B team: Back to winning ways and the top spots | OneFootball

FC Porto B hosted and beat GD Chaves 3-0 on matchday 28 of the Segunda Liga. The win, built on a brace from Leonardo Vonić and an excellent goal from just 17-year-old Mateus Mide, lifts the Porto reserves to sixth place, level on 41 points with Sporting B and three behind fifth-placed FC Vizela.

João Brandão made two changes to the starting eleven that had lost in Portimão (2-1), bringing in Luís Gomes and Tiago Silva for Dinis Rodrigues, suspended due to an accumulation of yellow cards, and the injured Kauê Rodrigues. The opening goal came almost immediately: Gonçalo Sousa won the ball from the Chaves goalkeeper, paused briefly before setting up Leonardo Vonić, who fired into the back of the visitors’ net despite pressure from two defenders (1-0).

João Teixeira came close to extending the lead in the 33rd minute, but his low long-range effort went just wide. Shortly after, in the 37th minute, Gonçalo Sousa again took advantage of a mistake by the away defence to set up Vonić, who scored again, in a move that required VAR intervention to confirm Porto’s second goal (2-0).

In the second half, with Duarte Cunha now in the provider’s role, Gonçalo Ribeiro made an excellent save to keep a clean sheet, and João Brandão took advantage of the visitors’ improvement to make a double substitution, sending on Bernardo Lima and Mateus Mide for João Teixeira and Tiago Silva.

Tiago Andrade showed signs of physical problems and was eventually replaced by António Ribeiro, while Leonardo Vonić also left the pitch and Trafim Melnichenka came on. After the Belarus international had provided the first warning sign, Mateus Mide controlled the ball well, beat his opponents and made it 3-0. After three games without a win, the Dragons returned to scoring and to the championship’s top six.

Next is a trip to the Estádio Capital do Móvel in Paços de Ferreira to face Lusitânia de Lourosa next Monday, 13 April, at 6:00 pm (Sport TV+).

FC PORTO B: Gonçalo Ribeiro; Luís Gomes, Gabriel Brás (capt.), Felipe Silva, Kaio Henrique, Domingos Andrade, Tiago Silva, João Teixeira, Gonçalo Sousa, Tiago Andrade and Leonardo VonićSubstitutions: Duarte Cunha for Gonçalo Sousa (66’), Bernardo Lima for João Teixeira (73’), Mateus Mide for Tiago Silva (73’), António Ribeiro for Tiago Andrade (77’) and Trafim Melnichenka for Leonardo Vonić (78’)Unused substitutes: Diogo Fernandes; António Ribeiro, Guilherme Carvalho, Francisco Fernandes and Eduardo FerreiraCoach: João Brandão

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