Santa Clara 1-0 Nacional (Mar 30, 2025) Commentary

C.D. Nacional

8-5-14, 29 PTS

João Costa - 3'

Djibril Soumaré - 90'

1
Batista
32
MT
13
Rocha
21
Venâncio
3
Pereira De Souza
6
Adriano
8
Dinis Ferreira
42
Soares
11
Silva
17
Augusto Mourão Costa
10
Ricardinho

No.Name
1Gabriel Batista
13Luís Rocha
32MT
21Frederico Venâncio 23Sidney
6Adriano
8Pedro Ferreira 35Serginho
3Matheus Pereira
42Lucas Soares 2Diogo Calila
17João Costa 70Vinícius
11Gabriel Silva
10Ricardinho 41Daniel Borges

Substitutes
7Matheuzinho
22Edney Henrique Santos Da Silva
27Guilherme Ramos
12Hélio Neneca

Estádio de São Miguel

10:30 AM, March 30, 2025

Ponta Delgada, Portugal

Line: SCL -0.5

Over/Under: 2.5

Attendance: 2,038

Referees:
Miguel André Monteiro Fonseca

Santa Clara

C.D. Nacional

KO
3
16
45+2
HT
45
60
64
67
71
76
81
82
89
90
90+7
FT

- Match ends, Santa Clara 1, CD Nacional 0.
90'+8' Second Half ends, Santa Clara 1, CD Nacional 0.
90'+7' MT (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7' Joel Tagueu (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+7' Foul by MT (Santa Clara).
90'+6' Luís Esteves (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6' Foul by Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara).
90'+6' Attempt blocked. Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Borges.
90'+5' Ulisses (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5' Foul by Daniel Borges (Santa Clara).
90'+4' Ulisses (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4' Foul by Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara).
90'+1' Attempt missed. Sidney Lima (Santa Clara) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Serginho with a cross following a corner.
90'+1' Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Lucas França.
90' Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
90' Second yellow card to Djibril Soumaré (CD Nacional) for a bad foul.
90' Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90' Foul by Djibril Soumaré (CD Nacional).
89' Substitution, Santa Clara. Serginho replaces Pedro Ferreira.
88' Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88' Foul by Chiheb Labidi (CD Nacional).
87' Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Ulisses.
85' Attempt missed. Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adriano Firmino.
84' Foul by Diogo Calila (Santa Clara).
84' Djibril Soumaré (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82' Foul by Chiheb Labidi (CD Nacional).
82' Adriano Firmino (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82' Substitution, Santa Clara. Daniel Borges replaces Ricardinho.
81' Substitution, Santa Clara. Diogo Calila replaces Lucas Soares.
80' Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Lucas França.
78' Attempt missed. Arvin Appiah (CD Nacional) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gustavo Garcia.
76' Attempt missed. Rúben Macedo (CD Nacional) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joel Tagueu.
76' Substitution, CD Nacional. Fuki Yamada replaces Paulinho Bóia.
72' Offside, Santa Clara. Vinícius Lopes is caught offside.
71' Hand ball by Matheus Pereira (Santa Clara).
71' Substitution, Santa Clara. Sidney Lima replaces Frederico Venâncio.
71' Substitution, Santa Clara. Vinícius Lopes replaces João Costa.
67' Substitution, CD Nacional. Léo Santos replaces Zé Vítor because of an injury.
67' Substitution, CD Nacional. Chiheb Labidi replaces Daniel Penha.
67' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67' Delay in match because of an injury Lucas França (CD Nacional).
66' Offside, Santa Clara. João Costa is caught offside.
65' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
64' Joel Tagueu (CD Nacional) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64' Delay in match because of an injury Zé Vítor (CD Nacional).
64' MT (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64' Foul by Joel Tagueu (CD Nacional).
63' Attempt missed. Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ricardinho.
63' Attempt saved. Matheus Pereira (Santa Clara) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Silva.
63' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
61' Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Batista (Santa Clara).
60' Matheus Pereira (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60' Foul by Joel Tagueu (CD Nacional).
60' Attempt saved. Rúben Macedo (CD Nacional) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
60' Frederico Venâncio (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59' Paulinho Bóia (CD Nacional) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59' Foul by Frederico Venâncio (Santa Clara).
59' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
57' Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Batista (Santa Clara).
57' Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Penha (CD Nacional).
57' Foul by João Costa (Santa Clara).
57' Djibril Soumaré (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56' Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56' Foul by Luís Esteves (CD Nacional).
55' Ricardinho (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55' Foul by Luís Esteves (CD Nacional).
53' Attempt saved. Daniel Penha (CD Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arvin Appiah.
52' Gustavo Garcia (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52' Foul by Matheus Pereira (Santa Clara).
51' Corner, CD Nacional. Conceded by Luís Rocha.
