Famalicão edge Arouca as Pinheiro strikes late | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Famalicão beat Arouca 1-0. Rodrigo Pinheiro settled it in the 82nd minute with a right-footed strike from outside the box into the bottom left corner. A triple change (66.) lifted the hosts, with the fresh legs adding aerial threat and territory before the breakthrough. The hosts worked Ignacio de Arruabarrena with six shots on target, their pressure finally telling late on. The result keeps Famalicão sixth ahead of a trip to Vitória S.C., while Arouca remain 11th and host Benfica next.

Player of the Match: Rodrigo Pinheiro decided the contest with a late winner, also creating a big chance and contributing two tackles and three recoveries down the right.

Stat of the Match: Arouca registered 44 clearances, a snapshot of how long they spent defending deep.

Three Things We Learned: Famalicão leaned on width, delivering 29 crosses at 24.1% accuracy to pin Arouca back. Lazar Carevic made four saves to secure the clean sheet. The bench changed the tempo, with three substitutions (66.) and an immediate increase in penalty-box threat through Umar Abubakar.