On Mon May 2nd, Paços de Ferreira hosts Tondela in a Primeira Liga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 8th placed Paços de Ferreira, recorded a 1-1 draw against Gil Vicente. Antunes scored the first goal for Paços de Ferreira in the 52nd minute on a penalty, but Fran Navarro got the equalizer for Gil Vicente in the 73rd minute on a penalty earning them at least the one point. Paços de Ferreira is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Tondela recorded a 1-1 draw against Vitória SC. Rafael Barbosa struck first for Tondela in the 63rd minute, then Rafa Soares tied it up for Vitória SC in the 67th minute on a feed from Gomes Ferreira Magalhaes earning Vitória SC at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Estádio João Cardoso, Paços de Ferreira took the match by a score of 1 to 0 in front of almost one thousand dissapointed spectators. Denílson struck first for Paços de Ferreira in the 81st minute from the penalty spot, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Tondela couldn’t muster any offence and Paços de Ferreira ran away with the shutout win.
Tondela is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Salvador Agra and Rafael Barbosa each having 2 goals in their last 5. Paços de Ferreira’s most prolific scorer has been Butzke Benavides. The Spanish attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.