Down to nine men, Paços de Ferreira hold out against FC Porto B | OneFootball

Paços de Ferreira and FC Porto B drew 2-2 today in the sixth round of the II Liga, in a fiercely contested match full of incidents, which ended with Paços reduced to nine players.

With this result, Paços remains in 17th and second-to-last place, with four points—the same as Benfica B (16th)—and shares the relegation zone with FC Porto B, who are still without a win and sit at the bottom of the table with two points.

At Mata Real, the bottom-ranked teams faced each other in a duel that demanded an immediate reaction from both sides in search of their first victory in the championship.

In a balanced, though at times confusing, first half, FC Porto B took the lead after two dangerous shots from Paços; taking advantage of loose balls at the edge of the box, Costinha and Francisco Ramos came close, but the first goal came in the 14th minute from Melnichenko, with a low, turning shot that fooled Marafona and shook the home side.

In the 36th minute, in a quick transition, Melnichenko hit the post, increasing the whistles from the Paços fans, but a lateral free kick shortly after changed the course of the game: Anilson took the kick and the ball went into Porto's net, although there were doubts about a possible offside position that were only cleared up by the video assistant referee five minutes later.

Right before halftime, Costinha completed the comeback with a curling shot unstoppable for Diogo Fernandes, who would become a mere ‘spectator’ in the second half, due to the expulsions of Kauan (48′) and Francisco Ramos (69′).

In between those events, FC Porto B equalized through substitute Brayan Caicedo, who quickly appeared between the center-back and the full-back.

Paços dropped back and still had a chance through Lumungo, but FC Porto B’s final attempt was unsuccessful, leaving the score at 2-2.

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