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Match Recap
Six goals, two blown leads, and Rio Ave still couldn't hold on. Abraham Marcus did the real damage for Estrela, striking twice in the space of eight second-half minutes to put the visitors 4-2 up after Roland Galcik had briefly leveled things for the hosts. Ianis Stoica opened the scoring in the 21st minute before Francisco Petrasso equalized right on the stroke of half-time, and Jalen Blesa's 78th-minute finish completed Rio Ave's third comeback of the afternoon to snatch a 3-3 draw. It's the kind of result that sums up where each side stands right now: Estrela sit sixth in the Primeira Liga table unbeaten in their last five, while Rio Ave are down in 16th with just one win from their opening five games and now winless in four. The head-to-head history offered no warning either, with Rio Ave having beaten Estrela in their only previous meeting. Marcus's brace is the standout act here, but it's Blesa's late leveler that turned a losing scoreline into a share of the points, and that finish alone is worth watching back.
