The Academy won the Leiria Union by 2-0, in play of the seventh day of the II League, played at the Magalhães Pessoa Stadium, in Leiria, with a goal in every half of the meeting.
© Liga Portugal
11/10/2026
by
Lusa
A Academic today won the Leiria Union by 2-0, at the stake of the seventh day of the II Football League played at the Stadium Magalhães Pessoa, in Leiria, decided with a goal in every half of the meeting.
The classic of the central region of the country began intense, with more than 14,000 spectators in the municipality of Leiria. But the quality of football was far from keeping up with the expectations and excitement of the benches.
The Leiria Union, above all, always felt many difficulties to organize itself in the construction from behind and never hit the counterattack.
In the first few minutes, Academica held the pressure of the whole house and gradually controlled operations under Leandro Silva’s ‘batuta’.
Zohi and Afonso Rodrigues had good situations to inaugurate the marker, but it was of great penalty that the ‘briosa’, by Leandro Silva, at 36 minutes, after Nabil Ondó's hand in the area of the Union of Leiria.
Fábio Pereira made two replacements at the interval, but the Coimbra team expanded the advantage immediately at the beginning: Coundoui watched Zohi for 2-0 at 49 minutes.
Only then the house team woke up, but met ahead goalkeeper Victor Braga, who denied the tie to Pablo Fernández twice, and Nabil Ondó.
All in all, the technician of the Leiria Union took one of the plants and launched two more elements forward.
But very anxious, the best that the locals have achieved is a Tharley goal, cancelled out of Jair da Silva's game, breaking there animously.
In the final minutes, the Academic could have dilated on two clear occasions by Mark Paul.
The final 2-0, which allows the ‘briosa’ to overcome the unionists in the ranking, breaks a phase of three consecutive defeats of the Coimbra team and also a cycle of five games without going out of the Leiria Union.
Play played at the Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Municipal Stadium in Leiria.
Union of Leiria – Academic, 0-2.
At range: 0-1.
Bookmarks:
0-1, Leandro Silva, 36 minutes (great penalty).
0-2, Kévin Zohi, 49.
Teams:
– Union of Leiria: Jakob Odehnal, Miguel Maga, Marcelo, José Pedro (Jair da Silva, 66), Hugo Masaki (Marc Baró, 46), Eboué Kouassi (Tharlley, 46), Ibrahima Guirassy, Jaiminho (Samuel Ntanda, 81), Juan Muñoz, Nabil Ondó (Damien Loppy, 66) and Pablo Fernández.
(Supplies: Christian Sánchez, Marc Baró, Reko, Jair da Silva, Tharlley, Diogo Amado, Damien Loppy, Quilma, Tomás Caturra, Pedro Oliveira, Samuel Ntanda and Diogo Martins).
Coach: Fábio Pereira.
– Academic: Victor Braga, Xavi Grande, Ricardo Teixeira (Ni Rodrigues, 46), Gui Silva, Kaká (Alioune Mané, 54), Afonso Rodrigues (Ilies Fauré, 87), Jean Sinistère, Leverton (Marcos Paulo, 60), Kévin Zohi (Rui Gomes, 69), Leandro Silva (Hugo Nunes, 69) and Amadou Coundoul.
(Supplies: Macedo, Carlos Alves, Alioune Mané, Martim Tavares, Ilies Fauré, Kauan, Marcos Paulo, Rui Gomes, Tiago Soares, Hugo Nunes, Ni Rodrigues and João Oliveira).
Coach: António Barbosa.
Arbitrator: Miguel Fonseca (AF Porto).
Disciplinary action: yellow card for Ricardo Teixeira (02), Miguel Maga (75), Afonso Rodrigues (85) and Ibrahima Guirassy (85).
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