Pacos Ferreira 1:4 Varzim: Match Result

Match report

Varzim Settle Top Spot with Comfortable Away Win

Varzim moved clear at the summit of Liga 3 after dispatching Pasos Ferreira 4-1 on Saturday evening. The visitors, already carrying three wins from four matches, did not travel to make up the numbers. To be fair, they had every intention of making the most of a home side that had yet to taste victory. R. Oliveira gave the hosts an early lift with a goal in the twelfth minute, but the momentum shifted quickly. And here's the thing — just before the break, N. Cunha converted a penalty and F. Silva added a second within a minute. By then, the pattern was clear: Varzim would not be denied. The statistics tell one story, but the match told another. Home side enjoyed 56 per cent possession with 99 attacks to match, yet their nine shots off target revealed a team that carved them open without finding the net. Varzim's nine shots on target produced four goals. The hosts had nothing to do all evening after that opening goal. M. Moreno Tavares Cunha extended the lead in the sixty-fifth minute before David Peres rounded off the scoring with a late strike. Substitutions came thick and fast on both sides, but Varzim's changes were about closing out the game rather than creating something new. The result moves Varzim nine points clear at the top of the table after four matches. Pasos Ferreira remain rooted to tenth place with a solitary point and three defeats. The line has barely moved for the hosts, and the gap at the summit grows wider by the week.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 56.00 – 44

Shots on target 7 – 9

Shots off target 9 – 4

Attacks 99 – 99

⚽ 12' R. Oliveira — Goal 🟨 39' N. Cardoso — Yellow card 🟨 41' Kaua Vinicius — Yellow card ⚽ 43' N. Cunha — Penalty ⚽ 44' F. Silva — Goal ⇄ 46' T. Castro — Substitution 🟨 51' Joao Neto — Yellow card ⇄ 60' D. Rebelo — Substitution ⇄ 60' J. Couto — Substitution ⇄ 60' N. Cardoso — Substitution ⚽ 65' M. Moreno Tavares Cunha — Goal ⇄ 66' F. Silva — Substitution ⇄ 66' N. Cunha — Substitution ⇄ 66' Caio Rafael — Substitution 🟨 68' R. Oliveira — Yellow card 🟨 75' L. Dias — Yellow card ⇄ 79' Kaua Vinicius — Substitution ⇄ 79' R. Oliveira — Substitution ⚽ 84' David Peres — Goal

Match events

12' 0:1 Varzim Goal R. Oliveira
39' 0:1 Pacos Ferreira Yellow card N. Cardoso
41' 0:1 Varzim Yellow card Kaua Vinicius
43' 1:1 Pacos Ferreira Penalty N. Cunha
44' 1:2 Varzim Goal F. Silva
46' 1:2 Pacos Ferreira Substitution T. Castro off: Joao Neto
51' 1:2 Pacos Ferreira Yellow card Joao Neto
60' 1:2 Varzim Substitution D. Rebelo off: M. Moreno Tavares Cunha
60' 1:2 Varzim Substitution J. Couto off: P. M. Serra Matos
60' 1:2 Pacos Ferreira Substitution N. Cardoso off: Sacra
65' 1:3 Varzim Goal M. Moreno Tavares Cunha
66' 1:3 Varzim Substitution F. Silva off: R. Pereira
66' 1:3 Pacos Ferreira Substitution N. Cunha off: T. Cerveira
66' 1:3 Pacos Ferreira Substitution Caio Rafael off: T. Queiroz
68' 1:3 Varzim Yellow card R. Oliveira
75' 1:3 Pacos Ferreira Yellow card L. Dias
79' 1:3 Varzim Substitution Kaua Vinicius off: M. Vila Cova
79' 1:3 Varzim Substitution R. Oliveira off: David Peres
84' 1:4 Varzim Goal David Peres

Statistics

56.00 Possession, % 44

7 Shots on target 9

9 Shots off target 4

99 Attacks 99

4 Corners 4

15 Free kicks 14

0 Offsides 2

3 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

10 Goal kicks 14

29 Throw-ins 18

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