00:00This evening, well it's the D&D international forward is among the substitutes available to Carlos Vicen.
00:06So we're all set for kickoff, match day 7 of the new Liga Portugal campaign and we are up and
00:11we are running.
00:12Santa Clara to take on Braga this Sunday evening, great to have you along with us.
00:26Gomez?
00:30He's playing 4 consecutive, 90 minutes now Gomez, that's again today for Braga.
00:36They're in their chain strip today, Santa Clara in the all red, or the red and the white shorts I
00:41should say.
00:43Gomez wins a throw in, which he looks to take quite quickly, and he has.
00:51Gomez looks to have committed a foul on Brenner, free kick to Santa Clara.
00:59Here's the man known as Petit, Armando Gonzalez, Texterra to give him his full title, but known as Petit since
01:06his playing days because of a small frame and the fact that he was born in France.
01:11His team are on the attack now, down the right-hand side, all cut back.
01:15It's going to be an early corner for the whole Santa Clara.
01:19Gian Moutinho getting ready to take this free kick.
01:23He's been looking for his first goal contribution of the season, hasn't got a goal or an assist yet.
01:28Good chance to put some pointy delivery in that Santa Clara penalty area here, the veteran midfielder.
01:36It's a decent ball as well, and it's taken a touch, and that's going to go out behind for a
01:40corner.
01:42Santa Clara certainly, oh, it's going to go for a goal kick, never mind, but we don't know who's going
01:46to be coming across to take this one.
01:47Be surprised if it's not, it's Jean Moutinho.
01:49He's got a very promising free kick into that Santa Clara penalty area already, and across goes the Portuguese veteran
01:57midfielder.
01:58Most part of that, Portugal won the Euros back in 2016.
02:02He was the man that set up, Adair's goal, Latte, in the final against France.
02:08Moutinho winds up the cross off the left foot, is in the direction of the teammates.
02:15Ball back towards the back post where the Santa Clara number nine, the centre-forward, is back there doing his
02:20duties.
02:21Pass to Jensa.
02:23Good ball forward here to Lopez.
02:25Lopez loses his foot in a crucial time.
02:29Milosovic, he only made his international debut back in November, that was for Serbia against Latvia.
02:34Really should have had the opening goal of the game there, you'd feel.
02:37Could be a chance for Santa Clara to open the scoring now down the other end.
02:40Shot from Thiago Rivero.
02:42Flash is just wide.
02:48Confirmation of just the two out of minutes at the end of the first half.
02:51That's probably down to the treatment for Barisic, who has remained on the field of play, which is good to
02:57see.
02:57We thought he was going to be replaced after that injury.
03:06More defenders on top so far.
03:09Could have set-piece be our most likely route to an opening goal of the evening.
03:30Free kick comes in straight into the wall.
03:33More breaks though to Soares.
03:36Soares goes on the outside.
03:38He gets the cross in towards the near post.
03:39Keeper punches it away.
03:40Tavares with the shot.
03:41There was a lot of bodies in front of him, including Gorby.
03:44He bravely threw himself at the ball.
03:47Santa Clara, who've got bodies forward here.
03:50He's just hesitant in possession there, wasn't he?
03:53Passed the NCAA, and he's given the ball away.
03:55And there is the halftime whistle.
03:57And I don't think either set of supporters will be too pleased with what they've seen in this first half.
04:01It's been hard work for both.
04:02Chances have been at a premium.
04:05We've had a couple of yellow cards handed out for both sets of teams as well.
04:09So it's been full-blooded.
04:11But quality hasn't been at the highest in that opening 45 minutes.
04:14The teams head down the tunnel at the Estadio das San Miguel with the scores as they were at the
04:19start of the game.
04:20And it's 0-0 between Santa Clara and Braga.
04:22Join myself, Kieran Burke, back here in about 15 minutes' time ahead of the second half.
04:49Santa Clara and Braga, will we have a winner this evening?
04:52Or is it going to be a share of the spoils?
04:54The second half is underway.
04:59No changes made by either manager at halftime.
05:01Good to see Adrian Barisic fit to continue for the second period,
05:04having been down for a lengthy stoppage in the first half.
05:09Carlos Vicens had readied Sergio Barthea to come on in its place,
05:14but thankfully,
05:18Barisic was able to run it off.
05:20He's back out for the second half.
05:31Ribeiro sends it out to the left-hand side.
05:36Ribeiro has it back.
05:37Sends it into the area where it's gathered by Ramal.
05:40And his cross is blocked, and it's out behind for a corner.
05:42Very similar to what we saw in the first half.
05:45Santa Clara.
05:46Man-making his 150th league appearance tonight.
