With this draw, the maritimistas, who have 42 points, jeopardize the fight for promotion and are already five away from third place, occupied by Nacional, with the ‘group’ from Belém remaining in last place, but now with 16 points. .
In the first half, after just five minutes, the Blues were close to opening the scoring, but Chima Akas’ header hit Amir’s goal post.
The ‘red-green’ reacted to the scare and had their first chance around the 10th minute, but Bruno Xadas’ shot found an inspired David Grilo, who made a great save.
The goal seemed to be close and ended up arriving shortly after the quarter of an hour, with Euller giving the islanders the advantage with an excellent shot from mid-range, this time with no chance for the goalkeeper.
Until the break, the Madeirans had the best opportunities, with Bruno Xadas, on two occasions, coming close to 2-0: in the 27th minute, he hit the post, and on the edge of the break he saw David Grilo respond with another intervention. (42).
After the rest, Mariano Barreto’s team came better, in their absolute debut in charge of Belenenses, and in the 58th minute Amir avoided a draw with a miraculous save, but Moha Keita could have done better, with the goal at his mercy.
A few minutes later, again with Moha Keita in the spotlight, the equalizer came, with the Senegalese redeeming himself from the mistake and leaving everything tied, after an insistent move in the penalty area.
Until the end, the game’s trend changed again and the ‘Leões do Almirante’ chased the loss, but without the necessary clarity when it came to finishing.
In the last ‘attack’ on David Grilo’s goal, Lucas Silva started by shooting into the side nets (75 minutes), after an individual initiative, but the best opportunity came from the feet of Platiny (78), who wasted a goal that seemed certain, loose marking inside the penalty area.
Game at Estádio do Marítimo, in Funchal.
Marítimo – Belenenses: 1-1.
At half-time: 1-0.
Tags:
1-0, Euller Silva, 16 minutes.
1-1, Moha Keita, 71.
Teams:
– Maritime: Amir Abedzadeh, Tomás Domingos, Rodrigo Borges, Júnior Almeida (René Santos, 81), Fábio China, Ibrahima Guirassy, Diogo Mendes (Preslav Borukov, 61), Euller Silva (Francis Cann, 81), Bruno Xadas (Bernardo Gomes , 85), Lucas Silva and Higor Platiny.
(Substitutes: Samu Silva, Dylan Collard, Jhonnys Guerrero, René Santos, João Tavares, Francisco Gomes, Bernardo Gomes, Francis Cann and Preslav Borukov).
Coach: Fábio Pereira.
– Belenenses: David Grilo, Tiago Gonçalves, Chima Akas, Rui Correia, Tiago Manso, Duarte Valente, Chapi (Felipe Dini, 68), Rúben Pina (Sambú, 85), Xavi, Moha Keita (Miguel Tavares, 84) and Maxuel ( Ricardo Matos, 55).
(Substitutes: Guilherme, Attard, Fábio Luís, Filipe Chaby, Pedro Carvalho, Felipe Dini, Sambú, Miguel Tavares and Ricardo Matos).
Coach: Mariano Barreto.
Referee: Rui Lima (AF Viana do Castelo).
Disciplinary action: Yellow card for Rúben Pina (43), Duarte Valente (63), Ibrahima Guirassy (80) and Tomás Domingos (87).
Attendance: 5,841 spectators.