Santa Clara vs Arouca, 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga
· Portuguese Primeira LigaAbout
Santa Clara are hosting Arouca
at Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada, Portugal, starting on
. The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Tiago Esgaio (Arouca).
- 2': Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Tiago Esgaio (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 3': Attempt saved. MT (Santa Clara) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nico Mantl (Arouca). Assisted by Serginho with a cross.
- 11': Delay in match because of an injury Boris Popovic (Arouca).
- 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 14': Dylan Nandín (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Luís Rocha (Santa Clara).
- 14': Offside, Arouca. Alfonso Trezza is caught offside.
- 15': Brenner (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Foul by Espen van Ee (Arouca).
- 16': Attempt saved. Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nico Mantl (Arouca). Assisted by Sidney Lima with a headed pass.
- 16': Delay in match because of an injury Dylan Nandín (Arouca).
- 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 18': Foul by Miguel Puche (Arouca).
- 18': Serginho (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Delay in match because of an injury Boris Popovic (Arouca).
- 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': Substitution, Arouca. Arnau Solà replaces Boris Popovic because of an injury.
- 21': Offside, Santa Clara. Serginho is caught offside.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Arnau Solà (Arouca) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfonso Trezza.
- 23': Handball by Miguel Puche (Arouca).
- 25': Foul by Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara).
- 25': Tiago Esgaio (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Adriano Firmino (Santa Clara).
- 31': Miguel Puche (Arouca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Attempt missed. Serginho (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Wendel.
- 36': Offside, Santa Clara. Gabriel Silva is caught offside.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Miguel Puche (Arouca).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Foul by Matías Rocha (Arouca).
- 38': Wendel (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Pedro Santos (Arouca).
- 40': Serginho (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Offside, Arouca. Alfonso Trezza is caught offside.
- 41': Adriano Firmino (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Miguel Puche (Arouca).
- 42': Attempt saved. Miguel Puche (Arouca) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gabriel Batista (Santa Clara).
- 43': Foul by Adriano Firmino (Santa Clara).
- 43': Miguel Puche (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Serginho (Santa Clara).
- 44': Miguel Puche (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Brenner.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Alfonso Trezza (Arouca) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gabriel Batista (Santa Clara).
- 45'+1': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Gabriel Batista.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. José Fontán (Arouca) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Naïs Djouahra with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+3': Handball by Miguel Puche (Arouca).
- 45'+4': Offside, Santa Clara. Serginho is caught offside.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Santa Clara 0, Arouca 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Santa Clara 0, Arouca 0.
- 48': Attempt missed. Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by MT.
- 51': Attempt saved. Adriano Firmino (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nico Mantl (Arouca). Assisted by Wendel.
- 55': Attempt missed. Dylan Nandín (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Arnau Solà following a fast break.
- 56': Foul by MT (Santa Clara).
- 56': Miguel Puche (Arouca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Arnau Solà (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Luís Rocha (Santa Clara).
- 58': Alfonso Trezza (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Henrique Silva (Santa Clara).
- 59': Attempt missed. Arnau Solà (Arouca) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 60': Foul by Tiago Esgaio (Arouca).
- 60': Henrique Silva (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Espen van Ee (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Foul by Adriano Firmino (Santa Clara).
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Adriano Firmino (Santa Clara).
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Substitution, Santa Clara. Luquinhas replaces Wendel.
- 64': Substitution, Santa Clara. José Tavares replaces Adriano Firmino because of an injury.
- 66': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Luís Rocha.
- 68': Substitution, Arouca. Lee Hyun-Ju replaces Dylan Nandín.
- 69': Attempt missed. Luquinhas (Santa Clara) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by MT.
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury MT (Santa Clara).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Foul by Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca).
- 72': Sidney Lima (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Sidney Lima (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card.
- 75': Substitution, Santa Clara. Tiago Duarte replaces MT because of an injury.
- 75': Substitution, Santa Clara. Vinícius Lopes replaces Pedro Ferreira.
- 75': Foul by Luquinhas (Santa Clara).
- 75': Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Brenner (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Pedro Santos (Arouca).
- 80': Attempt blocked. Naïs Djouahra (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Santos.
- 80': Alfonso Trezza (Arouca) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Foul by Serginho (Santa Clara).
- 80': Serginho (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Foul by Miguel Puche (Arouca).
- 81': Gabriel Batista (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Miguel Puche (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Attempt saved. Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Nico Mantl (Arouca). Assisted by Tiago Duarte.
- 85': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by José Fontán.
- 85': Attempt saved. José Tavares (Santa Clara) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Nico Mantl (Arouca).
- 86': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Arnau Solà.
- 86': Attempt missed. Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Serginho with a cross following a corner.
- 87': Substitution, Arouca. Pablo Gozálbez replaces Alfonso Trezza.
- 87': Substitution, Arouca. Barbero replaces Naïs Djouahra.
- 87': Substitution, Arouca. Taichi Fukui replaces Espen van Ee.
- 88': Substitution, Santa Clara. Elias Manoel replaces Gabriel Silva.
- 89': Foul by Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca).
- 89': José Tavares (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Luquinhas (Santa Clara).
- 90': Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Foul by Luquinhas (Santa Clara).
- 90': Pedro Santos (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Pedro Santos (Arouca).
- 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+1': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Tiago Duarte.
- 90'+2': Offside, Arouca. Miguel Puche is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Foul by Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara).
- 90'+2': Tiago Esgaio (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Elias Manoel (Santa Clara).
- 90'+3': Matías Rocha (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Gozálbez.
- 90'+6': Foul by Tiago Esgaio (Arouca).
- 90'+6': Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Santa Clara 0, Arouca 0.
- 0': Match ends, Santa Clara 0, Arouca 0.
Statistics
 FCA |
CDSC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 47.7 | Possession | 52.3 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 308 | Accurate Passes | 342 |
| 384 | Passes | 427 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 17 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 8 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 32 | Clearances | 28 |
Game Information
Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio de São Miguel
Location: Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Attendance: 2,029
Venue: Estádio de São Miguel
Location: Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Attendance: 2,029
Liga Portugal Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 15 | +29 | 43 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 16 | +38 | 41 |
| 3 | Benfica | 16 | +23 | 36 |
| 4 | Gil Vicente | 16 | +10 | 27 |
Line-Ups
Santa Clara (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Batista (GK) |
| 94 | Henrique Silva |
| 13 | Luís Rocha |
| 32 | MT |
| 23 | Sidney  |
| 6 | Adriano |
| 35 | Serginho |
| 8 | Pedro Ferreira |
| 29 | Wendel |
| 10 | Gabriel Silva |
| 11 | Brenner |
Arouca (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 58 | Nico Mantl (GK) |
| 4 | Matías Rocha |
| 5 | Boris Popovic |
| 3 | José Fontán |
| 28 | Tiago Esgaio |
| 19 | Alfonso Trezza |
| 89 | Pedro Santos |
| 22 | Espen Van Ee |
| 23 | Dylan Nandín |
| 7 | Näis Djouahra |
| 11 | Miguel Puche |
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