05:51A little short with the corner, though.
05:53It's not a great layoff back to Soares.
05:55He manages to get it into an area where he can deliver the cross,
05:58but it's easily defended in the end.
06:00There wasn't much pace on the delivery.
06:03That was Brenner with the pass back to Soares after taking the corner.
06:07It just wasn't a good pass from Brenner.
06:10From Ribeiro.
06:15Turned to nothing in the end.
06:19Momentarily, it looked like it was 3v3,
06:22but Mila Sovic decided to go backwards instead of forwards.
06:26And Prang have given away the ball.
06:28Turned down a good chance to form a transition.
06:31Shot comes in.
06:32Stings the palms of Bernardo.
06:35It's a good save from the Brazilian goalkeeper
06:37to that opening goal.
06:45Brenner managing to carry that ball inside.
06:48Evading a couple of tackles.
06:49Really got his foot through the centre of the ball as well.
06:53Vicious effort from the Brisbane.
06:57He needs to get their foot on this and get the ball down.
07:00And that's really well done.
07:01Just what the doctor called for there from Emmanuel Fernandes.
07:06Cleared out by Franza.
07:09Headed away by Carvalho.
07:13Ferreira took it down nicely.
07:15Gets it out to Brenner.
07:17Brenner trying to cock back onto that right foot.
07:20And the shot eventually coming in,
07:22but it's way off target.
07:25From Ribeiro.
07:27Carvalho captain taking control.
07:29Club legend.
07:30All-time leading scorer.
07:32Sends the cross in.
07:33It's a delicious delivery as well.
07:34The goalkeeper gets there.
07:38Franza with the quick distribution as well.
07:41It's too quick.
07:42It's going to run through to his counterpart, Bernardo.
07:52Fired down the left-hand flank towards Gabriel Silva.
07:55He's going to have to be quick to keep this in.
07:56He's done well.
07:57The touch takes him into the area where he appeals.
08:00That he was fouled.
08:02But he's going to be punished here for simulation, it would seem.
08:05Not the mark he was looking to make against his jersey was pulled.
08:12Soares.
08:13And it's going to be a free kick here.
08:14Riccardo Orta standing over this.
08:17The goalkeeper's worried enough that he's put a two-man wall in place.
08:20Orta's going to shoot and he forces a great save from Franza.
08:23Franza was right to line up that two-man wall.
08:26Well, despite the acute angle, he obviously felt that turning into a good signing, isn't he?
08:30To pick him up on a free from the National in July.
08:33He's just produced a wonderful save there to keep us at 0-0.
08:36Corner to Braga.
08:38And they turned up the pressure here.
08:40Going into the last 20 minutes.
08:42Decent ball into the area.
08:43It was almost onto the head of Majrami.
08:53Good defending from Fernandes.
08:55He's done a lot of that this evening.
08:59Teams giving their all in the pursuit of three points.
09:02Braga with the latest corner.
09:04It's a lofty delivery towards the back post.
09:06It was attacked by Carvalho.
09:09Gomez does well to keep it in play.
09:11Actually goes out over the advertising hoardings.
09:13Hopefully he's okay.
09:22Side-blank goes up against Victor Gomez.
09:25The Santa Clara team must have pushed up while he was taken down momentarily by Wellington.
09:34He has added a bit of sparkle and brightness since coming on.
09:41Awesome.
09:41Lovely footwork.
09:43Chance.
09:43Good block inside the area.
09:45There's a really, really lovely piece of ball carrying.
09:51Cross comes in.
09:52There's the header.
09:53And it flashes just wide.
09:59Launches the ball into the opposition half.
10:02It's a great ball as well from the goalkeeper over to Wellington.
10:05Wellington into the area.
10:07Wellington with the cutback.
10:08That was surely the chance for the winner.
10:11It's fired over from Fernando.
10:14All stemmed from a brilliant ball out from the goalkeeper.
10:18Wellington got into the area.
10:20He cut it back.
10:21And did it just maybe sit up on Fernando?
10:27I'm not so sure.
10:28I think he'd be disappointed.
10:33Referee has the whistle in his mouth.
10:35And there's the full-time whistle.
10:37It has ended nil-nil.
10:39First scoreless draw in quite a few years between these two.
10:42Chances were at a premium throughout defences.
10:46Very much on top.
10:47Some really solid defensive performances from the likes of Vitor Carvalho for Braga.
10:51And Emmanuel Fernandes for the home side.
10:54But I think it will be Fernando that might be having a sleepless night thinking about that chance in injury
11:01time after a fantastic run into the area from Wellington.
11:05He cut it back to his fellow Brazilian but Fernando couldn't direct it.
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