Marítimo Strike in Stoppage Time to Beat Famalicão and Maintain Perfect Start

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FC Famalicão 1,2 Marítimo

Liga Portugal Betclic 2026/27 · Matchday 2 · 16 August 2026

By Open Chronicle Sports

Marítimo continued their remarkable return to Liga Portugal with a dramatic 2,1 victory away to FC Famalicão, completing a comeback with a winning goal deep into stoppage time and moving onto six points from their opening two matches.

Famalicão appeared to have made the perfect start when Finn van Breemen opened the scoring after only eight minutes, but the visitors responded quickly through Bouzaidi in the 21st minute.

The contest remained level throughout the second half and appeared destined to end in a draw.

Then came the decisive moment.

Boakye struck in the 90+4th minute, completing the comeback and sending Marítimo back to Madeira with another three points.

Two matches.

Two victories.

For a club returning to the Portuguese top flight, the start could hardly have been better.

Result: Famalicão 1-2 Marítimo

Marítimo wins to join Arouca and FC Porto undefeated at the top of the Liga table.
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Match at a Glance

FC Famalicão 1,2 Marítimo

Competition: Liga Portugal Betclic 2026/27

Matchday: 2

Date: 16 August 2026

Venue: Estádio Municipal de Famalicão

Full Time: FC Famalicão 1,2 Marítimo

Goals

8′ · 1,0 · Finn van Breemen

21′ · 1,1 · Bouzaidi

90+4′ · 1,2 · Boakye

Marítimo had started the season with a 1,0 victory over Casa Pia, while Famalicão entered the match after drawing 1,1 away to Estoril Praia on the opening weekend.

Famalicão Strike First

The home side needed only eight minutes to take control.

Van Breemen found the breakthrough and gave Famalicão exactly the kind of start they wanted in their first home league appearance of the campaign.

For Marítimo, it represented a new situation.

They had protected an advantage to defeat Casa Pia on Matchday 1. Now they were behind away from home and required a response.

It arrived quickly.

Marítimo Respond

Thirteen minutes after Famalicão’s opener, Bouzaidi equalised.

The goal fundamentally changed the match.

Instead of allowing Famalicão to build momentum from their early advantage, Marítimo restored parity before the contest had reached the halfway point of the first half.

At 1,1, the game effectively restarted.

The promoted visitors had absorbed the early setback.

Now they could chase more.

A Match Balanced on One Goal

Neither side managed to establish another advantage before half time.

The same tension continued after the interval.

Famalicão had home advantage and the ambition to turn their opening draw at Estoril into a first victory.

Marítimo had something different at stake.

A chance to make their return to Liga Portugal even more impressive.

As the second half progressed, the possibility of a draw became increasingly realistic.

For Famalicão, a second consecutive point would at least have preserved their unbeaten start.

For Marítimo, four points from the opening six would already have represented an excellent return to the top division.

But the visitors wanted more.

Boakye Changes Everything

The decisive moment arrived four minutes into stoppage time.

Boakye scored.

Famalicão 1.

Marítimo 2.

There was virtually no time left to respond.

A match that had appeared destined to finish level suddenly belonged to the visitors.

The late goal produced Marítimo’s second victory in as many matches and their first away win of the new Liga Portugal campaign. Contemporary reports describe the winner as arriving at the very end of the contest after mistakes in the Famalicão defence contributed to the decisive moment.

Six Points from Six

The numbers make Marítimo’s return to the top division particularly impressive.

Marítimo after Matchday 2

The results tell the story.

Matchday 1

Marítimo 1,0 Casa Pia

Matchday 2

FC Famalicão 1,2 Marítimo

First came a narrow home victory.

Then came an away comeback.

Different matches, different challenges, same outcome.

Three points.

The Promoted Club Making Noise

Marítimo entered the season facing the traditional questions asked of every promoted club.

Could they adapt quickly enough?

Could they compete with established Liga Portugal sides?

Could they collect points before the pressure of the season began to build?

After two rounds, their answer has been emphatic.

Marítimo are not simply competitive.

They are perfect.

Six points from six place the Madeiran club alongside FC Arouca and FC Porto among the teams to have won both of their opening fixtures.

That does not transform Marítimo into a title contender after two matches.

But it changes the early conversation around their season.

The immediate objective for a promoted side is normally stability.

Marítimo have already created an early cushion from which to pursue it.

Famalicão Let an Opportunity Escape

For Famalicão, the afternoon will be considerably harder to accept.

They scored first.

They were playing at home.

And with the match entering stoppage time at 1,1, they were still on course to remain unbeaten.

Instead, they finished with nothing.

FC Famalicão after Matchday 2

The opening draw at Estoril had provided a reasonable starting point.

The defeat to Marítimo changes the mood.

Famalicão now need their first victory.

From Leading to Losing

The chronology makes the result particularly painful for the home side.

8′

Van Breemen gives Famalicão the lead.

21′

Bouzaidi equalises for Marítimo.

90+4′

Boakye completes the turnaround.

Famalicão therefore spent only 13 minutes ahead despite scoring the opening goal.

Marítimo spent almost the entire match without leading.

They still left with all three points.

That is the brutal efficiency of football.

Carlos Carvalhal’s Perfect Beginning

There was also an interesting personal dimension surrounding the fixture.

The match reunited Carlos Carvalhal and Mitchell van der Gaag, with Portuguese reports highlighting the previous connection between the two from their time at Marítimo.

This time, Carvalhal emerged with the victory.

More importantly, his Marítimo side have started their return to Liga Portugal with maximum points.

For a newly promoted team, collecting six points immediately provides something extremely valuable.

Time.

There is less pressure to chase the table.

There is greater confidence in the dressing room.

And there is early evidence that the team’s approach can succeed at the higher level.

Match Notes

Perfect Marítimo

Two matches and two victories following promotion.

Comeback Victory

Marítimo recover after conceding in the eighth minute.

Late Drama

Boakye scores the winner in the 90+4th minute.

First Away Win

Marítimo take three points from their first Liga Portugal away fixture of the season.

Famalicão Still Searching

One point from the opening two matches.

Three Teams Perfect

Marítimo join Arouca and FC Porto on six points after Sunday’s results.

An Unexpected Early Leader Group

One of the fascinating features of the opening fortnight is the composition of the perfect group.

FC Arouca · 6 points

FC Porto · 6 points

Marítimo · 6 points

Porto’s presence is unsurprising.

Arouca’s perfect defensive record has been one of the early stories of the campaign.

Marítimo’s position is perhaps the most unexpected of all.

The promoted club have immediately placed themselves among the strongest starters in the division.

It is only August.

But six points collected now never have to be recovered later.

Open Chronicle Verdict

Marítimo’s return to Liga Portugal is becoming one of the stories of the opening weeks.

They did not have everything their own way in Famalicão.

Van Breemen put the hosts ahead after eight minutes.

Marítimo responded through Bouzaidi.

Then they waited.

And waited.

Until the 94th minute.

Boakye delivered the decisive blow.

For Famalicão, it was a cruel conclusion to a match in which they had scored first and remained within touching distance of a point until stoppage time.

For Marítimo, it was another demonstration that their promotion campaign has been replaced immediately by something more ambitious.

Full Time: FC Famalicão 1,2 Marítimo.

Behind after eight minutes. Level after 21. Winners after 94. Six points from six for Marítimo.