Maritimo vs Santa Clara

Santa Clara recovered from their first league defeat of the season with a 2-0 win at Marítimo in Funchal on Sunday. The hosts have not won since the second round. Tiago Ribeiro hit the crossbar in the 10th minute and scored in the 36th, set up by Guilherme Romão. Vinícius Lopes doubled the lead in the 60th, with Emanuel Moreira providing the pass while Marítimo were pushing forward. The hosts did create chances after the break. Martín Tejón and Butzke were both denied, and goalkeeper Neneca saved well from Tejón around the 70th minute. Tejón and Romain Correia later put shots narrowly wide. There were no penalties, and each side collected three yellow cards. Santa Clara had lost 2-1 to Benfica in the previous round and played without Gonçalo Paciência, Pedro Ferreira and Lucas França. Marítimo lost 5-0 at Vitória in round nine and have now failed to score in two league games running.