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

In Parque das Tílias, the roller hockey double champion FC Porto defeated Riba d’Ave 3-2, accumulating 36 points and remaining in fourth place in the National Championship. Ezequiel Mena, Carlo Di Benedetto, and Gonçalo Alves were the scorers for Porto in the Famalicão village.

The blue and whites started dominantly and took an early lead through Ezequiel Mena. The Argentine received on the right flank, advanced freely, and just as he was about to cut inside, chipped the ball over Álvaro Golpe (1-0). Until halftime, the local posts prevented a wider score, while Xavier Malián remained 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-distance shot that deflected off Hélder Nunes' stick and deceived the Porto goalkeeper, and shortly after, Gustavo Pato put the hosts ahead before the half-hour mark (2-1).

Reacting, the team led by Paulo Freitas restored parity with a powerful shot from Carlo Di Benedetto (2-2, 32m) and, seven minutes from the end, Gonçalo Alves gave FC Porto the lead again with a brilliant play: starting from the defensive midfield, he traversed 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 opponent's 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 (captain) (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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