The Arouca won the Alverca by 1-0, playing the ninth round of the I League, with the Ribatejano club playing in numerical inferiority from six minutes after the expulsion of Baseya.
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24/10/2026
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O Arouca added today the fifth victory in the I Football League, the second consecutive, by winning the Alverca (1-0), in numerical inferiority since the six minutes, in play of the ninth journey, played in Ribatejo.
In case of victory, Alverca broke the record of four triumphs followed by the club in the Portuguese Liga, but ended up being Arouca to secure the three points, with a goal of Fukui, at 24, taking advantage of the fact that he was in numerical superiority, at six minutes, after the red direct to Baseya in Ribatejans.
Alverca suffered the fourth exit in the championship and occupies the ninth place of the ranking, with 11 points, while Arouca is fifth to the condition, with 17.
The two teams went through a good time in the season, with three straight wins for Alverca, despite the departure of the Cup in the extension in Tondela, while the Arouca surpassed the Belenenses, also in the extra time, after a draw in Alvalade and a triumph over the Amadora Star for the championship.
At six minutes, Alverca suffered a hard setback with the expulsion of central Steven Baseya, admonished with a direct red after hard entry on Barbero, forcing coach Sérgio Ferreira to replace the trio of defenses. Yaya Bojang entered Chissumba, while Figueiredo retreated in the left corridor.
In numerical superiority, Arouca took over the game and Djuahra began by threatening the Ribatejan goal, with a detour in the small area, forcing Matheus Mendes to close defense.
The Arouca would advance on the marker by Fukui, at 24 minutes, with the Japanese finishing with a straight-foot cross shot a large opening of Javi Sanchéz, debuting to score in the competition.
Until the break, highlight another intervention of the Ribatejano goalkeeper Matheus Mendes, denying the second goal arouquense to Barbero.
In the second part, Alverca tried to push Arouca into his stronghold in an attempt to reach the draw.
The middle David Gui also shot at the pole of Arruabarrena's goal and the newly entered Dylan Nandín also shot at the iron with the deserted Ribatejan goal, but the formation of Victor Severino eventually achieved the fifth victory in the championship.
After the final whistle, and with the high spirits in the center of the lawn, referee Pedro Ramalho ended up expelling two elements from both teams.