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Portimonense thrash Maritimo in a dominant performance
Portimão, Portugal – Portimonense secured a resounding 6-1 victory over Maritimo at the Estádio Municipal de Portimão, dominating the game from start to finish.
V. Paulo opened the scoring in the 14th minute with a goal assisted by E. Benedict. Chico Banza doubled the lead in the 43rd minute, with an assist from Geovane, and a minute later, E. Benedict scored the third goal with an assist from Chico Banza.
Maritimo pulled one back in the 46th minute through M. Tavares, but Portimonense remained undeterred. Chico Banza scored his second of the game in the 53rd minute, and V. Paulo rounded off the scoring in the 79th minute with an unassisted goal.
The match was characterized by Portimonense’s dominance, both in possession and goal-scoring opportunities. Maritimo were outplayed throughout the game and, despite their efforts to reduce the deficit, were unable to prevent the rout.
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Substitutions maritimo: at minute 46 A. Rodrigues came in and Fabio China went out., at minute 46 P. Empis came in and Igor Juliao went out., at minute 46 T. Domingos came in and Euller went out., at minute 70 A. C. Silva P. came in and F. Franca went out., at minute 70 V. Danilovic came in and Fransergio went out.
Substitutions portimonense: at minute 67 Ruan came in and E. Benedict went out., at minute 76 Tornich came in and Jefferson Maciel went out., at minute 83 A. Jose came in and V. Paulo went out., at minute 83 Kim Yong-Hak came in and Chico Banza went out., at minute 83 A. Soares came in and F. Varela went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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