Primeira Liga: Boavista recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Santa Clara 2-1
PORTO. Boavista succeeded in turn the table against Santa Clara to win 2-1.
PORTO. Boavista was capable to turn the table against Santa Clara to win 2-1. It was Santa Clara to strike first with a goal of Rildo at the 34′. Then it was a goal in the 62′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Tavares gave the win to Boavista in the 66′ minute with a goal. Boavista took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
Also, Santa Clara had 2 players sent off: Messi (51′ for a double yellow card) and C. Gonzalez (90′ for a double yellow card).
Y. Njie missed a penalty (90′) for Boavista.
The match was played at the Estádio do Bessa Século XXI stadium in Porto on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Hélder Miguel Azevedo Malheiro who was helped by José António Gonçalves Luzia and Hugo Alexandre França Luís Coimbra. The 4th official was João Pedro Costa Teixeira Afonso. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 22.8 degrees Celsius or 72.95 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 71%.
Match Statistics
Boavista was in firm control of the ball 60% while Santa Clara was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Boavista was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Boavista won the encounter.
Boavista shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Santa Clara shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Boavista received 3 yellow cards (F. Ferreira, Y. Njie and ). On the opposite side, Santa Clara received 5 yellow cards (Messi, Victor Bobsin, C. Gonzalez, A. Carvalho and Rildo).
Also, Santa Clara didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after
Santa Clara had 2 players sent off: Messi (51′ for double yellow card) and C. Gonzalez (90′ for double yellow card).
After this match, Boavista has 3 points to occupy the 6th place in the table. while Santa Clara stays with 1 points (10th).
Match Events
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23'23'
Messi
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28'28'
Victor Bobsin
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34'34'
Rildo
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39'39'
C. Gonzalez
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45'45'
F. Ferreira
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51'51'
Messi
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57'57'
A. Carvalho
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57'57'
Rildo
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62'62'
Y. Njie
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62'62'
Y. Njie
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63'63'
M. Tavares
F. Ferreira
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65'65'
Gabriel Silva
K. Tagawa
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65'65'
Xavi Quintillà
Anderson Carvalho
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65'65'
Adriano
Rildo
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66'66'
M. Tavares
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78'78'
Andrezinho
P. Sagna
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78'78'
R. Valente
Victor Bobsin
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90'90'
T. Morais
L. Santos
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90'90'
Julio Dabo
K. Gorré
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90'90'
C. Gonzalez
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90'90'
Y. Njie
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90'90'
R. Bracali
Next match
In the upcoming Primeira Liga match, Boavista will play away with Casa Pia on the 21st of August with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Santa Clara will host Arouca on the 20th of August with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Santa Clara (1 draw).
Boavista: Formation and Lineups
Boavista started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Armando Gonçalves Teixeira chose to play with the following team: Rafael Bracali , Reggie Cannon , Rodrigo Abascal , Filipe Ferreira , Pedro Malheiro , Sebastián Pérez , Gaius Makouta , Yanis Hamache , Luís Santos , Yusupha Njie and Kenji Gorré .
Substitutes
Boavista made 3 changes: F. Ferreira for M. Tavares (63′), L. Santos for T. Morais (90′) and K. Gorre for A. Dabo (90′).
Top player: Yusupha Njie
The player who no doubt impressed Boavista the most was Yusupha Njie.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Santa Clara: Formation and Lineups
Santa Clara started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Mário Fernando Magalhães da Silva played with: Marco Pereira , Pierre Sagna , Kennedy Boateng , Cristian Tassano , Paulo Henrique , Anderson Carvalho , Victor Bobsin , Rildo , Bruno Almeida , Allano and Kyosuke Tagawa .
Substitutes
Santa Clara made 5 changes: Rildo for Adriano (64′), K. Tagawa for Gabriel Silva (64′), A. Carvalho for X. Quintilla (64′), P. Sagna for Andrezinho (78′) and Victor Bobsin for R. Valente (78′).
Top player: Rildo
The player who no doubt impressed Santa Clara the most was Rildo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 11 passes (54% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primeira Liga
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