Gil Vicente beat Sporting de Braga 2-1 on Monday, 19 October, in a postponed match from the second round of the Portuguese Liga. Braga had led at half-time, so the win came from behind. It lifted Gil Vicente to sixth place with 14 points, while Braga dropped to ninth with 11. The result was Gil Vicente's fourth victory in eight matchdays and ended a run of three league games without a win. For Braga it was a third straight defeat and their fourth consecutive game without a win.
Pau Víctor gave Braga the lead in the 33rd minute, after a spell of Braga pressure that eventually dropped the ball to him. Walace França, who had come on at half-time, equalised for Gil Vicente in the 49th minute, early in the second half. Braga pushed for a new lead but struggled to test the Gil Vicente goal. In the 72nd minute a shot by Tidjany Touré was cleared by Bernardo Fontes, but the ball struck Diogo Travassos and went into Braga's net. Pau Víctor hit the post in stoppage time, and goalkeeper Lucão made a late save at the final whistle. Braga's substitutes, including Huseinbasic, Fran Navarro and Tiknaz, did not change the outcome.
At the final whistle, Braga supporters showed white handkerchiefs to coach Carlos Vicens to express their discontent. One banner asked for the return of Carlos Carvalhal, who left the Famalicão bench on the same day. Pau Víctor has four goals this season, and together with one assist he has been involved in five of Braga's nine league goals. Captain Ricardo Horta began the season sidelined by injury and has yet to score or assist this season, falling short of the form he showed in 2025/26. Braga's frustration with the team's run was visible in the stands as the match ended.
Luís Pinto's side set up in a compact 5-2-3, with Gil Martins dropping to the left to form the back five. Andreas Lausen's movement between the centre-backs and into wide areas pulled Braga midfielders out of position and helped break their first line of pressure. Gil Vicente had less of the ball but were comfortable defending their lead after the second goal. Their 14 points against Braga's 11 underline the gap that opened in this round, with Gil Vicente now sixth and Braga ninth.
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Diogo Travassos turned the ball into his own net in the 72nd minute, after Walace França had equalised early in the second half. The win lifted Gil Vicente to sixth place and left Braga ninth.
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