Farense scored again in the I Football League, after two consecutive defeats, by drawing 1-1 at Casa Pia, in a game of the 11th round of the competition marked by a goal by Elves Baldé, candidate for the best of the 2024/25 season.
In Rio Maior, the Lisbon side's borrowed home, the Guinean winger opened the scoring with a great goal from midfield in the seventh minute, but Cassiano equalized from the penalty spot in the 32nd minute.
With their second draw in the competition, Farense remains in 18th and last place in the I Liga, with five points, one behind Estrela da Amadora and two behind Arouca, both with one game less.
Given the defeat (1-2) in the previous round against Benfica, Tozé Marreco was forced to replace the suspended Ângelo Neto with the French-Algerian midfielder Merghem, with more attacking characteristics.
In a start to the match with practically no attacking opportunities, the Algarve team took the lead on their first offensive appearance, after seven minutes, with a goal worthy of the Puskas Award.
Guinean winger Elves Baldé picked up the ball in his own half, crossed the boundary line and, taking advantage of Patrick Sequeira's advance, shot from the centre circle for a perfect lob.
The hosts took control of the game, but were unable to break through the Algarve defense, until Marco Moreno unnecessarily conceded a penalty on Nuno Moreira and Cassiano, who took the penalty, restored parity (32 minutes).
the formation of Faro came out of the locker room with a greater offensive disposition and the full-back Paulo Victor, in the 51st minute, had the best opportunity of that period, blocked by Patrick Sequeira's “spot”.
In the final stretch of the match, the Algarve team could have scored in the 87th minute, when Zolotic cut the ball to the post after a corner from Marco Matias, but Ricardo Velho also imposed himself with a “spot”, in the 89th minute, from a low shot by Henrique Pereira.
But it was Jaime Pinto, a substitute launched by Tozé Marreco, who wasted the most important opportunity, in the fifth minute of injury time, when he broke free and, as the opposing goalkeeper came out, shot wide.
After the competitive break in professional championships for national team matches, national football returns with the next round of the Portuguese Cup, in which Farense visits Arouca, in a game scheduled for 23 November, at 15 pm.
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