Portal dos Dragões
·30 August 2026
“Eduardo Ferreira: We want to bounce back at Tondela after 0-3 loss”

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·30 August 2026

FC Porto B lost 0-3 to FC Penafiel in a match where a positive start did not translate into the chances they created, and the reaction after the break ultimately failed to change the outcome. Eduardo Ferreira highlighted the team’s response in the second half and their ability to fight until the very last play, with their focus already on the next challenge. The 18-year-old striker assured: “give a good response.”
After the defeat, Eduardo Ferreira focused on the way the team reacted to adversity and on the need to turn that attitude into a response in Tondela. In his remarks, the FC Porto B player did not hide his frustration with the result, but he left a message of persistence for what comes next.
Summing up a game marked by FC Penafiel’s efficiency, the striker acknowledged that Porto failed to make the most of what they created. The second half brought different energy, though without the reward they were looking for.
“The team started well, but we didn’t convert our chances and FC Penafiel scored two goals from the two times they went near our goal,” Eduardo Ferreira analyzed. “In the second half, we gave a good response, we tried everything, we couldn’t get the win and now we have to look ahead to the next game.”
The reading is straightforward: FC Porto B felt the weight of the goals they conceded, but tried to push back against the course of the match. Unable to change the scoreline, the response now lies in taking that reaction into the next game.
Asked about how the team dealt with the early goals, Eduardo Ferreira stressed their refusal to give up. The young striker’s message focused on the team’s collective commitment, even in the face of an unfavorable result.
“Conceding early goals is never easy, but the team reacted well and we never gave up despite the result,” he stressed. “We kept fighting until the end of the game, we gave everything we had in every play, but now there’s nothing we can do and we want to go to Tondela and give a good response.”
The overall assessment therefore leaves a clear demand: to recover from the defeat without losing the attitude shown in the reaction. For Eduardo Ferreira, that response begins in the very next game.
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