FC Porto ends with maritime invincibility and rises to the podium

O FC Porto remains invincible in the regular phase of the national handball championship. The blue and white club applied the first defeat of the Maritime, winning the insular set by 35-27, in the game that closed the sixth journey. After all, dragons join lions as the only 100 percent victorious teams in the competition.

After a riot last season, with the island club being punished with a lack of show for not being able to travel to the continent, the Maritime, one of the great surprises of the time, entered better and reached the first minutes with an advantage of two goals, but the Portist response at the Dragon Arena soon.

Carlos Martingo's team took advantage of the islanders' many mistakes in the attack, combined with Diogo Rêma's defenses, to jump to the marker's leadership. At the interval, the dragons had four points of advantage (20-16).

After the rest, FC Porto entered strong and shot the marker completely. The home team stayed close to five minutes without any goal, increasing the advantage to seven goals (23-16). The Maritime still reduced the difference to 24-22, but the reaction of the Madeirans was not enough to prevent portist triumph, which was closed in 35-27.

Miguel Oliveira was the best scorer in the meeting with eight goals. Delcio Pina was the most unconformed on the Madeiran side, with seven attempts.

Accounts made, FC Porto, which shot for the fifth consecutive triumph in the national handball championship, is third ranked with 15 points, and one less game, to three of the leader Sporting. The Maritime continues in second place with 16 points.

Carlos Martingo Satisfied with Victory

Carlos Martingo was “very satisfied” with another victory of his team, stressing that the working group “has played to Porto, with plenty of delivery and attitude”.

“ Like any championship game, our goal was to win. We've had quite interesting periods. Vasco Costa's exit conditioned us a little, but the truth is, we always had it in front of the marker. We got in pretty good in the second part, then we lost control of the game, but we managed to re-stabilize and I think we made a rather interesting display. Of course, we always want better, but in the face of the contingencies, I think it was a very successful game ", Carlos Martingo highlighted, to the official means of FC Porto.

“ So far we're pretty happy with the team. I think we've been playing port, with a lot of delivery, attitude and fighting for all the balls with a compact defense. It is clear that there is much to improve, but the balance so far is extremely positive”, he said.

“ We do not yet know for sure what he has [Vasco Costa], but the fact that he has returned to the second part is a good omen. However, we still don’t know for sure what we have,” he concluded.