SANTAREM, Portugal (Interstat) — Santarem scored twice in a three-minute span late in the first half and beat Vitoria Sernache 2-1 on Sunday in a global football match. The match was played with Santarem as the home team and Vitoria Sernache as the visiting team. Vitoria Sernache opened the scoring in the 23rd minute when Edgar Moura found the net. Santarem answered in the 40th minute through Rodrigo Mordoma and took the lead in the 42nd minute on Bruno Sousa’s goal. The goals came in the 23rd, 40th and 42nd minutes, with Moura scoring for Vitoria Sernache and Mordoma and Sousa scoring for Santarem. The home side carried the 2-1 advantage into halftime and kept it through the second half. No further goals were scored after Sousa’s 42nd-minute finish. Santarem protected the one-goal advantage through the closing stages to secure the home result. The game ended with Santarem ahead 2-1. The match finished 2-1 in Santarem’s favor.

Sousa finished with a goal and an assist over 68 minutes for Santarem. Mordoma played 90 minutes and scored. Tiago Andre played 68 minutes and recorded an assist. For Vitoria Sernache, Moura played 75 minutes and scored, while Andre Dias played 90 minutes and supplied an assist. Sousa’s statline was 68 minutes, one goal and one assist. Mordoma’s statline was 90 minutes and one goal. Moura’s statline was 75 minutes and one goal. Andre Dias’s statline was 90 minutes and one assist. Tiago Andre’s statline was 68 minutes and one assist. Vitoria Sernache made a double change in the 61st minute, bringing on Ibouka K. and Patricio A. Santarem replaced Sousa and Tiago Andre in the 68th minute. Santarem brought on Soumare A. in the 75th minute, and Vitoria Sernache removed Moura in the same minute. The substitutions produced no further goals as Santarem held its lead.

The result moved Vitoria Sernache’s season record in this competition to 1 win and 1 loss. Its record across all competitions is now 2 wins and 1 loss. Santarem’s season record in this competition is now 3 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw. Its record across all competitions is 3 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw. Santarem’s competition mark reflects the home win, while Vitoria Sernache’s competition mark reflects the road loss. The records include the result of this match. Santarem has played seven matches in this competition this season, while Vitoria Sernache has played two.

Vitoria Sernache entered the match with previous results that included a 1-0 win at Brito and a 1-0 home win over Louletano. Santarem had lost 3-2 to Gil Vicente, beaten Lusitano GC 3-0, won 2-1 at Louletano, lost 1-0 to Caldas, lost 5-0 at Belenenses, drawn 1-1 with Oliveirense and lost 2-0 at Covilha in its earlier matches this season. Those results preceded the home side’s one-goal win over Vitoria Sernache.

Santarem’s upcoming Liga 3 schedule includes a visit to Atletico, a home match against Mafra, a home game against Covilha, a trip to Oliveirense, a home match against Belenenses, a visit to Caldas, a home game against Louletano, a trip to Sogndal, a visit to Sernache and a home match against Atletico. The run begins with the trip to Atletico and includes five home matches and five away matches. The schedule includes two matches against Atletico and one each against Mafra, Covilha, Oliveirense, Belenenses, Caldas, Louletano, Sogndal and Sernache. The listed schedule continues with those ten matches.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a 1-1 final score. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Santarem with a 61.7 percent probability to win. Santarem had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 3 went under the over/under line of 2.5.