Week 2 features a match on Sunday Aug 14th, where Boavista and Santa Clara will play a match in Porto in a clash of the Primeira Liga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Boavista recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Portimonense. Yusupha Njie struck first for Boavista in the 9th minute on a feed from Gaïus Makouta, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Portimonense couldn’t manage to score, and Boavista took the shutout win. Boavista is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while santa Clara is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Casa Pia. Neither Santa Clara nor Casa Pia could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 7 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Santa Clara looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece. Yusupha Njie has been the most prolific scorer on Boavista in his last five matches with two goals.