Sporting CP 3-2 Sporting Braga: result and report

Liga Portugal · Saturday 12 May 2012

Result

Sporting CP 3-2 Sporting Braga

Liga Portugal · Saturday 12 May 2012, 20:15 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Sporting CP 3-2 Sporting Braga: match report

Sporting CP beat Sporting Braga 3-2 in Liga Portugal on Saturday 12 May 2012. The half-time score was 1-0.

Ricky van Wolfswinkel opened the scoring in the 34th minute. Sporting CP's goals came from Ricky van Wolfswinkel (34'), Ricky van Wolfswinkel (61') and Ricky van Wolfswinkel (84'). Sporting Braga scored through Hélder Barbosa (57') and Lima (88', penalty).

Discipline: Sporting CP received 4 yellow cards; Sporting Braga received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sporting CP were 4th on 56 points from 29 and Sporting Braga 3rd on 62 points from 29. Sporting CP went on to finish that season 4th with 59 points, and Sporting Braga 3rd with 62.

Sporting CP lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sporting Braga in a 4-2-3-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Sporting CP wins, 0 draws and 5 for Sporting Braga.

Going into the match Sporting CP's last five read L-W-W-W-W and Sporting Braga's W-L-D-L-L.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 34'Goal · Ricky van WolfswinkelSporting CP · 1-0
  • 52'Yellow card · Elderson EchiejileSporting Braga
  • 57'Goal · Hélder BarbosaSporting Braga · 1-1
  • 61'Goal · Ricky van WolfswinkelSporting CP · 2-1
  • 63'Yellow card · EliasSporting CP
  • 64'Yellow card · Marcio MossoróSporting Braga
  • 84'Goal · Ricky van WolfswinkelSporting CP · 3-1
  • 88'Yellow card · EvaldoSporting CP
  • 88'Penalty goal · LimaSporting Braga · 3-2
  • 89'Yellow card · Daniel CarriçoSporting CP
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Rui PatrícioSporting CP

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sporting CP 5, draws 0, Sporting Braga 5.

Team news

Sporting CP line-up (4-2-3-1)

Rui Patrício, João Pereira, Emiliano Insúa, Xandão, Stijn Schaars, Matías Fernández, André Carrillo, Elias, Ricky van Wolfswinkel, Jeffren Suárez, Daniel Carriço

Sporting Braga line-up (4-2-3-1)

Quim, Nuno André Coelho, Ewerton, Miguel Lopes, Elderson Echiejile, Emmanuel Imorou, Marcio Mossoró, Custódio Miguel Dias de Castro, Hugo Viana, Lima, Ruben Amorim