Leixões SC beat FC Porto B 3-0 at Olival, halt top-five climb | OneFootball

FC Porto B were defeated at home by Leixões SC, 0-3, in what was their first loss of the 2026 calendar year, and missed the chance to move closer to the Segunda Liga top five. After the 30th round of the league, the Porto “B” side remain on 42 points, two behind fifth-placed FC Vizela, who have 44.

Gonçalo Ribeiro and Tiago Andrade started, taking the places of João Costa and Duarte Cunha from the match in Paços de Ferreira, but the Matosinhos side made the better start and showed unusual efficiency during the first half.

In the opening 45 minutes, the visitors scored three goals, while Porto were unable to make the most of several clear-cut chances, notably one from Gabriel Brás after six minutes and another from Tiago Silva in the 42nd minute.

At half-time, João Brandão replaced Tiago Andrade and Leonardo Vonić with Duarte Cunha and Trafim Melnichenka and, later on, made further changes, bringing on Luís Gomes, Mateus Mide and Bernardo Lima for Felipe Silva, João Teixeira and Domingos Andrade. The Dragons used six under-19 players in their attempt to recover from the deficit.

In the 69th minute, Stefanovic had to be at his very best to stop a powerful shot from Gonçalo Sousa and, shortly afterwards, breathed a sigh of relief when the crossbar prevented a deep cross from Dinis Rodrigues from catching him off guard. In stoppage time, Melnichenka once again forced the opposing goalkeeper into action, but the score remained unchanged until the final whistle.

Next up is a trip to the Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril to face FC Penafiel on Sunday at 3:30pm, live on Sport TV1.

Match sheet

FC PORTO B 0-3 LEIXÕES SCLiga Portugal 2, Matchday 3020 April 2026Jorge Costa Training and Sports Development Centre, Olival

FC PORTO B: Gonçalo Ribeiro; Dinis Rodrigues, Gabriel Brás (capt.), Felipe Silva, Kaio Henrique, Domingos Andrade, Tiago Silva, João Teixeira, Gonçalo Sousa, Tiago Andrade and Leonardo VonićSubstitutions: Trafim Melnichenka for Leonardo Vonić (46'), Duarte Cunha for Tiago Andrade (46'), Luís Gomes for Felipe Silva (62'), Mateus Mide for João Teixeira (62') and Bernardo Lima for Domingos Andrade (66')Unused substitutes: Diogo Fernandes; António Ribeiro, Yoan Pereira and Eduardo FerreiraCoach: João Brandão

LEIXÕES SC: Igor Stefanovic (capt.); Paulinho Mota, Matheus Costa, Lourenço Henriques, Serif Nhaga, Salvador Agra, Rafael Barbosa, Miguel Sousa, Amadu Baldé, Bica and Bryan RóchezSubstitutions: Evrard Zag for Rafael Barbosa (66'), Simãozinho for Serif Nhaga (66'), Paulité for Salvador Agra (66'), Hugo Faria for Miguel Sousa (76') and Luccas Paraizo for Bryan Róchez (82')Unused substitutes: Miguel Morro; Fernando Fonseca, Ângelo Neto and WertonCoach: Carlos Fangueiro

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