Liga Sagres: Portimonense 3 Vitoria Setubal 4

Portimonense’s winless run extended to 11 games after they were beaten 4-3 at home by Vitoria Setubal in Friday’s Liga Sagres action.

In a sensational match, an inspired half hour which saw Vitoria score three second-half goals set up the victory that saw them move up to 12th.

Without an away win in the league since August, Vitoria would have been delighted with their start as Claudio Pitbull fired them in front after just 15 minutes.

But Portimonense did not lie down and drew level on 29 minutes when Lito opened his account, just three minutes before Pires gave the hosts a surprise lead.

As the challenges continued to fly in, several players picked up bookings, but Portimonense managed to go into half-time still in front.

An own goal from the hosts’ goalkeeper Hugo Ventura brought Vitoria back into the game and the sending off Joao Paulo just eight minutes into the second half made life more difficult for Portimonense.

Paulo also gave away a penalty with his second booking, which saw Pitbull score his second and put Vitoria in front.

Henrique netted a fourth for the visitors on 77 minutes and although a 90th minute penalty to Portimonense defender Ricardo Pessoa added some credibility to the scoreboard, Vitoria deserved their win in a spiteful clash which also saw seven bookings dished out.