Down to nine men, Paços de Ferreira hold off FC Porto B | OneFootball

Paços de Ferreira and FC Porto B drew 2-2 today, in the sixth round of the II Liga, in a highly contested match full of incidents, which ended with Paços reduced to nine players.

With this result, Paços remains in 17th and penultimate place, with four points - the same as Benfica B (16th) -, and shares the relegation zone with FC Porto B, which continues without a win and closes the table with two points.

At Mata Real, the last placed teams met, in a duel that demanded an immediate reaction from both teams in search of their first victory in the championship.

In a balanced first half, although sometimes confusing, FC Porto B took the lead after two dangerous shots from Paços; taking advantage of loose balls at the edge of the area, Costinha and Francisco Ramos were close, but the first goal came at 14 minutes by Melnichenko, in a low shot on the turn that fooled Marafona and shook the locals.

At 36 minutes, in a quick transition, Melnichenko even hit the post, increasing the whistles from the Paços fans, but a free kick shortly after changed the course of the game: Anilson took the kick and the ball went into the Porto goal, although there were doubts about a supposed offside position that were only dispelled by the video referee five minutes later.

Just before half-time, Costinha completed the turnaround with an unstoppable curved shot for Diogo Fernandes, who would be a mere 'spectator' in the second half, due to the expulsions of Kauan (48') and Francisco Ramos (69').

In the interval of these events, FC Porto B reached the draw through substitute Brayan Caicedo, who quickly appeared between the central and the full-back.

Paços dropped back and still had a chance through Lumungo, but FC Porto B's final attempt had no effect, leaving the result at 2-2.

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