SC Braga vs Gent 2-0

SC Braga beat Gent 2-0 at Estádio Municipal de Braga, with V. Gomez putting them ahead in the third minute and G. Martinez finishing the job after coming off the bench. The home side kept the lead throughout.

Braga opened the scoring in the third minute when V. Gomez converted after a pass from Gorby, making it 1-0. That was the only goal before half-time, and Braga went in 1-0 up.

The second goal came on 76 minutes, seven minutes after G. Martinez had come on, when he struck from V. Gomez’s assist to make it 2-0. Gent had already used a double change on 64 minutes, while Braga also made two switches on 71 minutes before Martinez settled the match. Braga made two more changes on 89 minutes and kept Gent to one shot on target.

The numbers pointed to a home win: Braga had 53% possession, 519 passes to Gent’s 465, and 87% pass accuracy against 85%. They also had 19 shots to 9, 7 on target to 1, 5 corners to 3, and xG of 1.83 compared with Gent’s 0.44. Gent’s goalkeeper made 6 saves, while Braga’s made 1.

A. Barisic was booked for Braga on 27 minutes, T. Sa on 41 minutes, and M. Paskotsi was booked for Gent on 32 minutes.