Farense beat Tondela (1-0) this Wednesday, at the start of Group C of the Football League Cup, in which Beirao missed a penalty and Algarve maintained the lead, reduced to 10 from the start. minute 47.
Cape Verdean international striker Zé Luís left his mark in his debut as a starter for Algarve, scoring in the 14th minute and leaving Farense with the expectation of qualifying for the semi-finals of the competition if they beat Sporting, in a match of the second day of the group, scheduled for November 2 at the José Alvalade Stadium.
The Faro team, which changed its entire eleven after the defeat against Moreirense (1-0) – also thinking about Saturday’s reception against Sporting for the championship -, took 14 minutes to open the scoring against a Tondela with seven changes compared to to Triunfo (5-0) in Pombal for the Portuguese Cup.
In the first dangerous play of the match, Rafael Barbosa crossed from the left and Zé Luís won the aerial duel against Ricardo Alves, scoring his first goal for the Algarve with a header.
With an advantage, José Mota’s team seemed to fall asleep and the Tondeleenses were very close to restoring equality on two occasions, both thanks to striker Daniel dos Anjos.
In the 21st minute, the Brazilian forward shot from a half-turn after a good save by Luiz Felipe, who three minutes later almost ‘blurred the paint’ by committing a penalty to the same player, who shot wide from 11 meters. to the right post. Algarve goal.
As soon as the second half began, in the 47th minute, Vítor Gonçalves received a second yellow card and was sent off, which forced the Farense coach to reorganize the team in a ‘4-4-1’, trying to ‘freeze’ the match. Tondela with the greatest increase in this period.
Until the end, Zé Luís was able to score twice, with another header that hit the post (61), while Tondela wasted two great opportunities, through Pedro Maranhão, who saw how Igor Rossi cut a shot with a ‘seal’ ‘ the Gol. (77’), and Cuba, which appeared isolated and shot for an excellent save by Luiz Felipe in added time (90+7).
Source: TSF
