Vitoria Guimaraes vs Naval Primeiro De Maio Match Preview
With two home games kicking off the New Year, Vitoria Guimaraes will be keen to consolidate their charge to get back into Europe. Naval have been desperately poor all season, and new coach Carlos Mozer needs to perform a minor miracle to turn things around. Difficult to see past a routine home win in this one.
Vitoria Guimaraes vs Naval Primeiro De Maio Match Report
It was a perfect debut for new Naval coach, Carlos Mozer, as the struggling Figueira da Foz club won for only the second time all season.
The result was all the more remarkable given that Naval were a goal and a man down on the hour mark. Joao Alves put Guimaraes ahead early on, and when Naval’s Carlitos was sent off it seemed a home win was inevitable.
But a Fabio Junior penalty and a powerful shot by Marinho in the 86th minute gave Naval a shock victory and handed Vitoria their first home defeat this season.