SC Braga cruises to victory over Nacional in a hard-fought match
SC Braga secured a convincing 3-0 win over Nacional in the 6th round of the Primeira Liga, played at the Estádio da Madeira in Ilha da Madeira. The match, refereed by Helder Malheiro, was marked by intensity and discipline, with a total of 11 yellow cards shown.
The match began at a frenetic pace, with both teams looking to gain control of the ball. In the 25th minute, Gorby received the first yellow card of the match for a foul on a Nacional player. Three minutes later, Y. Ribeiro also received a yellow card for a similar infraction. Nacional responded with a yellow card for Matheus Dias in the 29th minute.
In the second half, both teams made changes in search of victory. In the 66th minute, SC Braga opened the scoring with a goal from S. Niakate, assisted by A. El Ouazzani. Braga didn’t settle for one goal and continued to press, scoring two more goals. Bruma scored the second goal in the 83rd minute, assisted by R. Horta, and A. El Ouazzani sealed the victory in the 85th minute, with an assist from Bruma.
The statistics reflect SC Braga’s superiority, with 56% possession of the ball and 16 shots on goal, while Nacional remained with 44% possession and 10 shots on goal. Braga also showed greater effectiveness by converting three of their six shots on goal, while Nacional could only generate two shots on target.
SC Braga continues its good run in the league, while Nacional will need to improve its performance to aspire to better results in the coming rounds.
Substitutions nacional: at minute 46 N. Thomas came in and M. Baeza went out., at minute 46 A. Butzke came in and Tiago Reis went out., at minute 65 R. Macedo came in and A. Appiah went out., at minute 65 Bruno Costa came in and Daniel Penha went out., at minute 80 A. Sousa came in and Matheus Dias went out.
Substitutions sc braga: at minute 46 A. El Ouazzani came in and R. Fernandez Jaen went out., at minute 46 A. Horta came in and Gorby went out., at minute 46 A. Marin came in and Y. Ribeiro went out., at minute 66 I. Gharbi came in and R. Fernandes went out., at minute 86 V. Gomez came in and J. Ferreira went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Nacional
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