Down to nine men, Paços de Ferreira hold out against 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 entrance of the area, Costinha and Francisco Ramos were close, but the first goal came at 14 minutes by Melnichenko, in a low half-turn shot 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 side free kick shortly after changed the course of the game: Anilson executed the kick and the ball entered 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 the break, Costinha completed the turnaround with an undefendable arched 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 side.

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

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