FC Porto B lose to Leiria, drop to bottom spot | OneFootball

FC Porto B continues to struggle with a poor run of results at the start of the season and, this Sunday, ended up being 'tricked' by a last-minute defeat against União de Leiria (1-2). At the same time, Torreense and Paços de Ferreira drew (0-0), meaning the team from Paços also has yet to secure a victory in this II Liga.

The game at Estádio Luís Filipe Menezes, in Vila Nova de Gaia, was delayed before the kickoff due to a breakdown of the Leiria team's bus. FC Porto and AVS assisted the opponent, causing the match to start 15 minutes late.

União de Leiria was the first to score, benefiting from an own goal by Felipe Silva at 12′, an unfortunate moment for the young defender—already called up by Francesco Farioli to the main team—who put the ball into his own net following a corner.

FC Porto B sought to respond and quickly equalized at 26′, when Trofim Melnichenko scored after an assist from João Teixeira from the right.

The final moments of the first half were marked by two shots hitting the woodwork: Kauê Rodrigues hit the crossbar at 40′, and in injury time, Pablo Fernández struck the post (45+2′).

In the second half, opportunities arose for both teams, but the draw remained until two expulsions changed the course of the game.

Luís Gomes (78′) and Martim Cunha (90+3′) left FC Porto reduced to nine players in the final minutes, and it was Juan Munoz who decided the game at 90+6′, in the last minute of injury time, 'freezing' the blue and white fans.

With this result, FC Porto B remains in last place, with one point, behind Penafiel, while Paços de Ferreira—still without a win—has three points and occupies the third-to-last position. Meanwhile, União de Leiria now has ten points, tied with Marítimo in third place, followed by Torrense with seven, alongside teams like Feirense, Leixões, Farense, Felgueiras, and Portimonense.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.