Caldas SC vs SC Braga | HIGHLIGHTS Taca de PortugaL | 12/23/2025

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00:00right at the last moment so the ceremonial and protest kickoff has been

00:05taken the referee has to remind Caldas that the game is already underway and

00:10although they rather graciously take the ball back to the center circle to get

00:14things started the game is already going Braga allowed that to be the opening 45

00:22seconds or so but that is a sign of how strongly Caldas feel about what has gone

00:28on here in Portugal in the last day or so

00:34there were all kinds of complications with this obviously kickoff delayed

00:39somewhat from the initial local time start it should have been about 15

00:44minutes ago a little over that that the game got underway it's Caldas you might

00:48have the first chance they'll earn themselves a corner 90 seconds into this

00:51contest if you're wondering why things look a little different to what you may

00:56expect

01:01there's a bit of an atmosphere in the air

01:03and Caldas use it to their advantage and can Braga use the fact that Caldas are not on their home turf

01:09this title in the hopes of an upset

01:14there's a bit of a flare up over between the dugouts

01:18you have seen the tackles flying in in the opening stages of this cup tie and now the referee's got the first big decision to make

01:26it looks non-flussed with the events

01:30a little bit of afters between Mascardo and Pipo

01:36Pipo who's ended up down on the turf it was a challenge through the legs from Pipo

01:41got the job done against the young Brazilian Mascardo

01:47get a bit of rest

01:52really good account of themselves the first part of this first half

01:56back to Clemenci he'll get it back

01:59Clemenci lifts one into the middle not a bad delivery

02:02shot from the edge of the box is a really good attempt

02:06that flew off the boots of Monsas he had the first shot on target on the night after two minutes

02:13that one was just trickling towards the goalkeeper but the shot just now that was far better

