Costa Santos heads Famalicão level as Moreirense hold firm | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Famalicão drew 1-1 with Moreirense in Liga Portugal. Rodri Alonso put the visitors ahead in the fourth minute, finishing a through ball from Nile John on a fast break. The game swung after the break when Pedro Miguel Costa Santos glanced in the equaliser (71.), and a VAR check later brought no penalty for the hosts (81.). Moreirense created little but stayed organised, restricting the home side despite heavy pressure. Famalicão remain fifth, while Moreirense rise from ninth to eighth and now face Braga away and Estoril at home respectively.

Player of the Match: André Ferreira kept Moreirense in it with five saves, including sharp stops from Simon Elisor and a reflex header denial from Umar Abubakar in the sixth minute of second half stoppage time.

Stat of the Match: Moreirense made 45 clearances, a clear sign of their backs-to-the-wall defending.

Three Things We Learned: Costa Santos changed the picture off the bench, producing his equaliser alongside three shots and two key passes. Famalicão controlled the game with 62.9% possession and 12 corners, yet needed a single header to earn a draw. Moreirense mustered only two attempts but left with a point and climbed from ninth to eighth.