In an eight-goal game, Braga beats Portimonense and touches Porto in the Portuguese league table

This Monday, at the Municipal stadium in Portimão, Braga beat Portimonense 5-3, in a game valid for the 27th round of the Portuguese Championship. Bruma (2x), Banza (2x) and Roger Fernandes scored the visitors’ goals, while Pedro Henrique, Berto and Fukui scored for the home team.

Fourth in the table, Braga reached 56 points – two less than Porto, which occupies third place. Portimonense, 16th place with 23 points, remains in the fight against relegation.

Braga returns to the field this Saturday, against Arouca, for the Portuguese team. Portimonense faces Chaves on Sunday, in the same competition.

Dominant from start to finish, Braga opened the scoring three minutes into the first half. Bruma received a cross in the area and hit it first time to score the visitors’ first goal. Soon after, in the 17th minute, Brazilian Pedro Henrique, with a penalty, equalized for Portimonense.

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13 minutes after the home team equalized, Roger Fernandes put Braga back in front when he came face to face with the goalkeeper and hit the ball high.

At the beginning of the second half, after three minutes, Simon Banza, with a header, increased the score for the visitors. The same player, with a penalty kick in the 16th minute, scored Braga’s fourth goal in the match.

Calm in the game, the visiting team increased the score in the 24th minute, with Bruma. The attacker received a pass in the penalty area and hit the goalkeeper.

A minute later, Berto scored Portimonense’s second goal in the duel, after calmly touching the ball over Braga’s goalkeeper. The home team took advantage of the visitors slowing down and, in the 41st minute, Fukui hit a shot from outside the area to score the last goal of the game.