TORRES VEDRAS, Portugal (Interstat) — Malik Abubakari scored in the ninth minute and Torreense held on for a 1-0 win over Amarante on Monday in a global football match. Torreense, the home side, improved to 1 win and 1 loss in the competition and 1 win and 3 losses across all competitions. Amarante dropped to 0 wins and 2 losses in the competition and 1 win and 3 losses across all competitions. Abubakari played 67 minutes and finished with one goal. He was replaced in the 67th minute after producing the only goal of the game. Torreense led from the ninth minute and never surrendered the advantage.

The decisive moment arrived early when Abubakari found the net in the ninth minute. Torreense led from that point and protected the advantage through the remainder of the first half and the entire second half. Amarante pressed for a response but could not score. The match ended with one total goal, all of it coming from Torreense. Amarante’s attempts to equalize did not produce a goal before the final whistle. Torreense’s defense kept Amarante off the scoreboard, and the home side closed out the one-goal result.

Yellow cards accumulated on both sides. Amarante’s Tokinho Doria was booked in the 19th minute. Torreense’s Oudrhiri A. received a yellow card in the 21st minute. Amarante’s Mendes F. was booked in the 49th minute. Amarante’s Filipe J. followed in the 70th minute. Nito of Amarante was booked in the 76th minute. In stoppage time, Torreense’s Perez H. was booked in the 90th minute plus four, and Torreense received another yellow card in the same stoppage-time sequence. The match produced seven yellow cards. The bookings were spread across both halves, with Amarante receiving three yellow cards in the second half and Torreense receiving two in stoppage time. Amarante finished with four yellow cards, and Torreense finished with three.

Substitutions changed the shape of the match after the early goal. Torreense removed Oudrhiri A. in the 34th minute. Amarante made two changes at the start of the second half, with Zangre A. and Pereira D. entering in the 46th minute. Amarante also replaced Tokinho Doria in the 59th minute. Torreense replaced Abubakari and Pozo M. in the 67th minute. Amarante brought on Arome and Silva B. in the 72nd minute. Torreense made its final changes in the 88th minute, replacing Jean D. and Jatta N. The substitutions at 46 minutes were Amarante’s first changes of the match. The substitutions at 67 minutes were Torreense’s second and third changes. The substitutions at 88 minutes were Torreense’s fourth and fifth changes. Torreense used substitutions in the 34th, 67th and 88th minutes. Amarante used substitutions in the 46th, 59th and 72nd minutes.

Torreense entered the match after losses to Ferencvaros, Sunderland and Tondela across competitions. Torreense lost 4-1 at Ferencvaros, lost 2-1 at home to Sunderland and lost 1-0 at Tondela. Amarante entered on a two-match losing streak after a win over Ponte da Barca, a loss to Portimonense and a loss at Academica. Amarante lost 3-2 at Academica, lost 2-1 at home to Portimonense and won 2-0 at Ponte da Barca. Amarante’s previous win was its only victory of the season across all competitions. Torreense’s previous results left it with one win across all competitions. The visitors could not overturn the early deficit. Torreense’s clean sheet and Abubakari’s finish separated the teams.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Torreense 2, Amarante 2. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Torreense with a 69.2 percent probability to win. Torreense had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 1 went over the over/under line of 2.5.