UEFA Europa League

Braga vs FC Midtjylland, 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
Braga
  • 55': Galeno (P)
  • 62': Ricardo Horta
  • 90'+5': Galeno
FT
3 - 1
FC Midtjylland
  • 19': Evander (P)
  • Red Card 84': Juninho

About

Braga are hosting FC Midtjylland at Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Gustav Isaksen (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Evander with a through ball.
  • 3': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Matheus.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Chiquinho (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Piazon.
  • 7': Foul by Nuno Sequeira (Sporting Braga).
  • 7': Gustav Isaksen (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Hand ball by Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland).
  • 11': Attempt saved. Galeno (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Piazon.
  • 12': Castro (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland).
  • 15': Attempt saved. Lucas Piazon (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chiquinho.
  • 18': Penalty FC Midtjylland. Gustav Isaksen draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 18': Penalty conceded by Diogo Leite (Sporting Braga) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 18': Diogo Leite (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Goal! Sporting Braga 0, FC Midtjylland 1. Evander (FC Midtjylland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Yan Couto (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
  • 23': Tiago Sá (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.
  • 24': Foul by Nuno Sequeira (Sporting Braga).
  • 24': Joel Andersson (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Castro (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland).
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Lucas Piazon (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 27': Foul by Erik Sviatchenko (FC Midtjylland).
  • 27': Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Erik Sviatchenko (FC Midtjylland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Erik Sviatchenko.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Castro (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Diogo Leite following a corner.
  • 30': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (FC Midtjylland).
  • 30': Galeno (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Galeno (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Al Musrati.
  • 32': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Paulo Oliveira.
  • 33': Penalty Sporting Braga. Galeno draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 33': Penalty conceded by Elias Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 33': Elias Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Penalty saved! Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 35': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Joel Andersson.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Lucas Piazon (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 38': Foul by Raphael Onyedika (FC Midtjylland).
  • 38': Nuno Sequeira (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Raphael Onyedika (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joel Andersson with a headed pass.
  • 42': Foul by Lucas Piazon (Sporting Braga).
  • 42': Pione Sisto (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (FC Midtjylland).
  • 42': Matheus (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Paulinho (FC Midtjylland).
  • 44': Yan Couto (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Henrik Dalsgaard.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sporting Braga 0, FC Midtjylland 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Braga 0, FC Midtjylland 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Francisco Moura replaces Nuno Sequeira.
  • 45': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Mario González replaces Castro.
  • 48': Hand ball by Lucas Piazon (Sporting Braga).
  • 49': Foul by Juninho (FC Midtjylland).
  • 49': Lucas Piazon (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Lucas Piazon (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
  • 51': Foul by Lucas Piazon (Sporting Braga).
  • 51': Pione Sisto (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Penalty Sporting Braga. Mario González draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 53': Penalty conceded by Juninho (FC Midtjylland) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 53': VAR Decision: Penalty Sporting Braga.
  • 54': Juninho (FC Midtjylland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, FC Midtjylland 1. Galeno (Sporting Braga) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pione Sisto.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Francisco Moura.
  • 61': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Iuri Medeiros replaces Lucas Piazon.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Chiquinho (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Galeno.
  • 62': Goal! Sporting Braga 2, FC Midtjylland 1. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mario González.
  • 66': Foul by Chiquinho (Sporting Braga).
  • 66': Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Pione Sisto (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 70': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Jens Cajuste replaces Raphael Onyedika.
  • 71': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Marrony replaces Gustav Isaksen.
  • 72': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Lucas Mineiro replaces Al Musrati because of an injury.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Jens Cajuste (FC Midtjylland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 73': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Paulo Oliveira.
  • 74': Chiquinho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Marrony (FC Midtjylland).
  • 75': Attempt saved. Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erik Sviatchenko.
  • 75': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Paulo Oliveira.
  • 76': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (FC Midtjylland).
  • 76': Galeno (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Offside, Sporting Braga. Galeno tries a through ball, but Mario González is caught offside.
  • 79': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Victor Lind replaces Pione Sisto.
  • 79': Chiquinho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland).
  • 80': Evander (FC Midtjylland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Chiquinho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Victor Lind (FC Midtjylland).
  • 82': Substitution, Sporting Braga. André Horta replaces Ricardo Horta.
  • 84': Foul by Juninho (FC Midtjylland).
  • 84': Iuri Medeiros (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Juninho (FC Midtjylland) is shown the red card.
  • 85': Foul by Jens Cajuste (FC Midtjylland).
  • 85': Galeno (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Francisco Moura (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Mario González.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Iuri Medeiros (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mario González.
  • 88': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Diogo Leite.
  • 89': Foul by Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Braga).
  • 89': Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': André Horta (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Erik Sviatchenko (FC Midtjylland).
  • 90'+4': Foul by Evander (FC Midtjylland).
  • 90'+4': Lucas Mineiro (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Sporting Braga 3, FC Midtjylland 1. Galeno (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mario González following a fast break.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sporting Braga 3, FC Midtjylland 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Braga 3, FC Midtjylland 1.

Statistics

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19 Fouls 8
4 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 2
38 Possession 62
7 SHOTS 17
3 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
228 Accurate Passes 429
323 Passes 532
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 3
9 Crosses 11
0.3 Cross % 0.3
71 Long Balls 65
29 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 17
13 Tackles 23
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
15 Interceptions 12
11 Effective Clearances 13
11 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Location: Braga, Portugal
Attendance: 5,449

Line-Ups

SCB Braga (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Matheus (GK)
4 Diogo Leite Yellow Card
5 Nuno Sequeira
15 Paulo Oliveira Yellow Card
8 Moatasem Al-Musrati
88 André Castro
90 Galeno
2 Yan Couto
22 Chiquinho
21 Ricardo Horta
11 Lucas Piazon
Braga Substitutes:
Iuri Medeiros, Moura, Tiago Sá, Lukas Hornicek, Fabiano, André Horta, Jean-Baptiste Gorby, Vitinha, Lucas Mineiro, Roger Fernandes, Bruno Rodrigues, Mario González.

MID FC Midtjylland (3-4-3)

No. Name
16 Elias Ólafsson (GK) Yellow Card
28 Erik Sviatchenko Yellow Card
73 Juninho Yellow Card
14 Henrik Dalsgaard
10 Evander
37 Raphael Onyedika
29 Paulo Victor
6 Joel Andersson
7 Pione Sisto
74 Júnior Brumado
45 Gustav Isaksen
FC Midtjylland Substitutes:
Charles, Marrony, Daniel Høegh, Jared Thompson, Dion Cools, Jonas Lössl, Bozhidar Kraev, Hosine Bility, Nikolas Dyhr, Jens Cajuste, Awer Mabil, Victor Lind.

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