In a captivating Primeira Liga fixture on March 5th, we saw Gil Vicente hosting CS Maritimo. With a dominant display, the home side emerged as triumphant winners, securing a 2-0 victory. Let’s delve into the key statistics and factors that affected the outcome of the match.

Starting with goal scoring, the opening blow was dealt by Gil Vicente in the first half, only 22 minutes and 55 seconds into the game. Subsequently, the team bolstered their lead by knocking in a second goal during the second half, at the 1 hour, 21 minutes, and 40 seconds mark. The team successfully capitalized on their scoring opportunities while ensuring to prevent any leakage at the other end; thus, bringing the final score to 2-0.

The disciplinarily conduct was quite balanced on both sides, with both Gil Vicente and CS Maritimo receiving three yellow cards each. Two of Gil Vicente's cautions occurred in the first and second halves respectively – at 29 minutes and 55 seconds and 57 minutes and 53 seconds, which didn’t affect their structure and game plan. The final yellow card was shown at the beginning of the second half, at 1 hour, 5 minutes and 36 seconds. For CS Maritimo, the discipline was slightly clustered in the second half with yellow cards at 1 hour, 4 minutes and 13 seconds, 1 hour, 1 minute and 28 seconds, and later at 1 hour, 26 minutes and 26 seconds.

Gil Vicente managed to establish dominance in terms of set pieces, securing 12 corner kicks as compared to CS Maritimo's 8. This difference in the corner kicks tally indicates that Gil Vicente held the upper hand in terms of creating scoring opportunities via set-pieces.

In conclusion, Gil Vicente's victory was grounded in their effective utilization of scoring chances and superior control over the ball, as suggested by the more significant number of corner kicks they won. Although the match was a level playing field in terms of disciplinary actions, CS Maritimo’s ability to curb Gil Vicente’s onslaught was insufficient, facilitating the latter’s 2-0 win.

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