Arouca vs Santa Clara Highlights - September 13, 2026

Santa Clara beat Arouca 2-1 in Primeira Liga on September 13, 2026. The match was played at Estádio Municipal de Arouca.

Barbero (46') scored for Arouca. Gonçalo Paciência (22'), Djé (36') scored for Santa Clara.

Arouca went into the game in position 5, on 10 points. They had won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 in their previous five.

Arouca arrived unbeaten in 2. At kick-off Santa Clara stood in position 4 with 11 points.

Their previous five had brought 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. That run had left Santa Clara 5 games without defeat.

Vinícius Lopes forced a save for Santa Clara on 5 minutes. Soon after, Brenner shot wide for Santa Clara on 8 minutes.

Djé could not find the target for Santa Clara (8'). The keeper had to be alert to keep out Orest Lebedenko’s effort (14').

Shortly afterwards, Barbero tested the goalkeeper for Arouca (18'). Gonçalo Paciência sent an effort off target for Santa Clara (19').

Moments later, Djé picked out Gonçalo Paciência, who scored for Santa Clara (22'). Emanuel Moreira was booked for Santa Clara (33').

Soon after, Lucas Soares forced a save for Santa Clara on 35 minutes. Djé scored for Santa Clara on 36 minutes after a pass from Pedro Pacheco.

Substitutions: Arouca 1, Santa Clara 0.

After the break, Taichi Fukui saw a shot blocked (46'). Näis Djouahra picked out Barbero, who scored for Arouca (46').

Shortly afterwards, Näis Djouahra shot wide for Arouca on 49 minutes. The referee cautioned Näis Djouahra of Arouca on 54 minutes.

Moments later, Gonçalo Paciência could not find the target for Santa Clara (54'). Tiago Ribeiro was booked for Santa Clara (65').

The keeper had to be alert to keep out Gabrijel Rukavina’s effort (71'). Sorriso was sent off for Santa Clara (85').

Substitutions: Arouca 4, Santa Clara 5.

Arouca controlled 63.8% of possession. Arouca had 10 shots with 4 on target, while Santa Clara had 12 and 5.

Goalkeeper saves: Arouca 3, Santa Clara 3. Corners: Arouca 5, Santa Clara 2.

Arouca completed the most passes, 517 in total at 87.6% accuracy. The referee produced 7 yellow cards.