VIDINHO QUALIFIES PETRO TO SEMI-FINALS OF ANGOLA CUP

Luanda – With a sole goal scored by Vidinho, in the 62nd minute, Petro de Luanda qualified this Saturday for the semi-finals of the Angola League Cup in football, by beating Recreativo do Libolo, at the 11 de Novembro Stadium.

In the semi-finals, scheduled for July 8th, Petro de Luanda will face 1º de Agosto, at 4:30 pm at 11 de Novembro Stadium (Luanda).

This is the third confrontation this year between these two teams with the most titles in national football, after the National First Division Football Championship (Girabola20219)’s games in the first round ( 1º de Agosto defeated Petro by 1-0) and in the second round (Petro defeated 1º de Agosto by 3-0).

The other semi-final, scheduled for the same day, will face off Kabuscorp do Palanca and Interclube, at Luanda’s Coqueiros stadium, at 4 pm.

To reach this stage, Kabuscorp eliminated Sagrada Esperança da Lunda Norte in Dundo with a 6-5 victory, on penalties, after a 1-1 draw in regulation time.

1º de Agosto are the title holders. They won the final against Desportivo da Huíla, by 2-1, in 2019.

In the 2020 season the championship did not take place due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Source: Angola Press News Agency