The main Arouca qualified this Saturday for the fourth round of the Portuguese Football Cup, after beating Felgueiras, from League 3, 3-1, with two goals scored after the 90th minute.
Debuting in the 2023/24 edition of the ‘queen’ competition of Portuguese football, Serra da Freita’s team opened the scoring through Alfonso Trezza, in the 48th minute, but allowed the Felgueirenses to equalize, through Léo Cá, in 67, before Eboué. Kouassi and Rafa Mújica closed the score, with 90+1 and 90+7, the latter converting from a penalty, respectively.
Arouca showed great difficulty in imposing their favoritism in the first half and Felgueiras achieved a slight increase in terms of ball possession and advanced positioning on the field.
Even so, it was Arouca who created the first sovereign chance, in the minute, when Cristo González, after a cross from Alfonso Trezza, beat his direct marker with great individual work, but, in a privileged position, shot slightly off target. mail.
In the final moments of the first half, the locals raised their level and were able to score twice, first with a shot from Bruninho, in the 44th minute, and, in the following minute, from Tamble Monteiro, the latter in a resounding loss. open goal.
At the beginning of the second 45 minutes, the differences in Arouca’s way of approaching the game were notable and, when three minutes had elapsed, the ‘wolves’ reached the goal, through Alfonso Trezza (the Uruguayan’s debut when he scored with the Arouca t-shirt). . ), who finished first after a good collective play in which Tiago Esgaio and Rafa Mujica participated.
The League 3 team progressively gained superiority in the match and even reached a tie, in the 67th minute, in a play in which a low cross from Ktatau was key for Léo Cá to equalize.
When added time began and extra time became a probable scenario, Eboué Kouassi, after a corner taken by Pedro Santos, headed in to make it 2-1.
Until the end, and with Felgueiras’ team already unbalanced in the search for a new equality, Weverson suffered a penalty, later converted by Rafa Mujica (90+7), sealing the match definitively.
Source: TSF
