Match report

União de Leiria Secures Narrow Victory Over Farense in Segunda Liga

Farense
Farense
0–1
FT
União de Leiria
União de Leiria
Dec 21, 2025

União de Leiria secured a vital victory against Farense in the Segunda Liga, winning 1-0 thanks to a goal from Jair da Silva. Despite several yellow cards and numerous substitutions, União's defense held firm and their striker capitalized on a rare opportunity.

Key Facts

  • • Final Score: Farense 0–1 União de Leiria
  • • Jair da Silva scored the winning goal for União at the 70th minute.
  • • Claudio Falcão (Farense) and Genaro (União de Leiria) received yellow cards early in the match.
  • • Several substitutions were made by both teams, including notable changes like J. van der Gaag coming on for União.

Lineups

Farense

Starting XI

  • 99 B. Araujo (G)
  • 2 F. Delgado (D)
  • 5 F. Romero (D)
  • 26 Ruben (D)
  • 34 T. Herrero (D)
  • 29 Claudio Falcao (M)
  • 20 Y. Semedo (M)
  • 10 B. Almeida (M)
  • 17 A. Candeias (M)
  • 14 D. Poveda (M)
  • 7 R. Costa (F)

Substitutes

  • 30 J. Tannander
  • 8 M. Menino
  • 16 Geovanny
  • 23 N. Gjorgjev
  • 25 D. Dorregaray
  • 35 D. Furtado
  • 43 Dario Miranda
  • 80 A. Ndiaye
  • 90 B. Sangare

União de Leiria

Starting XI

  • 98 Joao Bravim
  • 52 H. Sylla (D)
  • 6 G. Rodriguez (D)
  • 16 Ze Pedro (D)
  • 68 Maga (D)
  • 21 M. Pires (M)
  • 41 Daniel Borges (M)
  • 19 P. Fernandez (M)
  • 9 J. Munoz (M)
  • 10 J. van der Gaag (M)
  • 86 D. Michel (F)

Substitutes

  • 1 S. Carrasco
  • 3 M. Baro
  • 4 S. Velazquez
  • 8 E. Kouassi
  • 11 Jair da Silva
  • 15 J. Silva
  • 17 Lucho Vega
  • 20 B. Gomes
  • 78 J. Santos

Timeline

  1. Farense
    7' Farense Card · Yellow Card
    Claudio Falcão

    Foul

  2. União de Leiria
    27' União de Leiria Card · Yellow Card
    Genaro

    Foul

  3. União de Leiria
    61' União de Leiria subst · Substitution 1
    Off: J. van der Gaag · On: Jair da Silva
  4. Farense
    65' Farense Card · Yellow Card
    F. Delgado

    Foul

  5. Farense
    66' Farense subst · Substitution 1
    Off: D. Poveda · On: D. Dorregaray
  6. União de Leiria
    70' União de Leiria Goal · Normal Goal
    Jair da Silva
  7. Farense
    81' Farense subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Franco Romero · On: Geovanny
  8. Farense
    81' Farense subst · Substitution 3
    Off: B. Almeida · On: B. Sangare
  9. União de Leiria
    85' União de Leiria subst · Substitution 2
    Off: P. Fernandez · On: Lucho Vega
  10. Farense
    88' Farense subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Y. Semedo · On: N. Gjorgjev
  11. Farense
    88' Farense subst · Substitution 5
    Off: A. Candeias · On: A. Ndiaye
  12. União de Leiria
    90'+1 União de Leiria subst · Substitution 3
    Off: J. Munoz · On: Marc Baró
  13. União de Leiria
    90'+1 União de Leiria subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Dieu-Merci Michel · On: S. Velazquez
  14. União de Leiria
    90'+1 União de Leiria subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Daniel Borges · On: J. Santos
  15. União de Leiria
    90'+2 União de Leiria Card · Yellow Card
    Marc Baró

    Foul

Match Stats

Stat Farense União de Leiria
Fouls 12 23
Pass Accuracy 79% 78%
Offsides 1 2
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 15 12
Corners 11 2
Total Passes 385 313
Yellow Cards 2 2
Blocked Shots 5 3
Shots on Target 6 5
xG — —
Shots off Target 4 4
Possession 57% 43%
Goals Prevented — —
Accurate Passes 306 243
Shots Inside Box 8 6
Saves 5 6
Shots Outside Box 7 6

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ The match took a decisive turn when Jair da Silva scored the only goal at 70 minutes, giving União de Leiria the lead.
  • ▸ Substitutions in the second half, particularly by Farense with players like Franco Romero and B. Almeida entering the field, aimed to push for an equalizer but failed to break through.