Estoril Praia defeated Arouca 2-0 this Monday, adding the points it needed to guarantee maintenance in the I Football League, two days after the end of the competition.
The Amoreira emblem entered the game with only two points difference from continuity in the first division and reached it with a victory based on a good performance in the second half, in which it scored twice.
João Carvalho first activated the scoreboard with a great goal, through a shot from outside the penalty area, in the 68th minute, and already in stoppage time, in the 90+4th minute, a Cassiano top-up confirmed the triumph and started the party for the ‘canarinhos’, who in this way increase the distance separating them from their direct competitor, Marítimo, to eight points.
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Liga Portugal bwin (#32) | Estoril Praia 2-0 FC Arouca#LigaPortugalbwin #GDEPFCA https://t.co/UeI9XuCbU4 pic.twitter.com/BUgRnNta7Z– VSPORTS (@vsports_pt) May 15, 2023
In turn, Arouca failed in his objective to guarantee qualification for European competitions, namely the Europa Conference League, adding one more point to reach 49 points and thus make it impossible for Famalicão, who is 43 in total, overtaking him in the battle for sixth place. place.
The coach of Estoril Praia made only one change in the line-up in the previous round that could not prevent the defeat at Estádio do Bessa against Boavista (1-0): without being able to count on the suspended Tiago Santos, Shaquil Delos at the played right side.
Arouca made two changes to the team defeated by FC Porto (1-0) in the previous round, removing Bogdan Milovanov and Nino Galovic to launch Tiago Esgaio and Basso in their respective places.
END | Estoril Praia 2-0 Arouca
Party on the line, with rockets and all: “canarinhos” that guarantee their durability on the line #Ligabwin
The result condemns Marítimo to at most fight for the defense of the right to the play-off
Reviews at https://t.co/QZuwKyufuG#GDEPFCA… pic.twitter.com/ky8ZXJUJn5– Goal (@_Goalpoint) May 15, 2023
Facing an important game for the fate of the two sets, the match proved predictable in a first half where there were no great opportunities to register, with periods of dominance interspersed between the two sets.
The only blatant chance for a goal in the first half came in the 33rd minute and for the visiting side, by Rafael Mujica, who fired hard and placed from outside the box towards the left post in a bid that was contested by the home crowd, which complained about a foul in the other half at the start of the game.
The rest of the first part took place with the same serenity and with a zero that could indicate a second part with a greater risk for two teams very close to guaranteeing their respective sporting objectives.
The return was dynamic and both teams created danger. First Arouca, in the 55th minute, through a combination from the left between Mateus Quaresma and Arsénio, so that the latter hits the near post in front of the careful defense of Dani Figueira, with Estoril Praia responding by Tiago Gouveia, at 59, with a shot to the second post when he had left the target at his mercy.
The home side got going and in the 64th minute, Rafik Guitane created another dangerous chance, firing a corner into Arruabarrena’s defense from the edge of the penalty area.
Estoril Praia soon after, in the 68th minute, scored a goal in a superb goal from João Carvalho, who collected a shot from Joãozinho on the left wing and, with room for a powerful shot, set it outside the corner for a natural celebration with his teammates who the field and also the elements of the substitution bench.
The ‘Estorilista’ midfielder’s great goal was worthy of continuity in the top flight of the Cascais team and postponed Arouca’s European qualification for another round, which not only failed to achieve the equality it was looking for, but was once again defeated by the end of the game. the meeting.
The game was already close to the end when an ‘estorilist’ transition was successful and Rodrigo Martins shot at Quaresma’s body, allowing Cassiano to appear on the rebound close to the goal line and confirm the 2-0, which preceded the goal. party for the ‘canarinhos’, with fireworks right after the final whistle.
Source: DN
