This Friday, Vizela guaranteed passage to the round of 16 of the Portuguese Football Cup, after beating Estrela da Amadora 2-1, through a comeback on the scoreboard, carried out in extra time.
The match, on the fourth day of the competition, reached the end of regulation time with a tie (1-1), thanks to the goals of Kikas, in the 19th minute, for the fans, and of Bruno Wilson, in the 80th, for fans. the Minho team, then having, in extra time, Matheus Pereira, coming off the bench, scoring the decisive goal, in the 113th minute.
The match, between two teams competing in the I League, even started in a balanced way, with both teams, from the beginning, creating dangerous situations near the goals.
Samu was in the locals’ sights and after the quarter of an hour he had the first big chance, with a strong shot for Wagner’s incomplete defense, which Essende could not reload.
On the other hand, the fans showed more ease in their counterattacks, and in the 19th minute, after a corner cleared by the Minho team, they launched a lethal attack, with Léo Jabá clearing Kikas, who isolated himself and faced Buntic’s shot to make is 1-0.
Vizela tried to respond to the rival, and even managed to have more presence in the opponent’s area, but only near the break, due to an inevitable Samu, did he create danger again, with a shot against the crossbar, which maintained the result.
Upon returning from the break, the northerners repeated the momentum and settled in the opposing midfield, trying to find spaces in Estrela’s cohesive defensive line, which failed to have the same drive to exploit the counterattack.
Vizela’s greater offensive vocation did not begin to translate into real opportunities until the 71st minute, when Samu showed his nonconformity and forced the amateur goalkeeper to defend carefully.
The visitors, who had Kikas’ goal disallowed for offside, retreated to maintain the advantage, but ended up giving in to the pressure of Vizela, who rescued the tie in the 80th minute, in a play designed by Nuno Moreira, and finished off with a shot, from the edge of the area, by central defender Bruno Wilson.
The setbacks for the Amadora team intensified five minutes later, when Léo Jabá received a second yellow card, for hitting an opponent with his arm, and left the team reduced to 10 points for the final phase of the match.
Vizela took advantage of this, who was close to the comeback, with two great chances from Essende, and, above all, from Nuno Moreira, who narrowly missed, maintaining equality until the end of regulation time.
In extra time, Vizela once again came out stronger and with more shooting, wasting a series of opportunities, due to lack of aim, against an Estrela da Amadora team unable to respond offensively and focused on defending.
The situation was repeated in the second half of extra time, but this time with greater effectiveness from Minho’s team, which turned the score around in the 113th minute, in a play started and finished by Matheus Pereira, who had entered extra time. , and diverted. with a chest a center from Matías Lacava.
Estrela no longer had the ability to react, and even saw its situation worsen, when Keliano felt bad and could not continue in the match, leaving the team with nine players in the last five minutes, in which Vizela controlled the score 2-1 . until the end.
Source: TSF
