Arouca edges out Nacional in a tense, card-heavy encounter
Arouca secured a 1-0 victory over Nacional in a captivating match at the Estádio Municipal de Arouca. The lone goal came in the 27th minute when H. Araujo found the back of the net for Arouca, assisted by Cristo.
The match was characterized by tension, with a total of six yellow cards shown to Nacional and one to Arouca. Nacional held the majority of possession (53% vs 47%), but struggled to convert their chances, while Arouca proved more efficient in the final third.
Substitutions nacional: at minute 46 A. Appiah came in and R. Macedo went out., at minute 46 M. Baeza came in and Bruno Costa went out., at minute 57 Tiago Reis came in and A. Butzke went out., at minute 79 Isaac came in and N. Thomas went out., at minute 87 Daniel Penha came in and Jose Gomes went out.
Substitutions arouca: at minute 61 A. Trezza came in and Jason went out., at minute 71 I. Rodrigues came in and M. Sylla went out., at minute 79 V. Morozov came in and H. Araujo went out., at minute 79 P. Santos Carvalho came in and D. Simao went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Arouca
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