The big derby was in the spotlight of the 8th round of the Portuguese League.
Reigning champion Vitoria hosted Parades, in the match played in Guimaraes. Both teams had been undefeated before the 8th round. After a hard battle, Vitoria posted a narrow 17:16 win. The hosts opened the match with a 5:2 lead, which proved vital for their win. The best scorers in the winning team were Attila Kincses (6 goals) and Pedro Sousa (5). Ricardo Teixeira netted four goals for Parades.
After this victory, Vitoria remains lonely atop of the table.
Third-placed Alges and Fluvial, which holds the 4th position, recorded big wins in the eight round.
Sporting achieved an important away win over Povoense – 14:11. The second half was decisive for the outcome, as Sporting was trailing 5:7 at halftime.
Portuguese League 2019/20, Round 8
Vitoria – Parades 17:16 (5:2, 3:4, 6:6, 3:4)
Vitoria SC: José Barbosa, Tiago Teixeira, Vítor Matos (1), André Rocha, Dumitru Sobetchi (2), João Costa (1), Miguel Castro (1), Kincses Attila (6), Pedro Sousa (5), Nuno Fernandes, André Pereira (1), Pedro Cunha, Szabo Marcell, Miguel Mariani, Vasco Abreu.
SSCM Parades: João Silva (1), Rafael Sousa, José Fougo, Jorge Carneiro, Armando Rodrigues, Hugo Barbosa (3), Rui Ferraz, Tiago Pinto (1), Luís Pacheco, Nuno Alexandre (1), Cristiano Santos (3), Ricardo Teixeira (4), Jorge Sousa, José Saraiva (2), Xavier Sousa (1).
CN Povoense – Sporting CP 11:14 (4:3, 3:2, 3:6, 1:3)
CN Povoense: Tiago Carvalhais, Bruno Sousa, Tiago Mineiro, Henrique Seixas, Tiago Silva (2), Diogo Fonte (1), Pedro Coentrão (1), André Vieira, José Pereira (1), Ricardo Ferreira (4), João Brito, Jorge Figueiredo (2), Miguel Costa, Nuno Santos, Guilherme Silva.
Sporting CP: Tomás Juhos, Daniel Veríssimo, Tiago Gomes (2), Tiago Noira (1), Ricardo Mendes (4), Tiago Lé, João Mendes, Ivo Barbosa (4), Edoardo Colella (2), Mário Bergano, Vasco Veríssimo, Tomás Marques, Francisco Silva, Tomás Gomes (1), Salvador Santos.
Aminata CNE – Alges 9:21 (1:7, 1:4, 2:7, 5:3)
Aminata: Vasco Cecílio, Daniel Ribeiro, Diogo Siquenique (4), Alexandre Ribeiro, João Gordo, Filipe Cavaleiro, Carlos Siquenique (4), João, Gonçalo Almeida, José Santos, Tiago Velhinho, Alexandre Serrano (1).
Alges: António Pombinho, Manuel Pinheiro (1), Tiago Catarino (1), Catalin Caus (3), Diogo Pereira, Luís Abreu (4), Jorge Lopes (1), Mauro Abreu, Cristiano Joaquim (4), Diogo Lourenço (2), Gonçalo Carmo (4), Alberto Júnior (1).
Fluvial – Cascais WPC 20:2 (4:0, 7:0, 4:1, 5:1)
Fluvial: Tiago Aparício, Tomás Magalhães (5), Iuri Coelho, Filipe Oliveira (1), Tiago Paraty (6), José Brandão (1), Nuno Marques, Salvador Lopes (3), Manuel Cardoso (1), Marco Carvalho, Diogo Pinto, André Leite (1), Samuel Veiga, Leonardo Duarte (2), Bernardo Duarte.
Cascais: Duarte Costa, Duarte Grego, Gonçalo Direito, Diogo Catarino, Leonardo Celentano, Manuel Branco, André Machado (1), Guilherme Loureiro (1), Santiago Correia, Rafael Gomes, Francisco Grego, Guilherme Correia.
Academica – CA Pacense 11:21 (2:5; 2:4; 2:5; 5:7)
Academica: Alexandre Serra, Gonçalo Lopes, Filipe Santos, Tiago Pinheiro (1), Vasco Lourenço, João Santos (5), Gonçalo Dias (2), Francisco Rodrigues, Francisco Tejo (1), Diogo Menezes, Diogo Barreiros (2), Francisco Santos, Luís Lourenço.
Pacense: Konstantinos Kavouras, Diogo Azevedo (1), Ruben Rocha, Bruno Silva, Gonçalo Rodrigues (3), Tiago Leal (1), Luís Carneiro, Luís Moreira (3), Rafael Dias (9), Emanuel Moura (2), Gonçalo Leal, Ricardo Abreu, Gabriel Meireles, Tiago Costa (2), José Moreira.
1 Vitoria 8 – 24
2 Parades 8 – 21
3 Alges 8 – 18
4 Fluvial 8 – 15
5 Sporting 8 – 15
6 Pacense 8 – 12
7 Povoense 8 – 9
8 Cascais 8 – 3
9 Academica 8 – 3
10 Aminata 8 – 0
