Amaranthe drew 2:2 with União de Leiria at Municipal de Amarante on Saturday afternoon. The result leaves the hosts in fifteenth place with five points from six games, while Leiria remain sixth on ten.
Ruben Ramos opened the scoring for Amaranthe just before half-time, catching the defence off guard in the forty-fifth minute. Leiria responded immediately after the break. Juan Muñoz levelled the match in the fifty-first minute, finding space where the home side had left gaps.
By then the match had turned. Feliciano Mendes went off in the forty-first minute with a red card, leaving Amaranthe to play the second half a man down. To be fair, they did not collapse. Jair Silva da Goncalves restored the lead in the eightieth minute, and here's the thing — Leiria found another equaliser through Gonçalo Cunha six minutes later.
Leiria dominated possession at 0.61 but created no big chances. Amaranthe managed four shots on target with three off, while their opponents recorded six on target and ten wide. The statistics tell a story of possession without penetration — shots accuracy sat at 0.44 for the hosts and 0.32 for the visitors. Neither side could find the breakthrough they needed.
The draw extends Amaranthe's run without a win to three matches, having lost their previous outing 3:1 at Leixões. Leiria's away form continues to be inconsistent — they had won two away games this season but also lost at Benfica B. Five points separates them from the hosts, and both sides know the season is still wide open.