Africa-Press – Angola. This Sunday, Wiliete Sport Club de Benguela maintained the leadership of the National Football Championship of the I Division, Girabola’2022/23, by defeating FC Bravos do Maquis, by an unanswered ball, at the end of the fifth round dispute, in an afternoon in which Sagrada Esperança shook the results crisis with a 3-0 rout against FC Santa Rita de Cássia, 1o de Agosto went to Uíge to beat ASK Dragão, by 1-0, the same result achieved by Desportivo da Lunda-Sul and Petro de Luanda in the triumphs over Académica do Lobito and Desportivo da Huíla, respectively.
In a match played at the O’mbaka National Stadium, Wiliete faced many difficulties to defeat the maquisardes, who try at all costs to shake up the bad start, but reached the goal in the first half, with Ningue violating the outsiders’ goal. at 33 minutes. The second half revealed a host team trying to keep the slight advantage and the Maquisardes looking for, at least, the goal of equality, with balance being the dominant note in this period of the dispute. The hosts held the lead until the referee’s final whistle.
Petro de Luanda, in turn, leaned against Wiliete by receiving and defeating Desportivo da Huíla by 1-0 at the Estádio Nacional 11 de Novembro, with a goal from the inevitable Thiago Azulão.
The Brazilian forward at the service of the tricolors scored his sixth goal in four games and commands the competition’s top scorer. Desportivo can only complain about their lack of courage, by giving up the offensive game, buckling a super defensive posture. Despite that, he couldn’t avoid the defeat that could have been longer, if Yano hadn’t missed a penalty, punishing Carlinhos in the penalty area.
At Dundo, Sagrada Esperança achieved their first victory in the championship against FC Santa Rita de Cássia. The duel was anticipated to be close since the last two placed were in confrontation. But, the diamonds, at the orders of the Portuguese Alexandre Ribeiro, were already tired of being the “punching bag” of the opponents and decided to put an end to the fast. Mateus, at six minutes, Deco, at 53′, and Cashi, at 85′, scored the goals of the rout against the Catholics, in what is the first triumph of the Portuguese helmsman in official games. With the defeat, the Catholics continue to hold the red lantern, with only one point, resulting from a draw. In the other two games he has played, he has lost.
Who did not know how to take advantage of the home factor was ASK Dragão, who hosted 1o de Agosto, at Estádio Municipal 4 de Janeiro, and conceded an unanswered ball defeat, in a match “spoiled” by the rain that hit the city of Uige. right-back Isaac scored the military’s lone goal at the start of the second half, in the 52nd minute. 1o de Agosto still violated the hosts’ goal again, but the referee disallowed the goal for alleged irregular position.
In Saurimo, at Estádio das Mangueiras, Desportivo da Lunda-Sul justified their home favoritism, by defeating Académica do Lobito, by an unanswered ball. The goal was scored by Cláudio, in the 30th minute.
On Friday, at the opening of the day, Sporting de Cabinda received and defeated Desportivo Isaac de Benguela, by 1-0, and Recreativo do Libolo and Sporting de Benguela “woke up” equal without goals (0-0).
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