Bragança moves on to the third round of the Portuguese Cup with a goal from Abbas
Grupo Desportivo de Bragança must wait for the final moments of the meeting with Olímpico do Montijo, from the AF Setúbal district, to guarantee a passage to the third round of the Portuguese Cup.
Over the course of the game, in a company that we are no longer prolonging the game’ throughout the game, Ab9 is already thinking about playing.
The match went to the Bragantinos, who, despite feeling good in the encounter, had a lot of difficulties, especially in the first half, to stop an opponent not very organized and who played eye to eye with GDB.
After a first half without opportunities and a goal disallowed to Camará in the seventh minute, the half was more interesting and the second with chances to score.
In the 46′, Hidélvis tried to head the goal, the ball fell to João Rocha who, at the entrance of the area, shot low, making the ball pass close to the post. In the following, Camará tested the Montijo goalkeeper, but the great opportunity belonged to the visitors. Cami, at 57′, broke in the area and shot with danger, worth the good intervention of André Reis to keep the goal intact.
In the 66th minute, Bruno Silva, who had replaced Capelo, also fought Arreiota to show service.
Despite the opportunities to score, the goal only came in the 90′, through Abbas.
Grupo Desportivo de Bragança moves on to the third round of the Portuguese Cup, after the 1-0 victory against Olímpico do Montijo. The draw for the third round is scheduled for this Tuesday, October 4th, at 17:30.
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Rafael Nascimento – Bragança coach
“We faced an excellent team, which stood up to us, a very organized team, with a clear idea with and without the ball. Montijo made our task very difficult, especially in the first half. It is a team with individual and collective quality and it valued our victory”.
Nuno Pinto – Coach of Olimpico do Montijo
“Bragança came on strong in the first 15 minutes and I had warned my players about it. Then it was a game played head to head. I think we hit each other well and this game has already ended and it was a bucket of cold water for everyone, especially the players”.