Braga vs Estrela, 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga
· Portuguese Primeira Liga
90'+7': Stefan LekovicAbout
Braga are hosting Estrela
at Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga, Portugal, starting on
. The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Eddy Doué (Estrela) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Foul by Luisinho (Sporting Braga).
- 5': Goal! Sporting Braga 0, Estrela 1. Stefan Lekovic (Estrela) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 8': Offside, Estrela. Jefferson Encada is caught offside.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 14': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Jefferson Encada.
- 15': Attempt saved. João Moutinho (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Renan Ribeiro (Estrela).
- 15': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Estrela 1. Gabri Martínez (Sporting Braga) header from very close range to the top right corner.
- 20': Bruno Langa (Estrela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Foul by Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga).
- 22': Attempt missed. Luisinho (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
- 26': Attempt saved. Abraham Marcus (Estrela) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lukás Hornícek (Sporting Braga). Assisted by Bruno Langa.
- 27': Attempt saved. Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Renan Ribeiro (Estrela). Assisted by Víctor Gómez with a cross.
- 30': Handball by Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga).
- 37': Foul by Gabri Martínez (Sporting Braga).
- 37': Abraham Marcus (Estrela) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Eddy Doué (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
- 37': João Moutinho (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Ianis Stoica (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sporting Braga).
- 43': Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Sydney van Hooijdonk (Estrela).
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Paulo Moreira (Estrela).
- 45'+2': Gabriel Moscardo (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Sporting Braga 1, Estrela 1.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Leonardo Lelo replaces Gabri Martínez.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Braga 1, Estrela 1.
- 49': Attempt missed. Pau Víctor (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fran Navarro.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Pau Víctor (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
- 51': Foul by Stefan Lekovic (Estrela).
- 51': Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Offside, Sporting Braga. Ricardo Horta is caught offside.
- 53': Attempt missed. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by João Moutinho.
- 54': Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Luan Patrick (Estrela).
- 55': Paulo Moreira (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Pau Víctor (Sporting Braga).
- 55': Renan Ribeiro (Estrela) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Delay in match (Sporting Braga). VAR checking.
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Foul by Luan Patrick (Estrela).
- 61': Luan Patrick (Estrela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 63': Attempt missed. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fran Navarro following a set piece situation.
- 64': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Stefan Lekovic.
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury Renan Ribeiro (Estrela).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Otávio.
- 67': Attempt missed. Ianis Stoica (Estrela) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eddy Doué following a fast break.
- 68': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Jean-Baptiste Gorby replaces Ricardo Horta.
- 68': Substitution, Estrela. Leandro Antonetti replaces Eddy Doué.
- 68': Substitution, Estrela. Robinho replaces Sydney van Hooijdonk.
- 68': Substitution, Estrela. Jovane Cabral replaces Ianis Stoica.
- 70': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Stefan Lekovic.
- 71': Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Jovane Cabral (Estrela).
- 73': Attempt blocked. João Moutinho (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 73': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Stefan Lekovic.
- 73': Attempt missed. Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 75': Attempt missed. Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luisinho.
- 76': Leandro Antonetti (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Braga).
- 77': Foul by Paulo Moreira (Estrela).
- 77': Leonardo Lelo (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, Estrela. Kevin Höög Jansson replaces Paulo Moreira.
- 79': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Kevin Höög Jansson.
- 80': Foul by Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga).
- 80': Abraham Marcus (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, Sporting Braga. António Gil replaces Luisinho.
- 80': Substitution, Sporting Braga. João Carvalho replaces Lukás Hornícek.
- 81': Corner, Estrela. Conceded by Leonardo Lelo.
- 83': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Bruno Langa.
- 85': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Jonatás Noro replaces Paulo Oliveira.
- 87': Penalty Sporting Braga. Leonardo Lelo draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 87': Penalty conceded by Luan Patrick (Estrela) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 87': Abraham Marcus (Estrela) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Stefan Lekovic (Estrela) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Goal! Sporting Braga 2, Estrela 1. Pau Víctor (Sporting Braga) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Estrela. Jorge Meireles replaces Abraham Marcus.
- 90'+1': Leandro Antonetti (Estrela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sporting Braga).
- 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Jovane Cabral (Estrela) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by João Carvalho (Sporting Braga).
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Jefferson Encada (Estrela) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 90'+4': João Carvalho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Kevin Höög Jansson (Estrela).
- 90'+4': Bruno Langa (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga).
- 90'+5': Jefferson Encada (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Pau Víctor (Sporting Braga).
- 90'+5': Foul by António Gil (Sporting Braga).
- 90'+5': Bruno Langa (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Goal! Sporting Braga 2, Estrela 2. Stefan Lekovic (Estrela) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jovane Cabral.
- 90'+7': Second yellow card to Stefan Lekovic (Estrela) for excessive celebration.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Sporting Braga 2, Estrela 2.
- 0': Match ends, Sporting Braga 2, Estrela 2.
Statistics
 EST |
SCB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 26.2 | Possession | 73.8 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 182 | Accurate Passes | 628 |
| 245 | Passes | 691 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 4 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 14 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 8 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 18 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 28 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Location: Braga, Portugal
Attendance: 12,232
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Location: Braga, Portugal
Attendance: 12,232
Liga Portugal Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 34 | +48 | 88 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 34 | +65 | 82 |
| 3 | Benfica | 34 | +49 | 80 |
| 4 | Braga | 34 | +28 | 59 |
Line-Ups
Braga (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukás Hornícek (GK) |
| 15 | Paulo Oliveira |
| 17 | Gabriel Moscardo |
| 14 | Gustaf Lagerbielke |
| 8 | João Moutinho  |
| 90 | Luis Teixeira Pinto |
| 21 | Ricardo Horta |
| 77 | Gabriel Martínez |
| 2 | Víctor Gómez |
| 39 | Fran Navarro |
| 18 | Pau Víctor |
Estrela (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Renan Ribeiro (GK) |
| 4 | Stefan Lekovic |
| 83 | Otávio |
| 30 | Luan Patrick |
| 19 | Paulo Moreira |
| 39 | Eddy Doué |
| 24 | Bruno Langa |
| 17 | Jefferson Encada |
| 20 | Sydney van Hooijdonk |
| 10 | Ianis Stoica |
| 99 | Abraham Marcus |
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