Match report

Casa Pia Defeats SC Braga 2-1 in Primeira Liga Clash

Casa Pia
Casa Pia
2–1
FT
SC Braga
SC Braga
May 10, 2025

Casa Pia secured an impressive comeback victory over Primeira Liga heavyweights SC Braga on Sunday. The home team found themselves trailing after a R. Zalazar goal for the visitors, but fought back with two second-half goals from F. Benaissa-Yahia and J. Livolant to seal a 2-1 win.

Key Facts

  • • SC Braga's R. Zalazar opened the scoring in the 20th minute with an assist from R. Horta.
  • • F. Benaissa-Yahia equalized for Casa Pia just before halftime, assisted by J. Livolant.
  • • J. Livolant scored the winning goal for Casa Pia in the 79th minute, courtesy of a Cassiano pass.
  • • SC Braga made several substitutions but could not find an equalizer despite late efforts.

Lineups

Casa Pia

Formation: 3-4-3

Starting XI

  • 1 P. Sequeira (G)
  • 18 André Geraldes (D)
  • 4 João Goulart (D)
  • 2 D. Tchamba (D)
  • 72 Gaizka Larrazabal (M)
  • 89 A. Kraev (M)
  • 57 Renato Nhaga (M)
  • 12 F. Benaissa-Yahia (M)
  • 29 J. Livolant (F)
  • 90 Cassiano (F)
  • 80 Pablo Roberto (F)

Substitutes

  • 52 Henrique Pereira
  • 17 Rafael Brito
  • 44 Isaac
  • 13 K. Osundina
  • 11 Tiago Dias
  • 33 Ricardo Batista
  • 9 Max Svensson
  • 23 Kaly
  • 14 Miguel Sousa

SC Braga

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 91 L. Horníček (G)
  • 2 Víctor Gómez (D)
  • 15 Paulo Oliveira (D)
  • 4 S. Niakaté (D)
  • 55 Francisco Chissumba (D)
  • 8 João Moutinho (M)
  • 10 U. Račić (M)
  • 11 Roger Fernandes (M)
  • 16 R. Zalazar (M)
  • 21 Ricardo Horta (M)
  • 39 Fran Navarro (F)

Substitutes

  • 9 A. El Ouazzani
  • 20 Ismaël Gharbi
  • 13 João Ferreira
  • 77 Gabri Martínez
  • 12 Tiago Sá
  • 3 Robson Bambu
  • 6 Vitor Carvalho
  • 29 J. Gorby
  • 19 Adrián Marín

Timeline

  1. SC Braga
    20' SC Braga Goal · Normal Goal
    R. Zalazar · Assist: R. Horta
  2. Casa Pia
    45' Casa Pia Goal · Normal Goal
    F. Benaissa-Yahia · Assist: J. Livolant
  3. Casa Pia
    67' Casa Pia subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Pablo Roberto · On: H. Pereira
  4. SC Braga
    69' SC Braga subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Fran Navarro · On: A. El Ouazzani
  5. SC Braga
    69' SC Braga subst · Substitution 2
    Off: U. Račić · On: I. Gharbi
  6. Casa Pia
    79' Casa Pia Goal · Normal Goal
    J. Livolant · Assist: Cassiano
  7. SC Braga
    80' SC Braga subst · Substitution 3
    Off: V. Gomez · On: João Ferreira
  8. SC Braga
    80' SC Braga subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Chissumba · On: G. Martinez
  9. Casa Pia
    82' Casa Pia subst · Substitution 2
    Off: R. Nhaga · On: Rafael Brito
  10. Casa Pia
    90'+1 Casa Pia subst · Substitution 3
    Off: J. Livolant · On: Isaac
  11. Casa Pia
    90'+1 Casa Pia subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Cassiano · On: K. Osundina
  12. Casa Pia
    90'+1 Casa Pia subst · Substitution 5
    Off: F. Benaissa-Yahia · On: Tiago Dias

Match Stats

Stat Casa Pia SC Braga
Fouls 19 13
Pass Accuracy 75% 84%
Offsides 2 3
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 5 21
Corners 2 7
Total Passes 340 481
Yellow Cards — —
Blocked Shots 0 5
Shots on Target 3 6
xG 0.75 1.62
Shots off Target 2 10
Possession 41% 59%
Goals Prevented -1 -1
Accurate Passes 255 405
Shots Inside Box 4 11
Saves 5 1
Shots Outside Box 1 10

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ The turning point came just before halftime when F. Benaissa-Yahia's goal for Casa Pia reignited their hopes after falling behind.
  • ▸ J. Livolant's second-half winner was a crucial moment that sealed the victory for Casa Pia, despite SC Braga's attempts to stage a late comeback.