It seems some traditions never change in Barreiro. Even in preseason. Celta Fortuna secured their first victory of the summer (3-2) by coming back from 0-2 down against SCU Torreense, a high-caliber opponent who will be playing in the Portuguese Super Cup final against FC Porto in just a few days.
Fredi Álvarez faces the challenge of arriving in peak condition for the start of what promises to be a historic season, and little by little, the team and their ideas are beginning to click. In a squad with a strong presence of youthful faces, the team once again displayed a competitive spirit from start to finish, holding their own against a much more experienced opponent, better prepared for the start of their official competition.
Torreense capitalized on their early dominance to take a two-goal lead before the first quarter of an hour, but Celta Fortuna maintained their focus and, despite the various substitutions and experiments typical at this stage of preseason, found their reward in the final stages. After numerous attempts from virtually the entire attacking line, Álvaro Marín narrowed the gap, equalized from the penalty spot, and completed the comeback at the death, a hat-trick that brings his preseason tally to four goals and keeps alive the spirit of comebacks that are so common in Barreiro.
At this point, the result is secondary, but the stands of the municipal stadium once again vibrated with life and Celta spirit as they accompanied Fortuna in their preparation for a season to remember. The match left very positive signs for a team that continues to grow and that in just three days will play another friendly against FC Vizela on Saturday, August 1st at 6:00 PM in Portugal.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
3 – Celta Fortuna: Caio Barone; Noah Rodríguez, Seyni Ndiaye, Jaime Pérez, Pablo Gavián; David Sueiro, Mateo Sobral, Diego; Ángel Davila, Iago Barreiros and Bernard Somuah. Also play: Marcos González; Pedro Ildefonso, Pablo Meixús, Quique Ribes, Raúl, Germain Milla, Capde, Hugo López, Jan Oliveras, Kibet, Jorge Pérez, Álvaro Marín and Cristian Carro.
2 – SCU Torreense: Arthur Nascimiento; Daniel Ramos, Marcus Vinicius, Enri Artur, David Morgado; Gustavo Rijo,André Vakulyuk, Marco Silva, Joao Chagas; Bryan Ngoua and Ricardo Santos. Also play: Carvalho, Cheikhou Diallo, Henrique Cruz, Tomás Mendes, Christ, Zoabi, Penisga, Esteves, Medeiro, Dylan, Paulo Daniel, Komesse and Kenen Torres.
Goals: 0-1 (Min. 7) Ricardo Santos. 0-2 (Min. 15) Bryan Ngoua. 1-2 (Min. 76) Álvaro Marín. 2-2 (Min. 83) Álvaro Marín penalti. 3-2 (Min. 90) Álvaro Marín.
Referee: José Figueirido.
Other details: Third friendly of the 26/27 preseason of Celta Fortuna played at the Barreiro Municipal Field before 627 spectators.
