Academico Viseu vs Estoril 2-1

Academico Viseu beat Estoril 2-1 at Estadio do Fontelo after Soufiane Messeguem struck in the 88th minute. Estoril had levelled after the break, but Academico Viseu found the winner late on.

The home side went ahead in the 29th minute when Cihan Kahraman scored from Anthony Correia’s assist. Kahraman was booked two minutes later, and it was 1-0 at half-time.

Estoril equalised on 56 minutes through Rafik Guitane, set up by João Carvalho, before Academico Viseu turned to their bench in the 67th minute and sent on Alejandro Mestanza and Nils Mortimer. Mestanza then provided the assist for Messeguem’s winner, with Messeguem himself having come on in the 67th minute. Estoril made two changes on 74 minutes and another on 89, but could not recover after the late goal. Academico Viseu also made two changes in stoppage time, with Paulo Rafael Pereira Araujo and Cristian Ferreira coming on in the 90+4th minute.

The numbers were tight in possession, with Academico Viseu on 51% and Estoril on 49%, and the home side had 438 passes to 421. Both teams had 15 shots, but Estoril finished with more on target, 9 to 6, and more corners, 5 to 3. Estoril also posted the higher expected goals total, 1.42 to 0.81, while Academico Viseu made 8 saves to Estoril’s 3.

Academico Viseu were booked three times, with Cihan Kahraman in the 31st minute, Soufiane Messeguem in the 60th and Anthony Correia in the 73rd. Estoril’s only yellow card went to Jordan Holsgrove in the 27th minute.