Santa Clara B suffered their first defeat in the Campeonato de Portugal Série 4, losing 1-2 at home to Lagoa, in a match from the third round of the competition. The Azorean team, which competes under the name "encarnada" (crimson), managed to hold the lead on the scoreboard for most of the match.
However, Santa Clara B finished the match reduced to ten players, which hindered their ability to maintain the advantage. Despite the numerical inferiority, the home team managed to keep the lead until the final moments of the game.
The turnaround happened in the closing stages of the match, when Lagoa managed to score the winning goal. This defeat marks Santa Clara B's first negative result in this edition of the Campeonato de Portugal, a competition that serves as the fourth tier of Portuguese football.
