Santi Garcia header completes Gil Vicente comeback to reach fourth

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·14 February 2026

Santi Garcia header completes Gil Vicente comeback to reach fourth

Gil Vicente beat Braga 2-1 at Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, rising from fifth to fourth in Liga Portugal and sending Braga down to fifth.

Ricardo Horta steered in Victor Gomez's cross in the 21st minute to put the visitors ahead.

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Lukas Hornicek kept Braga in front with sharp stops from Murilo before the break, while Lucão was equal to Adrian Barišić's close-range header as the game swung end to end.

Half-time substitute Gustavo Varela levelled (65.) after running onto a through ball from Santiago Garcia Gonzalez and finishing low across the keeper. Santi Garcia then glanced in a Murilo cross following a corner to complete the turnaround (76.).

Braga pressed late, with Paulo Oliveira heading over from a corner, but the hosts' back line held firm.

Gil Vicente registered 15 attempts, five on target. Braga produced 11 attempts with two on target.

Next, Gil Vicente visit Estoril. Braga host Vitória S.C.