Santa Clara vs Sporting CP, 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga
· Portuguese Primeira Liga
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About
Santa Clara are hosting Sporting CP
at Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada, Portugal, starting on
. The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Wendel (Santa Clara).
- 1': Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Wendel (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 4': Foul by João Simões (Sporting Lisbon).
- 4': Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Goal! Santa Clara 1, Sporting Lisbon 0. Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Wendel with a cross.
- 7': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Lucas Soares.
- 9': Foul by Serginho (Santa Clara).
- 9': João Simões (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 11': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Pedro Ferreira.
- 13': Foul by João Simões (Sporting Lisbon).
- 13': Serginho (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': João Simões (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Ousmane Diomande.
- 15': Foul by Lucas Soares (Santa Clara).
- 15': Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maxi Araújo with a cross.
- 17': Foul by Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon).
- 17': Wendel (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Attempt saved. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gabriel Batista (Santa Clara). Assisted by Trincão.
- 20': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Gabriel Batista.
- 21': Attempt saved. Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Gabriel Batista (Santa Clara). Assisted by Morten Hjulmand.
- 23': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Paulo Victor.
- 24': Foul by Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon).
- 24': Paulo Victor (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Batista (Santa Clara).
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Attempt missed. Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 30': Foul by João Simões (Sporting Lisbon).
- 30': Serginho (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Adriano Firmino (Santa Clara).
- 31': Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Goal! Santa Clara 1, Sporting Lisbon 1. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Geny Catamo with a cross.
- 34': Adriano Firmino (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon).
- 35': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Geny Catamo with a through ball.
- 36': Foul by Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon).
- 36': Serginho (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Serginho (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card.
- 38': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pote.
- 40': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Lucas Soares.
- 44': Foul by Iván Fresneda (Sporting Lisbon).
- 44': Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Santa Clara 1, Sporting Lisbon 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Santa Clara 1, Sporting Lisbon 1.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Fotis Ioannidis replaces João Simões.
- 47': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Frederico Venâncio.
- 47': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pote with a cross following a corner.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fotis Ioannidis.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fotis Ioannidis.
- 50': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Frederico Venâncio.
- 51': Foul by Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon).
- 51': Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Iván Fresneda (Sporting Lisbon).
- 54': Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Iván Fresneda (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Foul by Adriano Firmino (Santa Clara).
- 55': Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 57': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Geovany Quenda replaces Geny Catamo.
- 57': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Hidemasa Morita replaces Pote because of an injury.
- 60': Fotis Ioannidis (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Frederico Venâncio (Santa Clara).
- 60': Frederico Venâncio (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Pedro Ferreira.
- 61': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Lucas Soares.
- 63': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Maxi Araújo.
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury Adriano Firmino (Santa Clara).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Substitution, Santa Clara. Matheus Pereira replaces Wendel.
- 68': Attempt saved. Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Rui Silva (Sporting Lisbon).
- 69': Attempt missed. Geovany Quenda (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trincão.
- 71': Delay in match because of an injury Iván Fresneda (Sporting Lisbon).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Foul by Sidney Lima (Santa Clara).
- 72': Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Sidney Lima (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Attempt saved. Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Gabriel Batista (Santa Clara).
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Sidney Lima (Santa Clara).
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Foul by Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara).
- 75': Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Alisson Santos replaces Iván Fresneda.
- 77': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 79': Foul by Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon).
- 79': Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Serginho (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 81': Foul by Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara).
- 81': Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt saved. Fotis Ioannidis (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gabriel Batista (Santa Clara).
- 81': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Gabriel Batista.
- 82': Attempt missed. Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 85': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Frederico Venâncio.
- 86': Attempt missed. Fotis Ioannidis (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maxi Araújo with a cross.
- 87': Foul by Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara).
- 87': Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Santa Clara. João Costa replaces Vinícius Lopes.
- 89': Substitution, Santa Clara. Brenner replaces Serginho.
- 90': Attempt missed. Brenner (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Brenner (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon).
- 90'+1': Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the red card.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Sidney Lima (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 90'+3': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Paulo Victor.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Matheus Reis replaces Trincão.
- 90'+4': Goal! Santa Clara 1, Sporting Lisbon 2. Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Geovany Quenda with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+4': Matheus Pereira (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Paulo Victor (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Adriano Firmino (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Second yellow card to Adriano Firmino (Santa Clara).
- 90'+6': Foul by Sidney Lima (Santa Clara).
- 90'+6': Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second yellow card to Sidney Lima (Santa Clara) for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Rui Silva (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Delay in match because of an injury Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon).
- 90'+8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+9': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Hidemasa Morita.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Santa Clara 1, Sporting Lisbon 2.
- 0': Match ends, Santa Clara 1, Sporting Lisbon 2.
Statistics
 SCP |
CDSC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 12 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 73.6 | Possession | 26.4 |
| 21 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 585 | Accurate Passes | 159 |
| 662 | Passes | 237 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 33 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 30 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 10 | Accurate Long Balls | 11 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 16 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 51 |
| 22 | Clearances | 51 |
Game Information
Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio de São Miguel
Location: Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Attendance: 5,970
Venue: Estádio de São Miguel
Location: Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Attendance: 5,970
Liga Portugal Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 12 | +22 | 34 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 13 | +25 | 32 |
| 3 | Benfica | 13 | +18 | 29 |
| 4 | Gil Vicente | 12 | +10 | 23 |
Line-Ups
Santa Clara (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Batista (GK) |
| 13 | Luís Rocha |
| 21 | Frederico Venâncio  |
| 23 | Sidney |
| 64 | Paulo Victor |
| 42 | Lucas Soares |
| 6 | Adriano |
| 8 | Pedro Ferreira |
| 70 | Vinícius |
| 35 | Serginho |
| 29 | Wendel |
Sporting CP (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rui Silva (GK) |
| 25 | Gonçalo Inacio |
| 26 | Ousmane Diomande |
| 20 | Maximiliano Araújo  |
| 22 | Iván Fresneda |
| 17 | Francisco Trincão |
| 52 | João Simões |
| 42 | Morten Hjulmand |
| 97 | Luis Suárez |
| 8 | Pedro Gonçalves |
| 10 | Geny Catamo |
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