Match report

Santa Clara Defeats Rio Ave 1-0 in Primeira Liga

Santa Clara
Santa Clara
1–0
FT
Rio Ave
Rio Ave
May 11, 2021

Santa Clara held off Rio Ave, securing a 1-0 victory in the Primeira Liga on 2021-05-11. The game's lone goal came from Carlos Junior in the 52nd minute, which proved decisive. Both teams faced several yellow cards, but Santa Clara maintained their focus to earn the win.

Key Facts

  • • Santa Clara defeated Rio Ave 1-0
  • • Carlos Junior scored the only goal in the 52nd minute
  • • Santa Clara had three yellow cards (Mansur, M. Villanueva, Allano)
  • • Rio Ave had four yellow cards (Guga, Fábio Coentrão, R. Meshino, Filipe Augusto)
  • • The match featured several key substitutions on both sides

Lineups

Santa Clara

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 André Ferreira (G)
  • 6 Mansur (D)
  • 4 Fábio Cardoso (D)
  • 3 M. Villanueva (D)
  • 2 Rafael Ramos (D)
  • 27 Anderson Carvalho (M)
  • 10 Lincoln (M)
  • 25 H. Morita (M)
  • 13 Carlos (M)
  • 7 Allano (M)
  • 77 Rui Costa (F)

Substitutes

  • 23 Cryzan
  • 17 Ukra
  • 5 João Afonso
  • 20 Costinha
  • 26 Jean Patric
  • 33 Lucas Marques
  • 18 Rúben Oliveira
  • 97 Rodolfo Cardoso
  • 31 C. González

Rio Ave

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 1 P. Kieszek (G)
  • 17 Fábio Coentrão (D)
  • 25 Ivo Pinto (D)
  • 33 Aderllan Santos (D)
  • 6 T. Borevković (D)
  • 5 Filipe Augusto (M)
  • 11 Francisco Geraldes (M)
  • 16 Guga (M)
  • 21 Carlos Mané (F)
  • 7 Gelson Dala (F)
  • 64 Rafael Camacho (F)

Substitutes

  • 18 Pelé
  • 9 Juninho Brandão
  • 40 R. Meshino
  • 24 Pedro Amaral
  • 4 Nélson Monte
  • 20 Costinha
  • 45 Leandro Silva
  • 70 Gabrielzinho
  • 22 Léo

Timeline

  1. Santa Clara
    38' Santa Clara Card · Yellow Card
    Mansur

    Foul

  2. Santa Clara
    45' Santa Clara Card · Yellow Card
    M. Villanueva

    Time wasting

  3. Rio Ave
    47' Rio Ave Card · Yellow Card
    Guga

    Foul

  4. Santa Clara
    52' Santa Clara Goal · Normal Goal
    Carlos Junior
  5. Santa Clara
    53' Santa Clara Var · Penalty confirmed
    Carlos Junior
  6. Rio Ave
    59' Rio Ave subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Francisco Geraldes · On: Pelé
  7. Santa Clara
    63' Santa Clara subst · Substitution 1
    Off: R. Costa · On: Cryzan
  8. Rio Ave
    63' Rio Ave subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Guga · On: Juninho Brandão
  9. Santa Clara
    69' Santa Clara Card · Yellow Card
    Allano

    Time wasting

  10. Rio Ave
    73' Rio Ave Card · Yellow Card
    Fábio Coentrão

    Foul

  11. Santa Clara
    76' Santa Clara subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Allano · On: Ukra
  12. Rio Ave
    77' Rio Ave subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Rafael Camacho · On: R. Meshino
  13. Rio Ave
    77' Rio Ave subst · Substitution 4
    Off: I. Pinto · On: Pedro Amaral
  14. Rio Ave
    79' Rio Ave Card · Yellow Card
    R. Meshino

    Argument

  15. Rio Ave
    84' Rio Ave Card · Yellow Card
    Filipe Augusto

    Argument

  16. Santa Clara
    87' Santa Clara subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Lincoln · On: J. Afonso
  17. Santa Clara
    87' Santa Clara subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Carlos Junior · On: Costinha
  18. Santa Clara
    90' Santa Clara Card · Yellow Card
    Cryzan

    Time wasting

Match Stats

Stat Santa Clara Rio Ave
Fouls 17 20
Pass Accuracy 78% 83%
Offsides 2 4
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 14 7
Corners 8 6
Total Passes 317 447
Yellow Cards 4 4
Blocked Shots 5 2
Shots on Target 6 5
Shots off Target 3 0
Possession 41% 59%
Accurate Passes 248 371
Shots Inside Box 8 4
Saves 5 5
Shots Outside Box 6 3

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Carlos Junior's goal in the 52nd minute shifted the momentum in favor of Santa Clara, providing a critical lead
  • ▸ The introduction of substitutes like R. Costa for Santa Clara and Francisco Geraldes for Rio Ave aimed to turn the tide but couldn't overturn the deficit