Sporting CP 2-0 Vizela: A surprise win against Vizela
CALDAS DE VIZELA. Sporting CP had a surprising win over Vizela with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. Goncalves (28') and a goal from D. Braganca (42').
CALDAS DE VIZELA. Sporting CP had a surprising win over Vizela with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. Goncalves (28′) and a goal from D. Braganca (42′). Sporting CP was vastly superior ball possession (63%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estádio Do Vizela stadium in Caldas de Vizela on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Fábio José Costa Veríssimo with the assistance of Pedro Mota and Pedro Nuno de Sá Martins. The 4th official was David Rafael Oliveira Silva. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 11.6 degrees Celsius or 52.92 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 81%.
Match Statistics
Sporting CP was in firm control of the ball 63% while Vizela was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Sporting CP was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Sporting CP won the match.
Vizela shot 7 times, 0 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Sporting CP shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Vizela received 3 yellow cards (Kiki, Cassiano and R. Guzzo). On the opposite side, Sporting CP received 3 yellow cards (S. Coates, J. Palhinha and N. Santos).
After this encounter, Vizela will stay with 16 points like Moreirense, Tondela and Santa Clara to move up in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Sporting CP will have 44 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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3'3'
S. Coates
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28'28'
Pedro Goncalves
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42'42'
D. Braganca
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46'46'
Cassiano
F. Cann
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63'63'
R. Guzzo
Claudemir
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70'70'
J. Palhinha
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73'73'
Kiki
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74'74'
G. Esteves
R. Esgaio
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74'74'
M. Ugarte
J. Palhinha
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81'81'
Nuno Moreira
Evrard Zag
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80'80'
N. Moreira
H. Zagbayou
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88'88'
Matheus
D. Braganca
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88'88'
T. Tomas
P. Sarabia
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89'89'
Cassiano
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89'89'
N. Santos
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90'90'
R. Guzzo
Next match
In the upcoming Primeira Liga match, Vizela will play away with Tondela on the 22nd of January with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Vizela (0 draws).
Sporting CP will host Sporting Braga on the 22nd of January with a 22-10 head to head record in favor of Sporting CP (1 draw).
Vizela: Formation and Lineups
Vizela started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Álvaro Adriano Teixeira Pacheco chose to play with the following team: Pedro Silva , Koffi Kouao , Mohamed Aidara , Kiki Afonso , Richard Ofori , Alex Méndez , Claudemir , Hugues Evrard , Francis Cann , Guilherme Schettine and Kiko Bondoso .
Substitutes
Vizela made 3 changes: F. Cann for Cassiano (46′), Claudemir for R. Guzzo (63′) and H. Zagbayou for N. Moreira (81′).
Best player: Pedro Silva
The player that probably impressed the most for Vizela was the goalkeeper: Pedro Silva. His rating is 7.05. He performed 4 saves.
Sporting CP: Formation and Lineups
Sporting CP started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the other side, Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim played with: Antonio Adán , Gonçalo Inácio , Sebastián Coates , Matheus Reis , Ricardo Esgaio , João Palhinha , Daniel Bragança , Nuno Santos , Pablo Sarabia , Paulinho and Pedro Gonçalves .
Substitutes
Sporting CP made 5 changes: R. Esgaio for G. Esteves (74′), J. Palhinha for M. Ugarte (74′), Pedro Goncalves for Tabata (81′), D. Braganca for Matheus (88′) and P. Sarabia for T. Tomas (88′).
Top player: Daniel Bragança
The player who no doubt impressed Sporting CP the most was Daniel Bragança.
His rating is with 1 goal, 66 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primeira Liga
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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