This Saturday, Nacional secured a place in the fourth round of the Portuguese Football Cup, by beating Mirandela, from the fourth division, 6-1, in a match delayed half an hour due to bad weather in Funchal.
The third round match of the ‘queen’ competition was in danger of not being played, due to intense fog, accompanied by rain and strong wind, but, 30 minutes later than expected, the conditions were met for the opening whistle.
The locals were superior from the first minute, ending the first half winning 3-0, with Luís Esteves opening the scoring in the 13th minute, served by Gustavo Silva, who abandoned his role as assistant to score twice in the match before heading towards the field. break, taking advantage of a ball thrown to the post by Chucho Ramírez at 19 and, at 43, an excellent pass to extend the lead.
Mirandela still had two opportunities to change the score, with a free kick from Diego Parini and a shot from Henrique, which ended up colliding with the extreme attention of goalkeeper Vinícius Machado.
The Madeirans entered the complementary phase with the same determination, taking advantage of two defensive errors by the visitors that allowed two more goals from the locals in just two minutes. At 50, Dudu, who had just entered the match, ended up isolated, not wasting the opportunity to increase the advantage, followed by Chucho Ramírez who, despite having slipped before the shot, reached the fifth goal.
Mirandela’s goal of honor came in the 78th minute, in a very successful play by the nationalist defender Jordi Pola, who ended up ‘betraying’ goalkeeper Vinícius Machado, by failing to make the ‘cut’ and sending the ball into his own goal.
Above 90 and already under heavy rain, the island team set the score at 6-1, with Carlos Daniel going up the left wing and finding Raimar who, at the far post, finished successfully.
Source: TSF
