Santa Clara climb after goalless draw as Mantl stands tall | OneFootball

Santa Clara 0-0 Arouca at Estádio de São Miguel, the draw lifting Santa Clara from 14th to 13th in Liga Portugal and nudging Arouca down from 15th to 16th.

Early on, Matheus Nunes Fagundes de Araújo's header was saved by Nico Mantl, and Pedro Ferreira was also denied from close range. Gabriel Silva later forced another stop from the goalkeeper as the hosts pressed.

Mantl finished with five saves to preserve Arouca's point. Gabriel Batista parried two first half efforts to secure the clean sheet for the hosts.

Arouca lost Boris Popovic to a first half injury, with Arnau Solà stepping in. Santa Clara later made enforced changes as Adriano and Fagundes de Araújo were withdrawn.

Seven minutes of added time were indicated, and Lee Hyun-Ju shot just wide in the fourth minute of stoppage time.

Santa Clara registered nine attempts with five on target, edging possession across the night. Arouca produced eight attempts and won four corners.

Next, Santa Clara visit Nacional. Arouca host Gil Vicente.