Fafe Close the Gap on Leaders with Away Victory
Fafe secured a 3-1 victory over San-Juan-Ver in Liga 3's Regular Season round two, moving closer to the top of the table. The visitors had never lost all four of their previous matches, while the hosts carried a winless record into this encounter. By then, Fafe's unbeaten run was still intact, though San-Juan-Ver's two draws and two defeats suggested they were searching for consistency.
Breno opened the scoring in the sixteenth minute, giving the home side a brief advantage. The visitors responded through D. Carvalho's goal in the forty-ninth minute, and Zequinha added a penalty in the sixty-eighth to take control. J. Batista sealed the result with a late strike at the eighty-seventh minute. The match featured several tactical adjustments, with four substitutions coming around the seventy-fifth minute as Fafe managed their lead.
Both sides registered eighty attacks and five corners each, though the statistics tell a different story about efficiency. San-Juan-Ver managed only two shots on target from their eighty attempts, while Fafe found the mark four times with four shots on target. The possession split favoured the hosts at 60 per cent, but the visitors made better use of their opportunities. By then, the visitors had already established what would prove to be a decisive advantage.
Fafe climbed to third place with eight points from four games, while San-Juan-Ver remained in ninth with just two points. The hosts had drawn with Leixa and Tondela recently, but this result extended their winless streak. Fafe's previous matches included a goalless draw against Vianense and a 2-0 win over Maria da Fonte, showing a pattern of steady performances. The visitors now held themselves in contention for a higher finish.
Disciplinary matters were minimal, with two yellow cards shown across the match. P. Kudakovskiy received his booking in the sixty-sixth minute, while an earlier card went to a home player in the twenty-first. Neither side saw a player sent off, and the match concluded without further incidents. The result suggests Fafe can raise the tempo when they need to, while San-Juan-Ver will need to find answers to their attacking inefficiency.