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Santa Clara vs Rio Ave

U.S. Open Cup
Santa Clara
3-2-0
4-0
Final
Rio Ave
1-0-4
Estádio de São Miguel

Match pulse

CDSCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTRAFC
59%Possession41%
16Shots5
6On target3
8Corners2
3Saves2
12Fouls9
83'Tamás NikitscherRAFC84'Daniel BorgesCDSC
Team1H2HT
CDSC134
RAFC000

Who won: Santa Clara 4-0

Santa Clara beat Rio Ave 4-0 on Sunday, September 6, 2026 at Estádio de São Miguel. Goals for Santa Clara: Brenner (3'), Tiago Ribeiro (47'), Vinícius Lopes (52') and Fernando (90').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.0Lucas FrançaG
  2. 28.0Vinícius LopesRF
  3. 37.6BrennerLF
  4. 47.3Gonçalo PaciênciaF
  5. 57.2Tiago RibeiroLM
  6. 66.7Emanuel MoreiraCD-L
  7. 76.7Guilherme RomãoLB
  8. 86.6Lucas SoaresRB
  9. 96.5Pedro PachecoCD-R
  10. 106.5FernandoSUB
  11. 116.4DjéRM
  12. 126.2Pedro FerreiraCM

Team stats

CDSCRAFC
12Fouls9
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
0Offsides0
8Corner Kicks2
3Saves2
58.6Possession41.4
16SHOTS5
6ON GOAL3
0.4On Target %0.6
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
447Accurate Passes301
502Passes356
0.9Pass Completion %0.8
8Accurate Crosses1
22Crosses10
0.4Cross %0.1
41Long Balls52
25Accurate Long Balls25
0.6Long Balls %0.5
3Blocked Shots1
14Effective Tackles7
21Tackles9
0.7Tackle %0.8
10Interceptions8
14Effective Clearances22
14Clearances22

Player of the game

Lucas França

CDSC · 3 saves, clean sheet

8.0

Deserved to win

79%
CDSC · 2.11 xG
17%
Draw
5%
RAFC · 0.44 xG

Santa Clara created better chances: they win this game 79% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Santa Clara 4, Rio Ave 0.
  2. Second Half ends, Santa Clara 4, Rio Ave 0.
  3. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Fernando (Santa Clara).

  4. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Francisco Petrasso (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  6. GOAL90'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    Fernando

    Goal! Santa Clara 4, Rio Ave 0. Fernando (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.

    CDSC 4 - 0 RAFC
  7. 89'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Fernando (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Ferreira.

    Fernando

  8. 85'

    Foul

    Foul by Pedro Pacheco (Santa Clara).

  9. 85'

    Free kick won

    Jalen Blesa (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  10. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for D. Tavares

    Substitution, Santa Clara. Fredy replaces Djé Tavares.

    Frederico Silva

  11. 84'

    Yellow card

    Daniel Borges (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card.

    D. Borges

  12. 84'

    Daniel Borges (Santa Clara) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.

  13. 83'

    Yellow card

    Tamás Nikitscher (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    T. Nikitscher

  14. 83'

    Free kick won

    Daniel Borges (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  15. 83'

    Foul

    Foul by Tamás Nikitscher (Rio Ave).

  16. 81'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Daniel Borges (Santa Clara) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Guilherme Romão with a cross.

    D. Borges

  17. 78'CDS

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Sebastian Clemmensen.

  18. 77'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Ntoi

    Substitution, Rio Ave. João Tomé replaces Andreas Ntoi.

    João Tomé

  19. 76'
    Sub

    Subbed on for G. Paciência

    Substitution, Santa Clara. Fernando replaces Gonçalo Paciência.

    Fernando

  20. 76'
    Sub

    Subbed on for V. Lopes

    Substitution, Santa Clara. João Vasconcelos replaces Vinícius Lopes.

    João Gonçalves

  21. 75'

    Free kick won

    Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  22. 75'RAF

    Foul

    Foul by Roland Galcík (Rio Ave).

  23. 74'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Malik Sellouki (Rio Ave) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lucas França (Santa Clara).

    M. Sellouki

  24. 69'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Sorriso (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonçalo Paciência.

    Sorriso

  25. 68'

    Foul

    Foul by Daniel Borges (Santa Clara).

Leaders

CDSCRAFC
Total Shots
Brenner
4
Malik Sellouki
3
Accurate Passes
Pedro Pacheco
71
Francisco Petrasso
49
Defensive Interventions
Pedro Pacheco
13
Tamás Nikitscher
11
Saves
Lucas França
3
Ennio van der Gouw
2

Season seriesRAFC leads series 2-1-2