Braga vs CFR Cluj-Napoca, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League Qualifying, Third Round

· 2nd Leg - Braga advance 4-1 on aggregate
Braga
  • 19': Rodrigo Zalazar (P)
  • 45'+4': Rodrigo Zalazar
FT
2 - 0
2nd Leg - Braga advance 4-1 on aggregate
CFR Cluj-Napoca

    About

    Braga are hosting CFR Cluj-Napoca at Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League Qualifying.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Béni Nkololo (CFR Cluj).
    • 3': Mario Dorgeles (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
    • 5': Corner,Sporting Braga. Conceded by Damjan Djokovic.
    • 6': Corner,Sporting Braga. Conceded by Meriton Korenica.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Horta with a cross following a corner.
    • 8': Corner,Sporting Braga. Conceded by Léo Bolgado.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Béni Nkololo (CFR Cluj) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Virgiliu Postolachi with a headed pass.
    • 12': Corner,Sporting Braga. Conceded by Sheriff Sinyan.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga) header from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Horta with a cross following a corner.
    • 13': Foul by Aly Abeid (CFR Cluj).
    • 13': Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Aly Abeid (CFR Cluj) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 17': Penalty Sporting Braga. Rodrigo Zalazar draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 17': Penalty conceded by Sheriff Sinyan (CFR Cluj) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 19': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, CFR Cluj 0. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 21': Foul by Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga).
    • 21': Léo Bolgado (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga).
    • 23': Mário Camora (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Alin Fica (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Foul by Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sporting Braga).
    • 25': Delay in match (Sporting Braga).
    • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 26': Offside, CFR Cluj. Virgiliu Postolachi is caught offside.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Moutinho.
    • 28': Offside, Sporting Braga. Ricardo Horta is caught offside.
    • 29': Foul by Mário Camora (CFR Cluj).
    • 29': Mario Dorgeles (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 35': Corner,CFR Cluj. Conceded by Sikou Niakaté.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Damjan Djokovic (CFR Cluj) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Meriton Korenica with a cross following a corner.
    • 37': Hand ball by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
    • 41': Foul by Virgiliu Postolachi (CFR Cluj).
    • 41': Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Alin Fica (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga).
    • 42': Corner,CFR Cluj. Conceded by Ricardo Horta.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Alin Fica (CFR Cluj) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lukás Hornícek (Sporting Braga). Assisted by Damjan Djokovic.
    • 43': Offside, CFR Cluj. Damjan Djokovic is caught offside.
    • 45': Foul by Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga).
    • 45': Meriton Korenica (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Offside, CFR Cluj. Béni Nkololo is caught offside.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Víctor Gómez with a through ball.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Mario Dorgeles (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gustaf Lagerbielke.
    • 45'+3': Offside, CFR Cluj. Béni Nkololo is caught offside.
    • 45'+4': Goal! Sporting Braga 2, CFR Cluj 0. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Sporting Braga 2, CFR Cluj 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Braga 2, CFR Cluj 0.
    • 45': Substitution, CFR Cluj. Andrei Cordea replaces Meriton Korenica.
    • 45': Substitution, CFR Cluj. Matei Ilie replaces Sheriff Sinyan.
    • 45': Substitution, CFR Cluj. Simão Rocha replaces Aly Abeid.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Mario Dorgeles (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ottó Hindrich (CFR Cluj). Assisted by Jean-Baptiste Gorby.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Dorgeles.
    • 48': Béni Nkololo (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sporting Braga).
    • 51': Foul by Simão Rocha (CFR Cluj).
    • 51': Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
    • 53': Virgiliu Postolachi (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Ottó Hindrich (CFR Cluj). Assisted by Mario Dorgeles.
    • 60': Corner,Sporting Braga. Conceded by Alin Fica.
    • 61': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Gabri Martínez replaces Jean-Baptiste Gorby.
    • 61': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Vítor Carvalho replaces Paulo Oliveira.
    • 62': Corner,CFR Cluj. Conceded by Ricardo Horta.
    • 63': Substitution, CFR Cluj. Lindon Emërllahu replaces Tidiane Keita.
    • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga).
    • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 67': Corner,CFR Cluj. Conceded by Víctor Gómez.
    • 68': Substitution, CFR Cluj. Marko Gjorgjievski replaces Béni Nkololo.
    • 68': Foul by Marko Gjorgjievski (CFR Cluj).
    • 68': Vítor Carvalho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Corner,Sporting Braga. Conceded by Simão Rocha.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Vítor Carvalho (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ottó Hindrich (CFR Cluj). Assisted by Mario Dorgeles with a cross.
    • 72': Corner,Sporting Braga. Conceded by Matei Ilie.
    • 73': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Pau Víctor replaces Ricardo Horta.
    • 73': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Leonardo Lelo replaces Gustaf Lagerbielke.
    • 75': Delay in match because of an injury João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
    • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Marko Gjorgjievski (CFR Cluj) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alin Fica.
    • 82': Delay in match because of an injury João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
    • 82': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Diego Rodrigues replaces João Moutinho because of an injury.
    • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Alin Fica (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Pau Víctor (Sporting Braga).
    • 88': Attempt saved. Pau Víctor (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ottó Hindrich (CFR Cluj). Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar.
    • 88': Offside, Sporting Braga. Fran Navarro is caught offside.
    • 89': Foul by Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga).
    • 89': Matei Ilie (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Diego Rodrigues (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Virgiliu Postolachi (CFR Cluj).
    • 90'+4': Hand ball by Mario Dorgeles (Sporting Braga).
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sporting Braga 2, CFR Cluj 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Sporting Braga 2, CFR Cluj 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 7
    4 Saves 1
    38.6 Possession 61.4
    4 SHOTS 14
    1 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    303 Accurate Passes 526
    370 Passes 592
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 5
    13 Crosses 17
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    50 Long Balls 56
    23 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    8 Effective Tackles 12
    14 Tackles 16
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    11 Interceptions 6
    22 Effective Clearances 25
    22 Clearances 25

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League Qualifying

    Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
    Location: Braga, Portugal
    Attendance: 16,168

    Line-Ups

    BRAG Braga (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Lukas Hornicek (GK)
    15 Paulo Oliveira
    14 Gustaf Lagerbielke
    4 Sikou Niakate
    2 Víctor Perea
    8 João Moutinho
    20 Mario Dorgeles
    29 Jean-Baptiste Gorby
    39 Fran Navarro
    10 Rodrigo Zalazar
    21 Ricardo Horta
    Braga Substitutes:
    Alaa Bellarouch, Ismaël Gharbi, Tiago Sá, Carvalho, Gabriel Martínez, Pau Víctor, Leonardo Lelo, Roger Fernandes, Diego Rodrigues, Gabriel Moscardo, Amine El Ouazzani, Bright Arrey-Mbi.

    CLUJ CFR Cluj-Napoca (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    89 Otto Hindrich (GK)
    6 Sheriff Sinyan
    4 Léo Bolgado
    45 Mário Camora
    3 Aly Abeid Yellow Card
    88 Damjan Djokovic
    8 Alin Fica
    23 Tidiane Keita
    93 Virgiliu Postolachi
    96 Beni N'Kololo
    17 Meriton Korenica
    CFR Cluj-Napoca Substitutes:
    Anton Kresic, Rares Gal, Matei Ilie, Simão Rocha, Muhammed Badamosi, Andrei Cordea, Antonio Bosec, Alessandro Micai, Ciprian Deac, Lindon Emërllahu, Marko Gjorgjievski, Viktor Kun.

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