THE Lusitânia de Lourosa today drew 1-1 with Farense in the 9th round of the II Portuguese Football League, played in Vila Nova de Gaia, a result that takes the lead in the competition away from the Santa Maria da Feira team.
At the Luís Filipe Meneses Stadium, Mika Borges, with a penalty, opened the scoring for Lusitânia de Lourosa, in the 34th minute, with Farense restoring the tie in the first half, in the 43rd minute.
With the draw, Lusitânia de Lourosa falls to 2nd place in the II League, with 19 points, while Farense remains in 7th place, with 15 points.
In a first half in which Farense put more pressure on, Lusitânia de Lourosa opened the scoring with a penalty that punished Buntic’s takedown of Mika Borges, which the forward converted in the 34th minute.
The equalizer came shortly after, when Candeias appeared in the heart of the area to make the best of a cross from João Resende, shooting first time into the back of the goal, in the 43rd minute.
In the second half, the pace of the game dropped, but Farense came close to winning thanks to a well-placed shot from Candeias, with goalkeeper Brian Araújo stretching to avoid the goal, in the 69th minute.
Game at Luís Filipe Menezes Stadium, Vila Nova de Gaia
Lusitânia de Lourosa-Farense: 1-1
Half-time: 1-1
Tags:
1-0, Mika Borges, in the 34th minute, from a penalty.
1-1, Candeias, 43.
Teams:
– Lusitânia de Lourosa: Brian Araújo, Ricardinho, Dylan, Bruno Faria, Francisco Machado, Diogo Paulo, Fabinho, Arsénio (Miguel Teixeira, 71), Mika Borges, João Santos (João Silva, 71) and Paulité (Mandiang, 81).
(Substitutes: Marco Ribeiro, Silvério Júnio, Guilherme Soares, Luís Rocha, António Montez, André Ricardo, Miguel Teixeira, Manel, Mandiang, Moisés Tablante, Iuri Moreira and João Silva).
Coach: Ricardo Silva.
– Farense: Buntic, Alex Pinto, Gonçalo Silva, Zolotic (Rodrigo Borges, 45), Poloni, Cláudio Falcão, Mattheus Oliveira, Singh (Miguel Menino, 84), Candeias (Vitinho 84), Nélson Oliveira (Edi Semedo, 56) and João Resende (Cuba, 74).
(Substitutes: Tannander, Rodrigo Borges, Lucas D’Agrella, Toni Herrero, Miguel Menino, Leonardo Oliveira, Cuba, Gabriel Barbosa, Dário Miranda, Vitinho, Rafael Teixeira, Edi Semedo)
Coach: José Faria.
Referee: Cláudio Pereira (AF Aveiro).
Disciplinary action: Yellow card for Dylan (6), Zolotic (9), Buntic (32), Mika Borges (57) and Cláudio Falcão (78).
Attendance: around 1000 spectators.
