PENAFIEL, Portugal (Interstat) — David Rebelo scored in the 39th minute and Leca made that goal stand for a 1-0 road victory over Penafiel in a global football match on Saturday at Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril in Penafiel. The goal was the only score of the game, leaving Penafiel with no goals despite playing at home. Leca took the win in the competition and improved its record in the fixture while Penafiel opened its competition account with a loss. Leca scored 1 goal total in the game, while Penafiel scored 0 goals total. The match was played at the home of Penafiel, with Leca as the visiting side.

Rebelo was Leca’s key performer, playing 90 minutes and finishing with one goal. His 39th-minute strike separated the teams and proved enough for the visitors. Leca’s defensive effort kept Penafiel off the score sheet, and the home side could not find an equalizer over the remaining 51 minutes of regulation and stoppage time. Penafiel was unable to find a response after falling behind, and the final whistle confirmed Leca’s clean sheet. The visitors held their lead through the closing stages.

Penafiel was shown yellow cards in the 28th, 73rd and 86th minutes. Leca received its yellow card in the first minute of stoppage time. The yellow card for Leca came in the 90th minute plus one. The bookings marked the match’s disciplinary interruptions as Leca protected its one-goal lead. The home side finished with three yellow cards, while Leca was booked once.

With the result, Leca’s season record in this competition is now 1 win and 0 losses. Penafiel’s season record in this competition is now 0 wins and 1 loss. Leca’s season record across all competitions is now 5 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw. Penafiel’s season record across all competitions is now 1 win and 2 losses.

Leca’s previous results this season include a scoreless draw at Penafiel, a 2-0 home win over AD Marco 09, a 2-0 road win at Mortagua, a 4-1 road win at Trofense, a 3-0 home loss to AD Fafe, a 2-1 road win at Paredes, a 2-0 road loss at Vitoria SC B and a 1-1 home draw with Sao Joao. Those results covered Leca’s league and cup work before the match, and they provided the form line behind its overall record.

Penafiel’s previous results this season include a scoreless draw with Leca, a 2-1 home loss to AFS and a 2-1 road win at Oliveirense. The teams had met previously this season and played to a scoreless draw, a result that was also the most recent head-to-head meeting between the sides. Leca’s schedule next includes a Taça de Portugal match at Penafiel, followed by Liga 3 fixtures against Pacos, Varzim, SC Vianense, Sao Joao, Vitoria SC B, Paredes, AD Fafe, Trofense and AD Marco 09. Penafiel’s next listed match is the Taça de Portugal meeting with Leca.

Before the match, Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Penafiel 2, Leca 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave Penafiel a 60.8 percent probability to win. Penafiel was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1. The total score of 1 went over the over-under line of 2.5.