BRITO, Portugal (Interstat) — AD Limianos scored twice in the opening nine minutes and held off Brito for a 4-2 victory on Sunday at Parque de Jogos do Brito SC in Brito. The visiting side set the tone early and answered every Brito challenge in a match that produced six goals and two red cards. Brito was the home team, but AD Limianos made the quicker start, scored first and never trailed. The visitors’ early control forced Brito to chase the match for most of the afternoon. The visitors led 3-1 at halftime and protected the advantage after the break.

AD Limianos opened the scoring in the 6th minute. The visitors doubled the lead in the 9th minute, putting Brito under pressure before the home side had settled into the match. Brito responded in the 18th minute, cutting the deficit to 2-1 and giving the home crowd reason to believe a comeback was possible. The goal gave Brito a foothold, but AD Limianos continued to create chances and kept the home defense busy through the middle of the first half. Brito’s early red card changed the balance again. Brito’s response came from a spell of pressure, but it could not build on the goal before the next red card.

The match turned again just before halftime. Brito was reduced to 10 men when it received a red card in the 39th minute. AD Limianos took advantage one minute later, scoring in the 40th minute to restore a two-goal cushion at 3-1. That sequence left Brito chasing the game after the break. The home side still pressed forward, but AD Limianos managed the tempo and protected its lead. Brito’s task became harder because it had to cover ground while trailing and playing with one fewer player. AD Limianos went into the interval with a clear edge. Brito’s best spell came after its goal, but it could not level before halftime.

Brito remained aggressive and found a way back into the match in the 79th minute, scoring to make it 3-2. The goal raised the possibility of a late equalizer, but AD Limianos had another answer. After AD Limianos received a red card in the 77th minute, the visitors played the closing stages with 10 men. Even so, AD Limianos scored in the 81st minute to push the lead back to 4-2 and close out the scoring. The second red card set up a tense finish, but Brito could not find another goal. AD Limianos’s late response sealed the win.

The result moved AD Limianos to three wins, no losses and one draw in this competition. Brito dropped to one win and two losses in the competition. Across all competitions, AD Limianos now stands at five wins, one loss and one draw. Brito’s overall record is two wins and three losses. AD Limianos’s overall record now covers seven matches, and Brito’s covers five. The competition records reflect the teams’ form in this tournament, while the overall records include their broader season work.

AD Limianos’s previous results this season included a 3-2 home win over Celoricense, a 2-1 loss at Lusitania FC, a 2-1 win at Vinhais, a 1-1 home draw with Rebordosa, a 3-0 home win over Aljustrelense and a 4-1 win at ADC Correlha. Brito had beaten Vila Mea 3-1, lost 1-0 at home to Vitoria Sernache, lost 4-0 at home to Chaves B and won 5-0 at Vila Pouca. Those results provided the backdrop for a match that became AD Limianos’s fourth competition result of the season and Brito’s third.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of AD Limianos 3, Brito 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Brito with a 69 percent probability to win. The total score of 6 went under the over/under line of 2.5.