Fatima beat Viseu 4-1 in the Round of 128 of the Portuguese Cup on 20 September 2026. The hosts ran out comfortable winners at home, with five goals spread across a relatively short period. And here's the thing — you don't need possession to score when you're clinical.
The first goal came early, just four minutes in, and Fatima never looked back. By then they had already established a rhythm that Viseu simply couldn't match. Twenty-three minutes brought the second, and thirty-eight minutes the third before the break. To be fair, Viseu had some territory but no real penetration.
Forty-five minutes saw the fourth goal, and forty-eight minutes the fifth. That's five goals in what amounted to a single half of football really. Viseu were left flat-footed, playing a second half a man down in spirit if not in numbers. The clean-sheet run came to an end, but not before Fatima had made their point.
The statistics tell an interesting story. Fatima had 48 per cent possession yet seven shots on target from 118 attacks. Viseu held 52 per cent but could only manage three shots on target from 121 attacks. By then it was clear — many shots with one goal means chances went begging.
Étienne Gagnon watched the whole match and remembers minute twenty specifically. He's been to the stadium fifteen years now and watches where the camera doesn't. For him, the match was decided in three or four moments, the rest was just background noise.