Fafe and Torreense canceled each other out, with a 1-1 draw being the outcome of the first leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-finals, which took place this Wednesday, at the Estádio Municipal de Fafe.
The entry onto the field was stronger for the home team, who tried to score earlier than Torreense, to take advantage of their advantage against the city’s fans.
And he was on several occasions close to opening the scoring in the initial moments, ending up missing the shot.
But those who try hard always achieve it, and Fafe actually managed to reach the goal that would give them the lead at half-time, after a shot from João Oliveira, which only ended up in the back of Unai Pérez’s net, who had no chance of defending, in the 43rd minute of the game.
In the second half, the roles were reversed, with Torreense having to go in search of a goal to equalize the tie, as it was important not to lose in the second leg of the semi-finals of the premier competition.
The ‘new life’ offensive of the Torres Vedras team ended up bringing results, and a lot of headaches for Fafe’s defense, which ended up suffering a casualty after João Gonçalo brought down a Torreense forward and saw a straight red card.
In the ensuing direct free kick, the genius of Manuel Pozo appeared, in the 59th minute, who scored directly from a free kick and benefited from the ingenuity of the newly introduced Fafe goalkeeper, who made a mistake in the barrier and saw the ball enter his net.
From then on, even with one down, it was Fafe who tried to reach the winning goal, with a mishap in the middle for Torreense.
Costinha, who came on during the second half, saw two yellow cards in 11 minutes and left the visiting team also with 10, for the 10 minutes of compensation given by the referee.
The result ends up fitting what was a meeting of two distinct halves, with two teams from secondary levels of Portuguese football putting on a beautiful spectacle.
Starting elevens
11 from Fafe: João Gonçalo, Leandro Teixeira, Vasco Braga, João Santos, Ká Semedo, Breno Pais, João Batista, Filipe Cardoso, João Oliveira, Carlos Daniel and Diogo Castro.
11 from Torreense: One of them, Stopira, Azevedo Lie, Manu, Manu Pozo, Pyite, David, Bruno, Javi Basque, Andrew Symian, Icemail of Seydi and Mohamed Ali.
Preview
Fafe and Torreense have the first test this Wednesday night to decide who will be the unprecedented finalist of the Portuguese Cup, as they play the first leg of the semi-finals of the premier competition.
The venue for this match will be the Estádio Municipal de Fafe, where the teams from Liga 3 and Liga II, respectively, will face off at 8:15 pm (Mainland Portugal time).
It should be remembered that this is the first leg of this stage of the competition, and the second and decisive game will be played next April, without a defined date yet.
It is also important to note that the semi-finals table will only be completed this Thursday, with AVS visiting the Estádio de Alvalade to face Sporting in the quarter-finals, to decide who will face FC Porto in the last step before the final at the Estádio do Jamor.
