Handball: Thumping 48-26 win over FC Gaia marks return to winning ways | OneFootball

FC Porto hosted and defeated FC Gaia by 48-26 this Wednesday at Dragão Arena, in a match for the 5th round of the championship, returning to winning ways and staying two points behind the leader Sporting.

The Dragons dominated almost the entire first half, starting with great focus and quickly pushing FC Gaia out of contention, reaching halftime with a clear advantage of 24-10. In the second half, the gap widened and the match became comfortable for the Porto team. José Luís Ferreira, with nine goals, was FC Porto's top scorer.

After the match, coach Magnus Andersson said: “We made the game easy from the start. Most of the time the players were serious and it was a good win. We lost against Sporting and it wasn’t the result we expected, but I think we took some positives from that game. They are different matches, but I think we are on the right track.”

FC Porto will take to the field again next Saturday, at 6:00 pm, at the Póvoa de Varzim Municipal Pavilion, to face Póvoa AC, in a match for the 6th round of Andebol 1.

MATCH SHEET

FC PORTO-FC GAIA, 48-26Andebol 1, 5th roundOctober 1, 2025Dragão Arena

FC PORTO: Sebastian Abrahamsson and Diogo Rêma (gk); Thorsteinn Gunnarsson (3), Pol Valera (2), Rui Silva (3), Daymaro Salina (2), Vasco Costa (6), Leonel Fernandes (4), Antonio Martínez (5), José Luís Ferreira (9), Linus Persson (3), Marcus Dahlin (5), Jesús Hurtado (1), Pedro Oliveira (3), Ricardo Brandão (2) and Timmy PetitCoach: Magnus Andersson

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