English:
Nacional Stuns Braga at Estádio Municipal with Narrow Victory
Braga, Portugal – In a hard-fought match at the Estádio Municipal de Braga, Nacional secured a valuable victory against SC Braga in the seventh round of the Primeira Liga. The only goal of the game came early, in the 6th minute, when J. Ramirez, assisted by Jose Gomes, found the back of the net, sending Nacional fans into celebration.
Braga dominated possession with 60%, attempting to break down Nacional’s defense with 7 shots, but only one tested the rival goalkeeper. Nacional, on the other hand, opted for a more direct approach and managed to create 13 goal-scoring opportunities, five of which required saves from the Braga goalkeeper. Nacional’s tactical discipline was evident, although two of their players, Liziero and Leo Santos, received yellow cards. The match, officiated by Miguel Andre Monteiro Fonseca, was characterized by a physical game, with 4 fouls committed by Braga and 6 by Nacional. Despite Braga’s attempts to overturn the score, Nacional managed to maintain their lead and secure all three points in a match that left the home side with a bitter taste.
Substitutions sc braga: at minute 46 R. Zalazar came in and G. Martinez went out., at minute 46 J. Moutinho came in and D. Rodrigues went out., at minute 46 B. Arrey-Mbi came in and Gorby went out., at minute 68 F. Navarro came in and P. Victor went out., at minute 76 V. Gomez came in and F. Grillitsch went out.
Substitutions nacional: at minute 64 Pablo Ruan came in and Witi went out., at minute 64 C. Labidi came in and F. Soares went out., at minute 79 Ulisses came in and C. Goncalves went out., at minute 79 Paulinho Boia came in and Watts went out., at minute 85 J. Ramirez came in and L. Joao went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
SC Braga
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