FC Porto beat Maritimo as Pietuszewski scores late

FC Porto kept their perfect Primeira Liga start alive with a 2-1 win over Maritimo, and the decisive moment came from the bench. Oskar Pietuszewski arrived in the 79th minute and scored in the 84th, with VAR confirming after the assistant's check that he was onside by one centimetre.

Pietuszewski's short cameo

The finish came after just 11 minutes on the pitch, which is the kind of return managers hope for when they turn to a substitute late in a game. Pietuszewski also scored his first listed Primeira Liga goal in the season data, and the effort was enough to settle a match that had stayed tense into the closing stages.

Pietuszewski, quoted by A Bola, said: "He was onside by one centimetre."

He also said: "Pietuszewski with a GOLAÇO to give FC Porto the victory 🐉"

Porto's perfect start continues

The win kept Porto's 100 percent winning run in the league intact, with 7 wins from 7 and 21 points. The margin was narrow, but the result still leaves them with a perfect start after another late intervention to get over the line.

Jakub Kiwior supplied the pass for the goal, and he had more to his game than that single touch. Kiwior finished with 7.26 and completed 80 passes, a tidy all-round evening that matched the late attacking contribution.

Porto do not have to be sparkling to keep winning, and this was another example of that. The final score was 2-1, the points stayed in Porto's column, and Maritimo were left to rue the centimetres that decided the night.