Portuguese Primeira Liga

Sporting CP vs Boavista, 2020-21 Portuguese Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Sporting CP
  • 36': Paulinho
FT
1 - 0
Boavista

    Sporting CP beat Boavista to clinch first Portuguese title in 19 years

    Sporting were crowned Portuguese champions for the first time since 2002 when they beat Boavista 1-0 at home on Tuesday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Corner, Boavista. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
    • 3': Foul by Show (Boavista).
    • 3': Nuno Santos (Sporting CP) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Offside, Sporting CP. Sebastián Coates tries a through ball, but Pedro Gonçalves is caught offside.
    • 5': Foul by João Mário (Sporting CP).
    • 5': Nuno Santos (Boavista) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Nuno Santos (Sporting CP) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Zouhair Feddal.
    • 5': Attempt missed. João Mário (Sporting CP) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 5': Foul by Alberth Elis (Boavista).
    • 5': João Palhinha (Sporting CP) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Reggie Cannon (Boavista).
    • 7': Nuno Mendes (Sporting CP) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Angel Gomes (Boavista) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Zouhair Feddal (Sporting CP).
    • 11': Corner, Sporting CP. Conceded by Cristian Devenish.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Sporting CP) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nuno Mendes with a cross following a corner.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Pedro Gonçalves (Sporting CP) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Porro.
    • 14': Foul by Nuno Santos (Boavista).
    • 14': João Mário (Sporting CP) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Pedro Porro (Sporting CP) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuno Mendes with a cross.
    • 15': Attempt missed. João Mário (Sporting CP) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 17': Substitution, Sporting CP. João Pereira replaces Pedro Porro because of an injury.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Sebastián Pérez (Boavista) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alberth Elis.
    • 21': Foul by Jackson Porozo (Boavista).
    • 21': Paulinho (Sporting CP) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 22': Corner, Sporting CP. Conceded by Jackson Porozo.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Nuno Mendes (Sporting CP) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 24': Nuno Mendes (Sporting CP) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Nuno Santos.
    • 25': Foul by Nuno Santos (Boavista).
    • 25': João Palhinha (Sporting CP) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 27': Alberth Elis (Boavista) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Gonçalo Inacio (Sporting CP).
    • 28': Alberth Elis (Boavista) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Foul by Gonçalo Inacio (Sporting CP).
    • 29': Offside, Boavista. Yanis Hamache tries a through ball, but Jackson Porozo is caught offside.
    • 31': Foul by Sebastián Pérez (Boavista).
    • 31': Pedro Gonçalves (Sporting CP) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Foul by Jackson Porozo (Boavista).
    • 32': João Mário (Sporting CP) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 33': Corner, Sporting CP. Conceded by Show.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Inacio (Sporting CP) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Mário with a cross following a corner.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Show (Boavista) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Reggie Cannon.
    • 35': Foul by Adil Rami (Boavista).
    • 35': Paulinho (Sporting CP) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Goal! Sporting CP 1, Boavista 0. Paulinho (Sporting CP) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nuno Santos with a cross.
    • 37': Angel Gomes (Boavista) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Foul by João Mário (Sporting CP).
    • 38': Foul by João Mário (Sporting CP).
    • 38': Yanis Hamache (Boavista) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Corner, Sporting CP. Conceded by Adil Rami.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Sebastián Coates (Sporting CP) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Gonçalves with a cross.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Nuno Santos (Boavista) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 41': Adil Rami (Boavista) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Foul by Paulinho (Sporting CP).
    • 41': Foul by Sebastián Pérez (Boavista).
    • 41': João Mário (Sporting CP) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Sebastián Pérez (Boavista) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Sporting CP 1, Boavista 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sporting CP 1, Boavista 0.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Paulinho (Sporting CP) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
    • 47': Corner, Sporting CP. Conceded by Léo Jardim.
    • 49': Corner, Sporting CP. Conceded by Adil Rami.
    • 50': Corner, Sporting CP. Conceded by Show.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Inacio (Sporting CP) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Mário following a corner.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Paulinho (Sporting CP) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Gonçalves.
    • 52': Corner, Sporting CP. Conceded by Cristian Devenish.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Alberth Elis (Boavista) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Reggie Cannon with a cross.
    • 56': Corner, Sporting CP. Conceded by Jackson Porozo.
    • 58': Foul by Alberth Elis (Boavista).
    • 58': João Palhinha (Sporting CP) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Corner, Sporting CP. Conceded by Cristian Devenish.
    • 59': Corner, Sporting CP. Conceded by Jackson Porozo.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Sporting CP) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by João Pereira.
    • 61': Alberth Elis (Boavista) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Zouhair Feddal (Sporting CP).
    • 61': Zouhair Feddal (Sporting CP) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Substitution, Boavista. Ricardo Mangas replaces Cristian Devenish.
    • 63': Offside, Boavista. Yanis Hamache tries a through ball, but Alberth Elis is caught offside.
    • 66': Foul by Nuno Santos (Boavista).
    • 66': Nuno Santos (Sporting CP) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Angel Gomes (Boavista).
    • 66': Zouhair Feddal (Sporting CP) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Angel Gomes (Boavista) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Foul by Nuno Santos (Boavista).
    • 68': Nuno Mendes (Sporting CP) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Substitution, Boavista. Tiago Morais replaces Sebastián Pérez.
    • 70': Foul by João Palhinha (Sporting CP).
    • 70': Nuno Santos (Boavista) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Yanis Hamache (Boavista) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 71': Foul by Adil Rami (Boavista).
    • 71': Paulinho (Sporting CP) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Adil Rami (Boavista) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Foul by Show (Boavista).
    • 72': Paulinho (Sporting CP) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Substitution, Sporting CP. Matheus Nunes replaces Nuno Santos.
    • 77': Foul by Show (Boavista).
    • 77': João Mário (Sporting CP) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 77': Foul by Show (Boavista).
    • 77': Matheus Nunes (Sporting CP) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Pedro Gonçalves (Sporting CP) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by João Mário following a set piece situation.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Sporting CP) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pedro Gonçalves.
    • 80': Foul by Pedro Gonçalves (Sporting CP).
    • 80': Show (Boavista) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Substitution, Boavista. Nathan replaces Reggie Cannon.
    • 81': Substitution, Boavista. Yusupha Om Njie replaces Yanis Hamache.
    • 81': Foul by João Pereira (Sporting CP).
    • 81': Ricardo Mangas (Boavista) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Substitution, Sporting CP. Matheus Reis replaces Nuno Mendes.
    • 83': Substitution, Sporting CP. Daniel Bragança replaces João Mário.
    • 83': Substitution, Sporting CP. Jovane Cabral replaces Pedro Gonçalves.
    • 85': Foul by Paulinho (Sporting CP).
    • 85': Show (Boavista) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Paulinho (Sporting CP) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Foul by Adil Rami (Boavista).
    • 86': Paulinho (Sporting CP) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Nathan (Boavista).
    • 88': Jovane Cabral (Sporting CP) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Corner, Sporting CP. Conceded by Nathan.
    • 90'+1': Hand ball by Matheus Nunes (Sporting CP).
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Sporting CP 1, Boavista 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Sporting CP 1, Boavista 0.

