Title party delayed again: FC Porto under-19s still waiting | OneFootball

It was not on this matchday that FC Porto secured the national U19 title. After the cold shower in the previous round, when they drew the clássico against Benfica (3-3) at 90+5, the dragons had another opportunity in this Saturday’s match against UD Leiria.

But the team from Lis once again halted the young blue-and-whites, handing them a 1-2 defeat, their first at this stage. The Leiria side took the lead in the 18th minute through a goal from Martim Soares and doubled their advantage just after the break, with Emanuel António making it 2-0.

FC Porto reacted immediately, stepped up the attack and found new hope in the 66th minute, when a penalty allowed Eduardo Ferreira, coolly from the spot, to pull it back to 1-2.

In the 72nd minute, the equaliser came very close, after Martim Gonçalves, brought on in the 61st minute, struck the post.

Despite the blue-and-white forcing until the final whistle – the dragons were even reduced to 10 men after Francisco Fernandes was sent off in stoppage time at 90+1 – the score did not change again, once more delaying for Sérgio Ferreira’s side the conquest of a title that the young dragons have not lifted since the 2018/19 season – and which, had it been confirmed today, could even have added to the expected celebrations at the end of this Saturday, if the dragons’ first team confirms victory in the 2025/26 league.

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