published: thursday 28 november 2013, 21.45cet sevilla fc 1-1 estoril praia
the hosts progressed to the knockout stages, but a last-minute goal from estoril substitute rubén fernandes prevented the spanish side securing top spot.
sevilla fc have made sure of their participation in the uefa europa league round of 32, despite being held to a 1-1 draw by estoril praia, for whom rubén fernandes grabbed a last-minute equaliser.
ıt was a night of mixed feelings for sevilla who, having led for over 80 minutes following kevin gameiro's neat opener, were punished for failing to add to their lead. coke, gameiro and vitolo were all cupable of wasting chances before estoril substitute fernandes poked in javier balboa's pass.
buoyed by sunday's 4-0 win over city neighbours and fellow uefa europa league contenders real betis balompié, sevilla took the game to estoril from the off. an inspired ıvan rakitić tested estoril keeper vagner and cala somehow headed over from under the bar prior to gameiro's seventh-minute goal – the frenchman latching onto a through-ball from josé antonio reyes and clipping in a fine finish.
rakitić again was denied by vagner after reyes' clever cutback, and right-back coke tried his luck from distance but also shot too centrally as sevilla failed to add to their lead.
the second period was a more even affair, with the pace and power of estoril's sebá ruffling feathers in the hosts' backline. estoril needed to win and piled forward, creating their two best chances of the game. first home custodian javi varas was called upon to smother after joão pedro galvão ploughed his way past coke and federico fazio, and minutes later carlitos sent a flicked header just wide.
recovering from their shaky spell, los sevillistas regained the upper hand and substitute vitolo should have put the game behind estoril when one-on-one with vagner. mirroring their previous home game against fc slovan liberec though, sevilla were punished – fernandes sliding in to prevent unai emery's charges guaranteeing group h top spot.
