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Santa Clara Edges Out Nacional in Tense Ponta Delgada Match
Santa Clara defeated Nacional 1-0 in a hard-fought match at Estádio de São Miguel in Ponta Delgada, Portugal, as part of the 27th round of the Primeira Liga. Played on March 30th, 2025, the game was characterized by tension and numerous cards. J. Costa scored the only goal of the match in the 3rd minute, giving his team an early lead. Although Nacional dominated possession (63%), Santa Clara was more effective in attack, managing 13 shots (5 on target) compared to Nacional’s 9 (4 on target). Nacional received four yellow cards and one red card (D. Soumare in the 90th minute), while Santa Clara accumulated three yellow cards. Despite their possession advantage and attempts to mount a comeback, Nacional couldn’t break down Santa Clara’s resolute defense, resulting in a narrow victory for the home side.
Substitutions nacional: at minute 46 R. Macedo came in and Dudu went out., at minute 46 Joel came in and Isaac went out., at minute 67 Leo Santos came in and Ze Vitor went out., at minute 67 C. Labidi came in and Daniel Penha went out., at minute 76 F. Yamada came in and Paulinho Boia went out.
Substitutions santa clara: at minute 71 Vinicius Lopes came in and J. Costa went out., at minute 71 Sidney Lima came in and F. Venancio went out., at minute 81 Diogo Calila came in and Lucas Soares went out., at minute 81 Daniel Borges came in and Ricardinho went out., at minute 88 Serginho came in and P. Ferreira went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Santa Clara
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