Match report

Famalicao Defeats Santa Clara 1-0 in Primeira Liga

Santa Clara
Santa Clara
0–1
FT
Famalicao
Famalicao
Jan 18, 2026

Famalicao stunned Santa Clara with a narrow 1-0 win in their Primeira Liga clash. The game's decisive moment came from Famalicao striker Sorriso, who scored in the 75th minute off an assist by R. Pinheiro.

Key Facts

  • • Famalicao secured victory with a solitary goal by Sorriso.
  • • Santa Clara was unable to find the back of the net despite multiple substitutions.
  • • Rafa Soares made an early substitution for Famalicao at 46 minutes, entering the game as a substitute.
  • • Sorriso's decisive goal came off an assist from R. Pinheiro in the 75th minute.

Lineups

Santa Clara

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 1 Gabriel Batista (G)
  • 94 H. Silva (D)
  • 13 L. Rocha (D)
  • 21 F. Venancio (D)
  • 42 Lucas Soares (M)
  • 35 Serginho (M)
  • 6 Adriano Firmino (M)
  • 64 Paulo Victor (M)
  • 70 Vinicius Lopes (F)
  • 77 Gustavo Klismahn (F)
  • 10 Gabriel Silva (F)

Substitutes

  • 12 Neneca
  • 2 Diogo Calila
  • 4 P. Pacheco
  • 7 Elias Manoel
  • 8 P. Ferreira
  • 11 Brenner
  • 49 Welinton Torrao
  • 65 J. Tavares
  • 85 Z. Franco

Famalicao

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 25 L. Carevic (G)
  • 17 R. Pinheiro (D)
  • 55 I. Ba (D)
  • 16 J. De Haas (D)
  • 5 Rafa Soares (D)
  • 6 T. Van de Looi (M)
  • 14 M. De Amorim (M)
  • 23 Gil Dias (M)
  • 20 G. Sa (M)
  • 7 Sorriso (M)
  • 12 S. Elisor (F)

Substitutes

  • 1 I. Zlobin
  • 2 Garcia
  • 3 L. Realpe
  • 8 M. Pena
  • 9 U. Abubakar
  • 21 Y. Zabiri
  • 28 Pedro Bondo
  • 77 A. Joujou
  • 80 P. Santos

Timeline

  1. Famalicao
    46' Famalicao subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Rafa Soares · On: Pedro Bondo
  2. Santa Clara
    67' Santa Clara subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Paulo Victor · On: Diogo Calila
  3. Famalicao
    67' Famalicao subst · Substitution 2
    Off: S. Elisor · On: Y. Zabiri
  4. Santa Clara
    67' Santa Clara subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Vinicius Lopes · On: Brenner
  5. Santa Clara
    74' Santa Clara subst · Substitution 4
    Off: H. Silva · On: Welinton Torrao
  6. Famalicao
    75' Famalicao Goal · Normal Goal
    Sorriso · Assist: R. Pinheiro
  7. Santa Clara
    78' Santa Clara subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Adriano Firmino · On: Elias Manoel
  8. Famalicao
    84' Famalicao subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Unknown player · On: Garcia
  9. Famalicao
    88' Famalicao subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Mathias De Amorim · On: Léo Realpe
  10. Famalicao
    88' Famalicao subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Sorriso · On: P. Santos
  11. Famalicao
    90'+6 Famalicao Card · Yellow Card
    Gil Dias

    Foul

Match Stats

Stat Santa Clara Famalicao
Fouls 17 18
Pass Accuracy 83% 80%
Offsides 3 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 15 7
Corners 9 2
Total Passes 382 382
Yellow Cards 1 1
Blocked Shots 5 0
Shots on Target 1 3
xG 1.09 1.34
Shots off Target 9 4
Possession 51% 49%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 318 304
Shots Inside Box 6 7
Saves 2 1
Shots Outside Box 9 0

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ The match remained scoreless until Famalicao’s Sorriso broke through for a crucial goal in the 75th minute, which shifted momentum definitively towards Famalicao.
  • ▸ Santa Clara made several late substitutions, including Adriano Firmino coming on at 78 minutes, but were unable to convert these changes into goals.