02:20a decent career in the top couple of leagues in Germany played for Schalke

02:28played for St. Pauli as well

02:31actually involved with Eintracht Frankfurt

02:36it's hard work for Braga

02:43has earned the visitors

02:45a dangerous set-piece situation

02:48we haven't seen this for a while it's still common in Portuguese football

02:54maybe more so than it is elsewhere but

02:56Diogo Clemenci is lying down behind the wall

02:59scoops up over the top of the wall instead and there was a good chance

03:04it was Salazar again

03:06he won the free kick

03:08couldn't bury it

03:10from the eventual chance that came his way

03:13seven yards out

03:15just got underneath it

03:17never looked like

03:18steering that one down

03:20they've got this free kick from it anyway

03:23look how many red and white shirts are forward

03:26towards the edge of the box and further

03:30committing plenty of men forward to try and get this

03:35no-ahead goal before half side

03:37the header away

03:38might be the end of the first half

03:40one more chance maybe

03:41as it's back into the box

03:42it's turned behind

03:44the Braga corner

03:45again the safe option

03:46Almeida the keeper

03:49trying to patrol the six-yard box

03:51it's a good delivery whipped in

03:53and glance onwards

03:55through everybody in a way

03:57it should be a corner

03:57instead

03:59it's half time

04:00six minutes

04:02played additionally at the end of the first 45

04:05Braga

04:06with chance after chance from the set pieces

04:09deep into stoppage time

04:11but ultimately Joaquin Almeida

04:13the Caldas keeper wasn't tested too much

04:16despite that late spell of Braga pressure

04:18Caldas nil

04:19Braga nil the half-time score

04:21in this intriguing cup tie

04:22from Campo Manuel Marquez

04:26no breakthrough yet for Braga

04:28still plenty of action to come

04:30on a pitch that is cutting up

04:32referee just in discussions there

04:38with Rodrigo Salazar

04:39who nearly carved out the best chance of the game for Braga

04:42nearly

04:43five-time league cup finalists

04:46and they've got a semi-final

04:47coming up against Bofica in January

04:50the next game

04:53is just after Christmas

04:55on the 28th of December

04:56against Bofica

04:57the coach

05:01Carlos Vicente

05:02had promised

05:04before kick-off tonight

05:05there were no thoughts

05:06about that game

05:07against Bofica

05:08on the 28th of December

05:09just yet

05:09their full focus

05:10is on Caldas right now

05:12Caldas showed us

05:14in the first 45 minutes

05:15exactly why

05:16Braga have to stick

05:18to this task

05:19and remain focused

05:19for the whole

05:21of this knockout contest

05:23and it's the Portuguese Cup

05:25anything can happen

05:26Caldas looking for the magic

05:29looking for the upset

05:30their job made harder

05:32by the move away

05:33from Campo da Mata

05:35in the last 24 hours

05:36they said

05:38they might not turn up

05:39they said

05:40they might protest

05:40and forfeit this game

05:43and they decided

05:44in the air

05:44ultimately

05:45it's a little bit

05:46of a cheap corner

05:47now there's

05:49three black shirts

05:51around it

05:52last touch

05:54I think

05:55came off

05:55Pippo

05:55just a heavy touch

05:59across the byline

06:02out it goes

06:03for the Braga corner

06:05again

06:07plenty of red shirts

06:08on the edge

06:09of the six yard box

06:10Braga

06:11won that breakthrough goal

06:12from somewhere

06:13from anywhere

06:13it's a header down

06:14towards the post

06:15and it's knocked in

06:16they do have

06:18the breakthrough goal

06:19it's tough

06:22on Caldas

06:23but it's not even

06:24five minutes

06:25into the second

06:25and Braga

06:26really with their

06:27first foray forwards

06:28on the second period

06:30have found the way

06:31through

06:32the knockdown

06:34from Moscato

06:34and the close range

06:36finish from

06:37Grannavago

06:37deadlock broken

06:40Braga in front

06:42nothing

06:52Joao de Almeida

06:53could really

06:54have done about it

06:55he was moving over

06:56to a 4-2 victory

06:57over Nacional

06:58in the last round

06:59so corners

06:59are certainly

07:01a tool

07:02in the Braga

07:03Arsenal

07:03and they've shown it

07:04again

07:052-0

07:07in a matter of moments

07:08it's Paolo Oliveira

07:10who got up highest

07:11two minutes

07:17two corners

07:19and Braga

07:20in the hearts

07:20of Caldas

07:21and surely

07:22broken the resistance

07:23it's still early

07:24in the second half

07:25to say that

07:25and after a spirited

07:28first half display

07:28from the 30-year

07:29opposition

07:30it would be

07:32a monumental

07:33comeback

07:34to imagine

07:34that Caldas

07:35can claw this

07:36back against

07:36Braga now

07:37and two of

07:40waiting for it

07:41Moscada was up

07:42there

07:42but it was Oliveira

07:43the defender

07:43who got there

07:44first

07:44hasn't scored in

07:46lead football

07:46Vilic turns

07:49calmly

07:50sends the ball

07:52downfield

07:53the header back

07:53only finds red shirts

07:55though

07:55Braga

07:56getting a second chance

07:57at this

07:58Nogorigo Salazar

07:59into the D

08:00shot from the edge

08:01of the box

08:01in off the post

08:02it's 3-0

08:03and it's brilliant

08:05from Braga

08:05they truly have

08:16found another

08:17gear in this

08:18second half

08:19level pegging

08:19throughout the

08:20first 45 minutes

08:21and Braga

08:23hammer home

08:24their advantage

08:24with a third goal

08:25in quick succession

08:26a blistering spell

08:29three goals

08:31in less than

08:31ten minutes

08:32Mario Dorjelez

08:34curling in off

08:35the post

08:36a lovely low finish

08:38beyond the despairing

08:39dive of Duarte Almeida

08:41the young goalkeeper

08:41beaten for the

08:43third time tonight

08:44it's really tough

08:48on Caldas

08:48the gulfing

08:51clasp between

08:52the two teams

08:53has emerged

08:54clearly now

08:55towards the halfway

08:57line

08:57it's going to fall

08:58here for Carrera

08:59Palmerio

09:00I think it was

09:05Palmerio

09:05one of those

09:08recent introductions

09:09able to send the

09:10ball to the right

09:11and this is what

09:11Caldas can make of it

09:12shot from range

09:14he was always

09:15lifting

09:15just rising

09:17a little bit of

09:19backspin

09:19never looked like

09:22dipping towards

09:23the frame of

09:24Thiago Salazar's

09:25goal

09:25solid challenge

09:28but can't keep

09:29the ball

09:29Braga will

09:30pick it back up

09:31again though

09:31it's just

09:32dragged away

09:33from the boot

09:34of Rui Carrera

09:34Braga seconds

09:41away now

09:41and there is

09:44the full-time

09:45whistle

09:45Braga

09:47move on

09:48to the quarter

09:49finals of the

09:49Portuguese Cup

09:50they have seen

09:51off Caldas

09:51in this somewhat

09:53controversial clash

09:54Campo Manuel

09:55Marquez

09:56it is the venue

09:57that's the source

09:59of that controversy

10:00Caldas feeling

10:01hard done by here

10:02they were looking

10:03for an upset

10:04things

10:06and

10:06to the

10:07next

10:07time

10:08to the

10:09next

10:10time

10:11to the

10:12next

10:13time

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