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SC Braga thrashes Maccabi Petah Tikva in a dominant performance
Sofia, Bulgaria – SC Braga emphatically defeated Maccabi Petah Tikva by a score of 6-0 in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. The match, played at the Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov, was marked by the Portuguese team’s superiority, which dominated all facets of the game.
Braga opened the scoring in the 29th minute with a goal from André Marin, who received an assist from Ricardo Zalazar. The second half was even more emphatic for Braga, which scored four goals in the first 15 minutes. Ricardo Fernandes (41′), Ricardo Zalazar (45′), an own goal by Petar Galabov (62′) and a penalty converted by Aboubakar El Ouazzani (90′) sealed the rout.
Despite the final score, Maccabi Petah Tikva showed some resistance in the first minutes. In the 6th minute, André Marin received a yellow card, while Maccabi received two cautions in the first half: one for Adir Azugi (29′) and another for Yoni Teper (45′).
Ultimately, Braga demonstrated great efficiency in attack and a solid defense that left Maccabi with no options. The Portuguese team solidifies itself as a strong candidate to advance to the next round of the UEFA Europa League.
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Substitutions maccabi petah tikva: at minute 18 A. Azugi came in and G. Deznet went out., at minute 46 I. Cohen came in and Y. Teper went out., at minute 71 I. Vered came in and L. Stor went out., at minute 84 A. Lugassi came in and L. Hazan went out., at minute 84 A. Salem came in and N. Yehoshua went out.
Substitutions sc braga: at minute 64 G. Martinez came in and R. Fernandes went out., at minute 64 R. Fernandez Jaen came in and R. Horta went out., at minute 72 B. Wdowik came in and A. Marin went out., at minute 72 Vasconcelos came in and Bruma went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Maccabi Petah Tikva
SC Braga
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