    Statistics

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    20 Fouls 13
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    1 Corner Kicks 12
    3 Saves 2
    38.3 Possession 61.7
    5 SHOTS 17
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    250 Accurate Passes 457
    335 Passes 531
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 7
    11 Crosses 30
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    50 Long Balls 67
    20 Accurate Long Balls 46
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 2
    13 Effective Tackles 5
    22 Tackles 13
    0.6 Tackle % 0.4
    20 Interceptions 14
    30 Effective Clearances 10
    30 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

    Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
    Location: Lisbon, Portugal

    Liga Portugal Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 FC Porto 27 +43 72
    2 Sporting CP 26 +53 65
    3 Benfica 27 +41 65
    4 Braga 26 +26 46
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SCP Sporting CP (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Antonio Adán (GK)
    4 Sebastián Coates
    3 Zouhair Feddal Yellow Card
    52 Gonçalo Inacio
    6 João Palhinha
    17 João Mário
    5 Nuno Mendes
    24 Pedro Porro
    21 Paulinho
    11 Nuno Santos
    28 Pedro Gonçalves
    Sporting CP Substitutes:
    Luís Maximiano, Luís Neto, Vitorino Antunes, Matheus Nunes, Gonzalo Plata, Matheus Reis, João Pereira, Daniel Bragança, Jovane Cabral.

    BOA Boavista (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    20 Léo Jardim (GK)
    3 Adil Rami Yellow Card
    21 Jackson Porozo
    42 Cristian Devenish
    25 Yanis Hamache
    2 Reggie Cannon
    24 Sebastián Pérez Yellow Card
    7 Nuno Santos
    23 Show
    10 Angel Gomes Yellow Card
    17 Alberth Elis
    Boavista Substitutes:
    Jeriel De Santis, Jorge Benguche, Kuku Emmanuel Fidelis, Yusupha Njie, Ricardo Mangas, Chidozie Awaziem, Rafael Bracali, Tiago Morais, Nathan.

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