Handball: Comfortable win for Vitória over Belenenses (41-34) | OneFootball

After away victories in Braga, against Arsenal da Devesa (17-43) and ABC (25-35), FC Porto’s handball team played their first official match of the 2025/26 season at Dragão Arena and overcame Belenenses by 41-34, in the third round of the National Championship.

The Porto side started strong, opening the scoring with four goals in the first four minutes without conceding. The lead fluctuated—shrinking to 11-10 and then increasing again to 20-13 during the first half—but was never in danger. In the first 30 minutes, the left-handed duo José Luís Ferreira and Linus Persson stood out, each scoring four accurate shots.

After the break, the lead quickly stretched to nine (30-21) and reached ten goals at the start of the final quarter (35-25), at which point Vasco Costa and Ricardo Brandão took the lead on the scorers’ list in a match whose outcome was already predictable.

The following Saturday, a classic will take place in Alvalade: Sporting and FC Porto face off at 6:00 PM on September 27 at Pavilhão João Rocha (broadcast on Porto Canal).

FC PORTO: Sebastian Abrahamsson and Diogo Rêma (gk); Thorsteinn Gunnarsson (3), Pol Valera, Freddy Álvarez, Rui Silva (3), Daymaro Salina (4), Vasco Costa (6), Mamadou Diocou (3), Leonel Fernandes (2), José Luís Ferreira (5), Linus Persson (5), Marcus Dahlin (2), Pedro Oliveira (2), Ricardo Brandão (6) and Timmy PetitCoach: Magnus Andersson

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