Match report

GIL Vicente Defeats Santa Clara 1-0 in Primeira Liga Action

GIL Vicente
GIL Vicente
1–0
FT
Santa Clara
Santa Clara
Nov 3, 2025

GIL Vicente secured a hard-fought win over Santa Clara at home in the Primeira Liga. Despite fierce resistance from their visitors, GIL Vicente's sole goal scored by Pablo in the ninth minute was enough to hold off Santa Clara and claim all three points.

Key Facts

  • • GIL Vicente defeated Santa Clara 1-0.
  • • Pablo scored the only goal of the game in the 9th minute, assisted by J. Fernandes.
  • • Santa Clara received three yellow cards compared to GIL Vicente's two.
  • • Multiple substitutions were made in the latter part of the match, with both teams making several changes.

Lineups

GIL Vicente

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 42 A. da Silva Ventura (G)
  • 2 Ze Carlos (D)
  • 4 M. Elimbi (D)
  • 39 J. Buatu (D)
  • 3 G. Konan (D)
  • 95 S. Garcia (M)
  • 5 F. Caseres (M)
  • 6 Ze Carlos (M)
  • 77 Murilo de Souza (F)
  • 9 Pablo (F)
  • 11 J. Fernandes (F)

Substitutes

  • 99 Figueira Daniel
  • 7 T. Toure
  • 17 Bermejo
  • 20 S. Hevertton
  • 32 M. Fernandez
  • 48 A. Espigares
  • 82 G. Maia
  • 88 B. Soyer
  • 89 G. Varela

Santa Clara

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 1 Gabriel Batista (G)
  • 42 Lucas Soares (D)
  • 13 L. Rocha (D)
  • 23 S. Lima (D)
  • 64 Paulo Victor (D)
  • 8 P. Ferreira (M)
  • 6 Adriano Firmino (M)
  • 35 Serginho (M)
  • 11 Brenner (F)
  • 29 Wendell (F)
  • 70 Vinicius Lopes (F)

Substitutes

  • 50 J. Afonso
  • 2 Diogo Calila
  • 3 Matheus Pereira
  • 7 Elias Manoel
  • 17 J. Costa
  • 21 F. Venancio
  • 28 Luquinhas
  • 65 J. Tavares
  • 94 H. Silva

Timeline

  1. GIL Vicente
    9' GIL Vicente Goal · Normal Goal
    Pablo · Assist: J. Fernandes
  2. Santa Clara
    51' Santa Clara Card · Yellow Card
    Lucas Soares

    Foul

  3. Santa Clara
    53' Santa Clara Card · Yellow Card
    Adriano Firmino

    Foul

  4. GIL Vicente
    55' GIL Vicente Card · Yellow Card
    J. Fernandes

    Foul

  5. Santa Clara
    62' Santa Clara Card · Yellow Card
    Luís Rocha

    Foul

  6. GIL Vicente
    62' GIL Vicente subst · Substitution 1
    Off: J. Fernandes · On: M. Fernandez
  7. Santa Clara
    72' Santa Clara subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Serginho · On: José Tavares
  8. GIL Vicente
    72' GIL Vicente subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Zé Ferreira · On: G. Varela
  9. Santa Clara
    72' Santa Clara subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Brenner · On: Elias Manoel
  10. Santa Clara
    73' Santa Clara subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Wendell · On: Matheus Pereira
  11. GIL Vicente
    90'+2 GIL Vicente Card · Yellow Card
    G. Maia

    Foul

  12. Santa Clara
    90' Santa Clara subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Paulo Victor · On: J. Costa
  13. GIL Vicente
    90' GIL Vicente subst · Substitution 5
    Off: S. Garcia · On: G. Maia

Match Stats

Stat GIL Vicente Santa Clara
Fouls 16 14
Pass Accuracy 82% 85%
Offsides 0 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 9 15
Corners 2 0
Total Passes 329 534
Yellow Cards 2 3
Blocked Shots 2 5
Shots on Target 3 4
xG 0.57 0.56
Shots off Target 4 6
Possession 38% 62%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 270 453
Shots Inside Box 4 8
Saves 4 2
Shots Outside Box 5 7

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ The early goal by Pablo in the 9th minute set the tone for GIL Vicente's dominant performance throughout.
  • ▸ Santa Clara faced a setback as they received multiple yellow cards within minutes, which seemed to impact their momentum and ability to push forward.