In the 22nd round of the SABSEG Portuguese League, Uniao de Leiria and Belenenses played one of the matches of the round. In a six-goal duel, the home team turned the score around and, after losing 0-2, ended up winning (4-2).
Happy strategy
Vasco Vaesca was surprised by the selection of the starting lineup. For the intermediate sector, he abandoned the usual pair of faster players and chose five units with other technical arguments, which, being less fast, handle the ball differently.
The decision paid off. Aside from the opening goal scored by Xavi – one of the five midfielders – Belenenses were untroubled in the first half. He managed the advantage well and came out well under union pressure. Only at the end of the first half, led by Jordan van der Gaag, did the home team – who had already missed a penalty kick from Ouattara – arrive at the opposite goal with greater threat.
The second half started with a goal. Once again, the midfielders – Vasco Vaesca's bet won – the match; Xavi sent a cross beyond his opponent Mika and hit it at the near post to double the lead for the Blues.
the right choice
The key to the match was this second goal. Belenenses disappeared, and, dissatisfied with the result, Vasco Botelho da Costa introduced Marcos Silva into the match, which is essential for the future somersault, especially because of the energy he brought to the union show.
And with greater desire came the goals. Marcus led and played with Jordan, who got the opponent out of the way with magic and served Paul. With an equalizer in sight, the Leirienses never took their feet off the scoreboard, truly jumping ahead. First, due to the misfortune of David Grillo, the draw came, and then Embis and Rashaan, with two left-handed shots in the area, scored the winning goals.
It was impossible to achieve a fairer result than this – during the different stages, the team performing best in the game was always awarded a prize. With this result, UD Leiria rose to ninth place and reached FC Porto B, Benfica B and Paços de Ferreira in the table. On the other hand, Belenenses did not leave last place.
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