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Thrilling Match in Ponta Delgada Ends with Sporting CP Victory
An emotionally charged match full of cards took place at the Estádio de São Miguel in Ponta Delgada, where Sporting CP defeated Santa Clara in a match corresponding to matchday 11 of the Primeira Liga. The match, played on November 8, 2025, was refereed by Joao Antonio Ferreira Goncalves.
Santa Clara surprised early on, opening the scoring in the 5th minute with a goal by Vinicius Lopes, assisted by Wendell. However, Sporting CP reacted and equalized in the 32nd minute thanks to a goal by P. Goncalves, assisted by G. Catamo. The first half was marked by intensity and several yellow cards for both teams.
The second half continued with Sporting CP dominating possession (74% against 26%), but Santa Clara defended tooth and nail. The match became even tenser in the final minutes. In added time, M. Hjulmand scored the winning goal for Sporting CP, assisted by G. Quenda. The final minutes were chaotic, with three expulsions: one for M. Araujo of Sporting CP and two for Santa Clara players, Adriano Firmino and S. Lima, both for double yellow cards. Sporting CP dominated the shooting statistics (21 against 5) and corners (12 against 1), but Santa Clara’s strong defense complicated their task.
Substitutions sporting cp: at minute 46 J. Simoes came in and F. Ioannidis went out., at minute 57 G. Catamo came in and G. Quenda went out., at minute 57 P. Goncalves came in and H. Morita went out., at minute 76 I. Fresneda came in and Alisson Santos went out., at minute 90 Trincao came in and Matheus Reis went out.
Substitutions santa clara: at minute 67 Wendell came in and Matheus Pereira went out., at minute 89 Serginho came in and Brenner went out., at minute 89 Vinicius Lopes came in and J. Costa went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Santa Clara
Sporting CP
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