União de Leiria and Belenenses, on the 22nd round of the Liga Portugal SABSEG, played one of the matches of the round. In a duel with six goals, the home team turned the result around and, after losing 0-2, ended up winning (4-2).
Happy strategy
Vasco Faísca surprised when choosing the starting eleven. For the intermediate sector, he gave up on the usual pair of faster players and opted for five units with other technical arguments, which, being less fast, treat the ball in a different way.
The decision bore fruit. Apart from the opening goal, scored by Chapi — one of those five midfielders —, Belenenses felt little bothered in the first half. He managed the advantage well and came out well under the pressure imposed by the unionists. It was only towards the end of the first half, led by Jordan van der Gaag, that the home team reached the opposite goal with greater danger.
The second half started with a goal. Once again the midfielders — Vasco Faísca’s bet won — in the play; Xavi crossed, Mica took an opponent out of the way and shot to the near post, to double the blue advantage.
The right choice
The key to the match was this second goal. Belenenses disappeared and, unhappy with the result, Vasco Botelho da Costa launched Marcos Silva into the match, essential in the future somersault, especially due to the energy he brought to the unionist display.
With greater desire, the goals came; Marcos led, played to Jordan who, with magic, took an opponent out of the way and served Paul. With a draw on the horizon, the Leirienses didn’t take their foot off the scoreboard and, rightly, jumped ahead. First, due to a misfortune by David Grilo, the draw came and, later, Empis and Rashaan, with two left-handed shots in the area, scored the winning goals.
A fairer result than this was impossible — during the different phases, the team that performed best in the game was always awarded. With this outcome, UD Leiria rose to ninth place and reached FC Porto B, Benfica B and Paços de Ferreira in the table. On the other side, Belenenses did not leave last place.
2024-02-17 20:22:00
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