FC Porto B beat Vizela and keep up their fight to avoid relegation | OneFootball

FC Porto B took an important step towards staying in the second tier of Portuguese football on Sunday morning by defeating Vizela 1-0 at the Estádio Luís Filipe Menezes in Vila Nova de Gaia, in one of the most anticipated matches of the 19th round.

The visitors dominated the first half, however, with Damien Loppy, Yann Kitala, and Jójó forcing the opposing goalkeeper, Gonçalo Ribeiro, into some demanding saves. The home team adopted a more cautious approach and appealed for a penalty for an alleged foul on João Teixeira, a situation that referee Flávio Teixeira, from the Aveiro Football Association, decided not to award.

In the second half, the Dragons ultimately managed to 'grow' into the game and created the most dangerous chances, especially through João Teixeira, who, after missing an opportunity right after the restart, forced a great save from Antonio Gomis, who kept the score level for a long time.

The goal that finally 'tipped the scales' came in the 77th minute: after a persistent play, André Oliveira 'fired' into the back of the net, with a bit of luck, as the ball deflected off a defender before going in.

Feirense complicates life for Portimonense

At the same time, Portimonense also tried to gain some breathing room in the battle for survival in the II Liga, but ended up losing to Feirense 0-1 at the Estádio Municipal de Portimão.

Feirense was the dominant team for most of the match, managing to break the deadlock in the 78th minute through Gui Meira, who took advantage of individual errors in the opposing defense to open the scoring after a turnover.

This round also saw Paços de Ferreira defeat Académico de Viseu (2-1) and three draws: Desportivo de Chaves and Lusitânia de Lourosa (2-2), Marítimo and Felgueiras (1-1), and Leixões and Benfica B (0-0). The round continues on Sunday with Torreense-Farense at 2:00 p.m. (Portugal mainland time), and Oliveirense-Penafiel at 3:30 p.m., ending on Monday at 6:00 p.m. with União de Leiria-Sporting B at the Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa.

The II Liga standings

With these results, Marítimo remains alone at the top of the II Liga with 40 points, followed by Académico de Viseu (32), Sporting B (29), Vizela (28), Desportivo de Chaves and Feirense (27 each), Benfica B and Torreense (26 each), and União de Leiria and Lusitânia de Lourosa (25 each).

At the bottom of the table are Felgueiras and FC Porto B (24 points), Paços de Ferreira and Portimonense (22 each), Farense and Leixões (21 each), and Penafiel and Oliveirense (19 each).

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