This Friday afternoon, the opening of the 22nd round of the Portuguese Championship. At Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho, in Vila Nova de Famalicão (POR), Famalicão received Portimonense and won 1-0. Striker Leandro Sanca scored the only goal of the game.
Thus, the hosts reach the second consecutive victory in the competition and reach 27 points. In this way, they jump from 13th to eighth position in the leaderboard.
On the other hand, the visitors lose the chance to get closer to the European league classification zone and remain with 26 goals. With that, they drop one position. Now they are in 12th place.
In the next round, therefore, Famalicão will visit the leader Benfica, on Sunday (05), at Estádio da Luz, in Lisbon (POR). On the same day, Portimonense receives fourth-placed Sporting, at Estádio Municipal de Portimão, in Portimão (POR). Both matches have yet to be announced.
⏱️ End of match
FC Famalicao 1️⃣ – 0️⃣ Portimonense SC
🏆 22nd matchday I Liga
⚽ Leandro Sanca (86′)⚪️🔵 #PeloNossoSímbolo #amordeperdicao #LigaPortugalBwin #FCFPSC #DiadoVilaNova pic.twitter.com/3jGksHWDFY
— Futebol Clube de Famalicão (@FCF1931_Oficial) February 24, 2023
Famalicão’s goal against Portimonense
When the match seemed to go to a goalless draw, Famalicão managed to open the scoring. In the 40th minute of the second half, the young striker Leandro Sanca, 23 years old, deflected off the first post and scored the net, guaranteeing the victory of the home team.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
Kingston is an accomplished author and journalist, known for his in-depth and engaging writing on sports. He currently works as a writer at 247 News Agency, where he has established himself as a respected voice in the sports industry.
