SC Braga beat Rio Ave 2-1 on Saturday, 07 October 2023 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Manuel Oliveira. It was played at Estádio Municipal de Braga.
First half: Rio Ave took an early lead at 5' when L. Ruiz scored, with the assist credited to Costinha, making the score 0-1. S. Saatçı received a yellow card for SC Braga at 40'.
Second half: SC Braga made their 1st substitution at 46', with Pizzi replacing Abel Ruiz. SC Braga made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Adrián Marín replacing C. Borja. Rio Ave made their 1st substitution at 62', with Zé Manuel replacing Ukra. SC Braga made their 3rd substitution at 63', with J. Mendes replacing Roger Fernandes. Rio Ave made their 2nd substitution at 72', with L. Ruiz replacing Hernâni. Rio Ave made their 3rd substitution at 72', with João Graça replacing Vitor Gomes. Jhonatan received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 74'. VAR intervened at 79' for Rio Ave (Goal cancelled). Vitor Gomes received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 80'. SC Braga made their 4th substitution at 81', with Álvaro Djaló replacing Rony Lopes. SC Braga made their 5th substitution at 81', with R. Zalazar replacing João Moutinho. Rio Ave made their 4th substitution at 84', with Fábio Ronaldo replacing Sávio. Rio Ave made their 5th substitution at 84', with Josué Sá replacing Patrick William. SC Braga scored late to reduce the deficit at 90+1' when S. Banza scored, with the assist credited to Roger Fernandes, making the score 1-2. SC Braga found a late equaliser at 90+6' when Abel Ruiz scored, with the assist credited to Roger Fernandes, making the score 2-2.
SC Braga used 5 substitutions while Rio Ave used 5 substitutions. SC Braga got 1 yellow card, while Rio Ave got 2 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- SC Braga outshot their opponent (34-9).
- SC Braga controlled possession (72%).
- SC Braga had the sharper finishing (9-2 shots on target).
