FC Porto back to winning ways in Riba de Ave (3-2) | OneFootball

At Parque das Tílias, the two-time roller hockey champions FC Porto defeated Riba d’Ave 3-2, reaching 36 points and maintaining fourth place in the National Championship. Ezequiel Mena, Carlo Di Benedetto, and Gonçalo Alves were the goal scorers for the Porto team in the town of Famalicão.

The blue and whites started off dominant and took the lead early through Ezequiel Mena. The Argentine received the ball on the right flank, advanced freely, and, just as he was about to cut inside, chipped the ball over Álvaro Golpe (1-0). Up until halftime, the home team’s posts prevented a larger scoreline, while Xavier Malián was practically untested in the first 25 minutes.

The start of the second half completely changed the course of the match. In the opening seconds, Àngel Albarracin equalized with a long-range shot that was deflected off Hélder Nunes’s stick and fooled the Porto goalkeeper, and shortly after, Gustavo Pato put the hosts ahead before the half-hour mark (2-1).

In response, the team led by Paulo Freitas leveled the score with a powerful shot from Carlo Di Benedetto (2-2, 32m) and, seven minutes from the end, Gonçalo Alves restored FC Porto’s lead with a moment of brilliance: starting from the defensive midfield, he crossed the entire rink and, with only his right hand and the ball slightly to the left, shot with no chance for the keeper (3-2, 53m). In the final moments, with the opposing goal empty, Carlo Di Benedetto missed the target and the 3-2 score remained until the final whistle.

The Dragons return to Porto to host Hockey Trissino in the seventh round of the Champions League, on Thursday at 8:00 PM (Porto Canal). The cheapest tickets cost three euros for members and five euros for the general public.

RIBA D’AVE: Álvaro Golpe (capt) (g.k.), Àngel Albarracin, Daniel Pinheiro, Gonçalo Machado, and Gustavo PatoSubstitutes: José Silva (g.k.), José Guilherme Azevedo, Gonçalo Santos, Antoine Thebaud, and Dinis AbreuCoach: Jorge Ferreira

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