Santa Clara beat Rio Ave 4-0 on Sunday, 06 September 2026 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Anzhony Rodrigues. It was played at Estádio de São Miguel.
First half: Santa Clara took an early lead at 3' when Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos scored, with the assist credited to Vinícius Lopes, making the score 1-0. Rio Ave made their 1st substitution at 45', with Diogo Bezerra replacing M. Sellouki. Rio Ave made their 2nd substitution at 45', with M. Vrousai replacing Pedro Amaral. Rio Ave made their 3rd substitution at 45', with D. Špikić replacing S. Clemmensen.
Second half: Santa Clara extended the lead at 47' when Tiago Ribeiro scored, with the assist credited to Gonçalo Paciência, making the score 2-0. Santa Clara extended the lead at 52' when Vinícius Lopes scored, making the score 3-0. Rio Ave made their 4th substitution at 64', with Tamble Monteiro replacing R. Galčík. Santa Clara made their 1st substitution at 66', with Tiago Ribeiro replacing Daniel Borges. Santa Clara made their 2nd substitution at 66', with Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos replacing Sorriso. Santa Clara made their 3rd substitution at 76', with Vinícius Lopes replacing João Vasconcelos. Santa Clara made their 4th substitution at 76', involving Gonçalo Paciência. Rio Ave made their 5th substitution at 77', with A. Ntoi replacing João Tomé. T. Nikitscher received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 83'. Daniel Borges received a yellow card for Santa Clara at 84'. Santa Clara made their 5th substitution at 85', with José Luís Rocha Tavares replacing Frederico Medeiros Silva.
Santa Clara used 5 substitutions while Rio Ave used 5 substitutions. Santa Clara got 1 yellow card, while Rio Ave got 1 yellow card.
How the match was won
- Santa Clara outshot their opponent (16-5).
- Santa Clara controlled possession (58%).
- Santa Clara had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).
