ov. This Thursday, Guimarães lost 3-1 to Hajduk Split in the 1st leg of the 3rd qualifying round of the Conference League and is obliged to return home next week to reach the playoffs. The Croatians became more aggressive, but Vitoria was very awkward in defense until the 39th minute, when Varela had to evade Saiti’s goal. Soon the goalkeeper was shining again with Levi’s shot.
There was a similar game in the second half and in the 57th minute Vukovic was close to goal, but four minutes later Vitoria answered with a spectacular goal from Miguel Magi. But the draw was not long in coming (67 minutes) Saiti, after Livaya struck back at the post. The turnaround came in the 75th minute when Miguel Maga failed to let Melnjak lead 2-1. Toward the end (88 minutes), Krovinović (ex-Benfica) made it 3-1 with a great goal.
The second leg will take place on Wednesday 10 August at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques at 17:00.
Author: Abel Souza
Source: CM Jornal
