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English:
Santa Clara Triumphs Over Arouca in Thrilling Ponta Delgada Match
Santa Clara secured a victory over Arouca in an exciting match played at the Estádio de São Miguel in Ponta Delgada, Azores, for the 31st round of the Portuguese Primeira Liga. The match, officiated by Ricardo Baixinho, ended with a 2-0 scoreline in favor of the home team.
Santa Clara dominated the scoreboard early on thanks to a brace from Ricardinho, who scored in the 4th and 37th minutes. The first was an open play goal, while the second came from an assist by Lucas Soares. Despite the clear victory, Santa Clara saw four of their players cautioned (Lucas Soares, L. Rocha, Serginho, and Adriano Firmino), reflecting a highly intense match.
Arouca, on the other hand, had more possession (61%), registering 15 shots, though only 5 were on target. Frustration mounted for the visiting team, who saw three players receive yellow cards in the final minutes (C. Lamba, Alex Pinto, and M. Sylla), and M. Loum sent off with a red card. In addition to their numerical inferiority, the visiting team was hampered by a goal disallowed for offside. Statistics show a game where Arouca controlled the territory more but Santa Clara were more effective.
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Substitutions arouca: at minute 57 Puche came in and M. Loum went out., at minute 78 P. Gozalbez came in and Alex Pinto went out., at minute 78 H. Araujo came in and B. Mansilla went out., at minute 85 A. Dante came in and D. Nandin went out., at minute 85 G. Yalcin came in and Weverson went out.
Substitutions santa clara: at minute 72 Wendell came in and J. Costa went out., at minute 72 Vinicius Lopes came in and Ricardinho went out., at minute 72 Diogo Calila came in and Lucas Soares went out., at minute 86 Daniel Borges came in and Serginho went out., at minute 90 Matheusinho came in and Gabriel Silva went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Santa Clara
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