Alverca beat UD Leiria 2-1 in the match relating to the second leg of the play-offs of the Ligue 3 promotion stage, which will take place this Sunday afternoon at the Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in Leiria, which was marked by a new attendance record for the youngest competition in Portuguese football: 15,071.
After a draw in the 1st round match (1:1), Leiri’s lead on that away goal began to melt after 7 minutes, when Gustavo Klisman from the penalty spot (Cookie’s foul on Ronaldo Rodriguez) opened the asset. residents of Ribatejo. Shortly thereafter, in the 17th minute, Ricardo Rodriguez fired a shot into the top left corner of José Costa’s goal, strengthening the struggle of the team led by Algeria.
Leirienses’ answer came shortly after half an hour, when Kikas, after an excellent individual work in the penalty area, shot 1-2.
There was still a long time before the game, that’s a fact, but the Unionist team needed to score two more goals to move on. The Ribatejo team managed to control the pace of the home team and thus gain an invaluable advantage that allows them to continue dreaming of promotion to Ligue 2. The decision will be made in another play-off, this time against Covilhã. emblem, which is in 16th place in the League 2 standings.
