Youth team: FC Porto win ahead of the Clássico with Benfica | OneFootball

FC Porto hosted and beat Gil Vicente this Friday, 3-0, in a match from the 10th round of the national championship title-deciding stage, moving very close to securing the title, something that could even happen as early as the next round, when they host Benfica.

The first half ended goalless and was marked by a slow tempo, as well as the dragons’ difficulty in breaking through Gil Vicente’s defensive organization.

However, after the break, in the 53rd minute, Domingos Muxito opened the scoring by finishing off a move from Duarte Cunha.

In the closing stages, Anha Candé, in the 83rd minute, took advantage of a ball that came back off the crossbar after a shot from Tomás Peixoto and made it 2-0.

In the 88th minute, also from a rebound, the blue and whites made it the final 3-0. After a save by the Gil Vicente goalkeeper from a shot by Candé, Bernardo Lima placed his shot well and wrapped up the result.

As a result, FC Porto remain unbeaten in the Under-19 title-deciding stage. Porto now have 26 points from ten matches, eight more than Benfica and Rio Ave, second and third, who both have 16 points and will face each other in this 10th round, in a match scheduled only for May.

In the next round, set for April 25, FC Porto host Benfica and, if they win at the Jorge Sampaio Stadium in Vila Nova de Gaia, they could even celebrate winning the national junior title early, provided Rio Ave do not win away to União de Leiria. Both matches are scheduled for 4 p.m.

Gil Vicente remain bottom of the title-deciding stage, with five points after ten matches.

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