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SC Braga Dominates Santa Clara in High-Paced Match
Braga, Portugal – In a match played at the Estádio Municipal de Braga, SC Braga defeated Santa Clara with a game marked by ball control and offensive effectiveness. The home team enjoyed 68% possession, translating into greater presence in the opponent’s area and a total of 6 shots, of which 3 were directly on target.
The first half was characterized by intensity and disputes in midfield. Santa Clara received a yellow card in the 36th minute for Wendell. Braga’s persistence was rewarded in the 42nd minute, when R. Horta, with an assist from G. Martinez, opened the scoring with a goal that unleashed euphoria in the local fans.
The second half continued with Braga maintaining control of the game. Santa Clara, meanwhile, was forced to resort to a more physical game, which earned them two additional yellow cards for L. Rocha (minute 48) and P. Ferreira (minute 74). Braga also saw a yellow for P. Victor at 88′. Despite Santa Clara’s attempts to react, they failed to seriously trouble the goal defended by the home team. The match concluded with a victory for SC Braga, consolidating their position in the Primeira Liga. Santa Clara attempted with 5 total shots, 2 of them on target and 2 off target, but failed to materialize their opportunities.
Substitutions sc braga: at minute 59 R. Zalazar came in and P. Victor went out., at minute 59 J. Moutinho came in and Gorby went out., at minute 70 G. Martinez came in and V. Gomez went out., at minute 83 S. Niakate came in and Vitor Carvalho went out., at minute 83 F. Navarro came in and Gabriel Moscardo went out.
Substitutions santa clara: at minute 59 Paulo Victor came in and MT went out., at minute 67 Lucas Soares came in and Diogo Calila went out., at minute 67 Serginho came in and Gabriel Silva went out., at minute 76 S. Lima came in and H. Silva went out., at minute 76 P. Ferreira came in and J. Tavares went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
SC Braga
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