Louletano secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Lusitano Évora 1911 in the fourth round of Lliga 3 on Saturday afternoon. The hosts held firm after Nuno Martelo's 80th-minute goal proved decisive, taking them to the top of the table on goal difference. Both sides had played four matches, with the home side moving to seven points and their visitors remaining on four.
The match opened cautiously, with neither team threatening much in the first half. By then, the away side had already edged possession at 56 per cent, though their 119 attacks produced little of note. Louletano made their first changes at the hour mark, bringing on D. Lopes and R. Batalha in search of something different.
The breakthrough came when it mattered most. Martelo found space in the box around the 80th minute and finished clinically, lifting the home crowd after a patient game. J. Buyla received a yellow card two minutes later as Lusitano threw bodies forward, but they turned to the kids in midfield and found no answer.
The statistics told a familiar story. And here's the thing—Lusitano controlled 56 per cent of possession and registered 119 attacks, yet their six corners and four shots yielded just one on target. Louletano, by contrast, offered 108 attacks with only one corner but managed five shots off target alongside their single effort on goal.
Both managers made further changes in the final quarter, with five substitutions sent on between the 80th and 89th minutes. The result leaves Louletano fourth on seven points and Lusitano sixth on four, though the gap in points remains minimal at the season's early stages.