Match report

Arouca Defeats Estoril 3-2 in Thrilling Primeira Liga Clash

Arouca
Arouca
3–2
FT
Estoril
Estoril
Apr 6, 2026

In a thrilling Primeira Liga encounter, Arouca stunned Estoril with a 3-2 victory. Despite falling behind early, Arouca rallied back with crucial goals from I. Barbero, J. Fontan, and P. Gozalbez, securing all three points in a match filled with twists and turns.

Key Facts

  • • Final Score: Arouca 3–2 Estoril
  • • Early goal by Xeka for Estoril
  • • I. Barbero equalized for Arouca at 13 minutes
  • • Y. Begraoui scored a second for Estoril in the 32nd minute
  • • J. Fontan and P. Gozalbez scored the winning goals for Arouca

Lineups

Arouca

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 12 Ignacio de Arruabarrena (G)
  • 28 Tiago Esgaio (D)
  • 15 Javi Sánchez (D)
  • 3 Jose Fontán (D)
  • 25 Bas Kuipers (D)
  • 22 Espen Van Ee (M)
  • 21 Taichi Fukui (M)
  • 10 Pablo Gozálbez (M)
  • 14 Hyun-ju Lee (M)
  • 7 Naïs Djouahra (M)
  • 17 Ivan Barbero (F)

Substitutes

  • 11 Miguel Puche
  • 89 Pedro Santos
  • 24 Brian Mansilla
  • 9 Fally Mayulu
  • 46 Mateo Flores
  • 5 Boris Popović
  • 6 Diogo Monteiro
  • 1 João Valido
  • 44 Amadou Dante

Estoril

Formation: 4-3-1-2

Starting XI

  • 1 Joel Robles (G)
  • 2 Ricard Sánchez (D)
  • 5 Antef Tsoungui (D)
  • 25 Felix Bacher (D)
  • 24 Pedro Amaral (D)
  • 6 Jandro Orellana (M)
  • 8 Xeka (M)
  • 10 Jordan Holsgrove (M)
  • 12 João Carvalho (M)
  • 14 Yanis Begraoui (F)
  • 19 André Lacximicant (F)

Substitutes

  • 22 Pedro Carvalho
  • 9 Alejandro Marqués
  • 21 Pizzi
  • 70 Peixinho
  • 97 Luis Gomes
  • 16 Martin Turk
  • 31 Diogo Dias
  • 7 Nodar Lominadze

Timeline

  1. Estoril
    3' Estoril Goal · Normal Goal
    Xeka · Assist: João Carvalho
  2. Arouca
    13' Arouca Goal · Normal Goal
    I. Barbero · Assist: N. Djouahra
  3. Estoril
    23' Estoril Card · Yellow Card
    Jordan Holsgrove
  4. Estoril
    32' Estoril Goal · Normal Goal
    Y. Begraoui · Assist: A. Lacximicant
  5. Arouca
    45'+2 Arouca Goal · Normal Goal
    J. Fontan · Assist: I. Barbero
  6. Arouca
    55' Arouca Goal · Normal Goal
    P. Gozalbez · Assist: Tiago Esgaio
  7. Arouca
    56' Arouca Card · Yellow Card
    P. Gozalbez
  8. Estoril
    65' Estoril subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Xeka · On: A. Marques
  9. Estoril
    65' Estoril subst · Substitution 2
    Off: João Carvalho · On: Pizzi
  10. Estoril
    65' Estoril subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Pedro Amaral · On: P. Carvalho
  11. Estoril
    71' Estoril Card · Yellow Card
    A. Lacximicant
  12. Estoril
    74' Estoril subst · Substitution 4
    Off: A. Lacximicant · On: Peixinho
  13. Arouca
    77' Arouca subst · Substitution 1
    Off: P. Gozalbez · On: Puche
  14. Arouca
    83' Arouca subst · Substitution 2
    Off: I. Barbero · On: Pedro Santos
  15. Arouca
    83' Arouca subst · Substitution 3
    Off: T. Fukui · On: B. Mansilla
  16. Arouca
    90'+7 Arouca Card · Yellow Card
    Puche
  17. Arouca
    90' Arouca subst · Substitution 4
    Off: N. Djouahra · On: F. Mayulu
  18. Arouca
    90' Arouca subst · Substitution 5
    Off: H. Lee · On: M. Flores

Match Stats

Stat Arouca Estoril
Fouls 12 18
Pass Accuracy 82% 83%
Offsides 2 0
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 12 11
Corners 3 3
Total Passes 413 482
Yellow Cards 2 2
Blocked Shots 1 1
Shots on Target 4 3
xG 1.98 1.00
Shots off Target 7 7
Possession 46% 54%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 340 400
Shots Inside Box 9 7
Saves 1 1
Shots Outside Box 3 4

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ I. Barbero's equalizing goal at 13 minutes shifted momentum to Arouca
  • ▸ Arouca's second-half surge, including goals by J. Fontan and P. Gozalbez, secured the victory against a resilient Estoril