51' Attempt blocked. Ulisses (CD Nacional) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Penha with a cross.
50' Corner, CD Nacional. Conceded by Frederico Venâncio.
49' Rúben Macedo (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49' Foul by Luís Rocha (Santa Clara).
48' Matheus Pereira (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48' Foul by Joel Tagueu (CD Nacional).
47' Attempt missed. João Costa (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Silva with a headed pass.
47' Attempt saved. Ricardinho (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Costa.
45' Substitution, CD Nacional. Rúben Macedo replaces Dudu Teodora.
45' Substitution, CD Nacional. Joel Tagueu replaces Isaac.
45' Second Half begins Santa Clara 1, CD Nacional 0.
45'+3' First Half ends, Santa Clara 1, CD Nacional 0.
45'+2' Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2' Zé Vítor (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2' Foul by Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara).
45' Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
44' Gustavo Garcia (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44' Foul by Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara).
43' Foul by Lucas Soares (Santa Clara).
43' Arvin Appiah (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
41' Delay in match (CD Nacional).
41' Attempt saved. Djibril Soumaré (CD Nacional) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gustavo Garcia.
40' Matheus Pereira (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40' Foul by Dudu Teodora (CD Nacional).
39' Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39' Foul by Ulisses (CD Nacional).
38' Attempt saved. Djibril Soumaré (CD Nacional) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Daniel Penha with a cross.
37' Corner, CD Nacional. Conceded by Frederico Venâncio.
36' Luís Esteves (CD Nacional) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36' Foul by Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara).
35' Corner, CD Nacional. Conceded by Luís Rocha.
35' Ulisses (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35' Foul by Ricardinho (Santa Clara).
33' Attempt missed. MT (Santa Clara) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
33' Attempt missed. João Costa (Santa Clara) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Soares with a cross.
33' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31' Delay in match because of an injury Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara).
31' Delay in match because of an injury Isaac (CD Nacional).
31' Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31' Foul by Djibril Soumaré (CD Nacional).
29' João Costa (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29' Foul by Zé Vítor (CD Nacional).
28' Gustavo Garcia (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28' Foul by Matheus Pereira (Santa Clara).
27' Attempt saved. Ricardinho (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Silva.
25' Attempt missed. Daniel Penha (CD Nacional) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Djibril Soumaré.
24' Ricardinho (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24' Foul by Zé Vítor (CD Nacional).
23' Attempt missed. Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ricardinho with a cross.
22' Matheus Pereira (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22' Foul by Gustavo Garcia (CD Nacional).
22' Ulisses (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22' Foul by Matheus Pereira (Santa Clara).
19' Offside, Santa Clara. João Costa is caught offside.
18' Foul by João Costa (Santa Clara).
18' Daniel Penha (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17' Foul by Adriano Firmino (Santa Clara).
17' Daniel Penha (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16' Djibril Soumaré (CD Nacional) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16' Matheus Pereira (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16' Foul by Djibril Soumaré (CD Nacional).
14' Ricardinho (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the right wing.
14' Foul by Arvin Appiah (CD Nacional).
13' Foul by João Costa (Santa Clara).
13' Djibril Soumaré (CD Nacional) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11' Attempt saved. Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adriano Firmino.
10' Foul by Ricardinho (Santa Clara).
10' Arvin Appiah (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9' Attempt missed. Djibril Soumaré (CD Nacional) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
8' Foul by Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara).
8' Arvin Appiah (CD Nacional) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7' Foul by Adriano Firmino (Santa Clara).
7' Djibril Soumaré (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6' Offside, Santa Clara. Ricardinho is caught offside.
3' Goal! Santa Clara 1, CD Nacional 0. João Costa (Santa Clara) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Sporting CP	27	20	5	2	+50	65
Benfica	27	21	2	4	+43	65
FC Porto	27	17	5	5	+32	56
Braga	27	17	5	5	+21	56
Santa Clara	27	14	4	9	+3	46
Guimaraes	27	10	12	5	+9	42
Casa Pia	27	11	6	10	-2	39
FC Famalicao	27	9	10	8	+3	37
Estoril	27	9	9	9	-8	36
Moreirense	27	8	8	11	-6	32
Rio Ave	27	7	8	12	-15	29
Arouca	27	7	8	12	-15	29
C.D. Nacional	27	8	5	14	-11	29
Gil Vicente	27	6	8	13	-14	26
Estrela	27	5	8	14	-20	23
AVS	27	4	11	12	-20	23
SC Farense	27	3	8	16	-21	17
Boavista	27	3	6	18	-29	15

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