Last Tuesday, Sporting de Braga defeated Union Berlin 3-2 in Germany, in the second round of the Champions League, after a 2-0 defeat and the winning goal at the end.
Becker scored twice in seven minutes (30 and 37) for the Germans, but Niakaté (41), Bruma (51) with an extraordinary goal and Castro, an unlikely hero introduced in the 86th minute, also with a beautiful goal a few seconds ago From the end (90+4) they turned the score in favor of the Minho team.
Sporting de Braga are currently top of Group C behind Naples and Real Madrid, who face each other today in Italy, while Union Berlin, who recorded their sixth defeat in a row (four in the Championship and two in the ‘Champions’), is in last place, without points.
END | Union Berlin 2-3 Braga
HISTORICAL WARRIORS! : SCB recovered from a two-goal deficit to score a memorable win in Berlin in stoppage time
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It was a happy triumph for the Minho team, which experienced difficulties in the crowded Berlin Olympic Games (about 75,000 spectators), but they knew how to react and scored, after gaining momentum at the end of the first half, two great goals in the second half, especially Bruma’s, silencing the huge phalanx of opposing support.
Without the injured Victor Gómez, young Swedish right back Joe Mendes came in, returning Bruma to the starting line-up (Pizzi left the final ‘eleven’).
The Germans gave the game initiative to Sporting de Braga, who had much more ball possession in the first half, and then carried out quick counter-attacks and thus brought the ball into Matheus’ goal for the first time, but the goal would have come at the beginning of the match is disallowed for offside (04).
Union Berlin captain Becker was a constant threat and after another chance in the 27th minute, the striker was ruthless soon after.
Král clearly saw the ‘crater’ on the left of Braga’s defense and launched Becker who, after running unopposed for several meters, fired low past Matheus to score Union Berlin’s first ever goal in the Champions League (30).
The speed of this counterattack
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With the Minho defense fully in place, especially the central duo of Niakaté and Serdar, but also left back Borja, Union Berlin scored the second, again through Becker.
Another breed
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Bruma responded with an individual game and went with a shot to the figure of Ronnow (33), but Sporting de Braga reduced before half time and got new ‘soul’: after a corner the ball fell to Ricardo Horta who shot from outside. area saved Ronnow aside and Niakaté made the easy rebound (41).
BORA BRAGA NIAKATE.
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Artur Jorge’s side started the second half in the best possible way, with Bruma’s equalizer – and what a goal from the Portuguese international winger, the sixth of the season, with a spectacular long-range shot -, assisted by Ricardo Horta , after the left corner (51).
ARMINDOOOOOOO
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In the team’s best moment, Ricardo Horta forced Ronnow into a good save (61).
It took a while for Artur Jorge to change teams and Union Berlin approached the goal defended by Matheus with great danger and could even have reached the third goal in some situations.
Kevin Volland shot against the Minho goalkeeper in the ‘heart’ of the area (70) and Becker (75 and 78) also aimed dangerously at the goal.
Artur Jorge refreshed the defense with Adrián Marín and the midfield with João Moutinho (73) and made another double substitution 10 minutes later with Vítor Carvalho and Abel Ruiz, exhausting the changes, with Castro replacing the exhausted Joe Mendes (86) .
And it was the experienced midfielder, shortly after Aaronson had narrowly missed the Germans’ third and Matheus kept the team at 90+3, who shot from outside the area in the next action and crossed, much to the delight of Braga’s hosts.
“GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! SPORTING DE BRAGA GOAL!”
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Source: DN
