Football: Oliveira do Hospital eliminated Estrela da Amadora in the Portuguese Cup
Varzim, Oliveira do Hospital and Belenenses, all from Liga 3, eliminated Feirense, Estrela da Amadora and Torreense, from the II League, this Saturday, and, contrary to the law of the strongest, ensured their maintenance in the Portuguese Football Cup.
In Maia, the match at Estádio Vieira de Carvalho, after Varzim eliminated Feirense, in a decision with a goal scored by Brazilian Guga, in the 89th minute, five minutes after jumping off the bench.
120, after the Hospital of 8 years ago by us, who already know Estrela da Amadora, for its part 4-120, after 1 minute tiebreaker by our history.
Patrick, in the 66th minute, opened the scoring for the third tier, playing at home on loan in Tábua, but the ‘secondary’ championship team still managed to force extra time, with a goal from Diogo Salomão, at 90+3.
After 30 minutes without news, André Fontes, Wilson, Yaya Bamba and António Alves scored for Oliveira do Hospital in the penalty shoot-out, while Mário Balbúrdia was the only one to hit Estrela, after Verdade saved Diogo Salomão’s shot and failed by Latyr Fall, who shot over the bar.
Bel has the Portuguese Cups (1941/42, 1959/60 and three triumphant 1988/89) which starred Torreense, from the II League, with a historic 3-1 triumph, with a comeback that had as protagonist, author of an ‘encore’.
Leixões, from the II League, which also lifted the trophy, in 1960/61, went to the third, with a quiet 5-0 rout, at Vasco da Gama, from Vidigueira, in a formation that disputes the district championship from Beja.
The goals from Matosinhense, which encountered some resistance in the first half hour, were scored by Calasan, at 39 and 65 minutes, Tiago Morais, at 42, Rafael Freitas, at 67, and Zé Eduardo, at 82.
Farense, of the II Liga, sealed the passage with a 1-0 triumph for Benfica de Castelo Branco, of the Portuguese Championship, which dominated the game, but was reduced to 10 units by sending off the goalkeeper André Caio, at 68 minutes.
The goal sentenced the action, eliminating a milestone in the minutes scored by Matias, at 20 minutes, against the flow of the game, given that the locals are the ones that dominate the game and a ‘handful’ of opportunity was marked.
In Praia da Vitória, on Terceira Island, Moreirense, leader of the II Division, eliminated Lajense, from the Azores championship, with a 3-1 victory, a match in which they spent the entire time installed in the middle of the nearby field.
Moreira de Cónegos’ formation goals were scored by Lucas Freitas, at 11 minutes, Fábio Pacheco, at 15 minutes, and Alan, at 66 minutes. Ricardo Queirós, at 27 minutes, scored Lajense’s goal.
BSAD, from Liga 3, ensured the continuation in the competition with a quiet triumph by 3-0 at Joane’s home, a team that fights for championships in the Braga districts, with goals from Kikas, in the 21st minute, from a penalty, and 66, and Tiago Lopes, at 71.