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Tondela Defeats Santa Clara in a Tense Match
Ponta Delgada witnessed a hard-fought match between Santa Clara and Tondela, with the visiting team emerging victorious. The match, corresponding to the seventh matchday of the Primeira Liga, was marked by intensity and a high number of cautions.
Despite having more control of the ball with 53% possession, Santa Clara failed to translate its dominance into goals. Tondela, with 47% possession, was more effective in front of the opponent’s goal.
The first half passed without goals, but with a high number of yellow cards shown to Tondela players. Pedro Maranhao from Tondela missed a penalty early in the second half, but redeemed himself later with a goal in the 61st minute. Sithole extended Tondela’s lead in the 64th minute. Santa Clara reduced the deficit with a penalty converted by Wendell in the 76th minute.
The match ended with a victory for Tondela, who knew how to take advantage of their opportunities. Santa Clara, despite their efforts, was unable to overcome a very solid Tondela with a very effective attack. The referee, Miguel Nogueira, had a hard job controlling the match, showing a total of 8 yellow cards, 7 to Tondela and 1 to Santa Clara.
Substitutions santa clara: at minute 41 A. Carter came in and Wendell went out., at minute 41 Diogo Calila came in and Vinicius Lopes went out., at minute 53 Luquinhas came in and Gabriel Silva went out., at minute 67 S. Lima came in and J. Tavares went out., at minute 67 Serginho came in and P. Ferreira went out.
Substitutions tondela: at minute 67 Rony Lopes came in and Cicero went out., at minute 67 J. Rodriguez came in and J. Hodge went out., at minute 79 T. Manso came in and Y. Rodriguez went out., at minute 79 J. Siebatcheu came in and E. Maviram went out., at minute 86 I. Cavaleiro came in and Yarlen went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Santa Clara
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