardo Esgaio tries a through ball, but Pote is caught offside.
61': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 3, Sporting Braga 0. Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pote following a fast break.
63': Foul by Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Lisbon).
63': Rodrigo Gomes (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Trincão replaces Manuel Ugarte.
63': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Mateo Tanlongo replaces Hidemasa Morita.
66': Attempt missed. Nuno Santos (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Edwards.
66': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Joe Mendes replaces Iuri Medeiros.
67': Foul by Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Lisbon).
67': Rodrigo Gomes (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Attempt saved. André Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo Gomes.
71': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Antonio Adán.
71': Foul by Al Musrati (Sporting Braga).
71': Nuno Santos (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Arthur Gomes replaces Nuno Santos.
76': Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
77': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Matheus Reis replaces Sebastián Coates.
77': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Issahaku Fatawu replaces Marcus Edwards.
78': Foul by André Horta (Sporting Braga).
78': Pote (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Foul by Youssef Chermiti (Sporting Lisbon).
81': Nuno Sequeira (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Cristián Borja replaces Nuno Sequeira.
82': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Pizzi replaces Al Musrati.
83': Hand ball by Mateo Tanlongo (Sporting Lisbon).
84': Attempt saved. Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Víctor Gómez.
84': Foul by Youssef Chermiti (Sporting Lisbon).
84': Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Rodrigo Gomes.
86': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 4, Sporting Braga 0. Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Pote following a corner.
89': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Jeremiah St. Juste tries a through ball, but Ricardo Esgaio is caught offside.
90': Foul by Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Braga).
90': Youssef Chermiti (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Penalty Sporting Lisbon. Issahaku Fatawu draws a foul in the penalty area.
90'+1': Penalty conceded by Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga) after a foul in the penalty area.
90'+3': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 5, Sporting Braga 0. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 5, Sporting Braga 0.
0': Match ends, Sporting Lisbon 5, Sporting Braga 0.

Statistics

BRAG		SCP
13	Fouls	13
0	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
1	Corner Kicks	10
2	Saves	4
35.5	Possession	64.5
4	SHOTS	22
4	ON GOAL	9
1.0	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
248	Accurate Passes	508
323	Passes	575
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	7
4	Crosses	28
0.0	Cross %	0.3
50	Long Balls	45
22	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	8
12	Effective Tackles	6
21	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
13	Interceptions	8
20	Effective Clearances	4
20	Clearances	4

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 26,338

Liga Portugal Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sporting CP	27	+50	65
2	Benfica	26	+42	62
3	FC Porto	27	+32	56
4	Braga	27	+21	56

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sporting CP (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Antonio Adán (GK)
4	Sebastián Coates
25	Gonçalo Inacio
3	Jerry St. Juste
5	Hidemasa Morita
15	Manuel Ugarte
11	Nuno Santos
47	Ricardo Esgaio
79	Youssef Chermiti
28	Pedro Gonçalves
10	Marcus Edwards

Sporting CP Substitutes:

Luís Neto, Rochinha, Franco Israel, Matheus Reis, Fatawu Issahaku, Mateo Tanlongo, Sotiris Alexandropoulos, Francisco Trincão, Arthur Gomes.

Braga (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Matheus (GK)
15	Paulo Oliveira
4	Sikou Niakate
3	Vitor Tormena
8	Al-Musrati
19	Uros Racic
6	Nuno Sequeira
2	Víctor Perea
23	Simon Banza
9	Abel Ruiz
45	Iuri Medeiros

Braga Substitutes:

André Horta, Serdar Saatci, Tiago Sá, Cristian Borja, André Castro, Álvaro Djaló, Pizzi, Josafat Mendes, Rodrigo Gomes.

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