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Tight Match in Estoril Ends in Draw After Incident-Filled Encounter
Estoril, Portugal – The Estádio António Coimbra da Mota witnessed a tense and closely contested match between Estoril and Nacional, which ended in a draw. Nacional took the lead in the 37th minute thanks to a goal by Ze Vitor, after a well-constructed play. However, the match heated up with yellow cards for J. Ramirez and Paulinho Boia, the latter also had a goal disallowed by VAR just before halftime due to an offside.
In the second half, Estoril, dominating possession with 59%, managed to equalize the score thanks to a penalty converted by Y. Begraoui in the 60th minute. The match continued to be physical, with several yellow cards shown to players from both teams, including G. Costa and J. Holsgrove for Estoril and Jose Gomes for Nacional. Despite the efforts and Estoril’s 12 shots (4 on target) and Nacional’s 9 shots (4 on target), the score remained unchanged, resulting in a draw that doesn’t fully satisfy either team. Estoril dominated possession (59% versus 41%), but Nacional defended tooth and nail, committing more fouls (14 versus 12) to frustrate the home side’s attacks.
Substitutions estoril: at minute 46 Jandro came in and N. Lominadze went out., at minute 66 G. Costa came in and T. Parente went out., at minute 72 A. Lacximicant came in and Peixinho went out., at minute 72 P. Carvalho came in and A. Marques went out., at minute 81 Y. Begraoui came in and Pizzi went out.
Substitutions nacional: at minute 67 C. Labidi came in and F. Soares went out., at minute 67 Pablo Ruan came in and Witi went out., at minute 85 J. Ramirez came in and L. Joao went out., at minute 85 Paulinho Boia came in and Watts went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Estoril
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