The opening day of the I League was 130 minutes of compensation with an average of 14.4.

In nine matches in the first round of Football League One in the 2023/24 season, compensation amounted to 130 minutes, an average of 14.4 minutes per match, given the intention of the International Board (IFAB) to increase the useful time of the game. .

Rio Ave’s 2-0 win against Desportivo de Chaves on Sunday set a “rebate” record, according to information provided on the Portuguese Professional Football League (LPFP) official website on the Internet. round, the duration of which is 109 minutes.

Referee Ricardo Baicinho of the Lisbon Association provided 19 extra minutes on top of the usual 90: seven in the first half, in which flaviense Habib Sylla was sent off with a double yellow card in a row, and 12 in the second, when Vila Condenses scored two goals, the second of which was confirmed after contacting the video arbitrator (VAR) with a score of 90+7.

The longevity podium in this round was filled with home successes achieved by Aroca and Boavista against Estoril Praia (4-3) and national champions Benfica (3-2) respectively, with 18 minutes of compensation, for a total of 108. .

These two clashes led to a reversal in the final stretch, starting on Sunday, when Pedro Santos scored a goal in the 90+5 minute, which gave three points to Serra da Freita, who had already canceled three Canarian advantages and played less. 10 units from the 37th minute, after the removal of Eboue Kouassi from the red card.

The next day, Robert Bozenik’s goal at 90+13 allowed the Bessa club to “spoil” the start of the defense of the “embodied” title after converting a penalty to Bruno Lawrence on 90, who made the score 2:2 but would have been eliminated, at 90+9.

If Aroca set a record for “discounts” in the first parts of the first round, with eight minutes – out of a total of 38, averaging 4.2 – Bessa had the highest overtime score, with 16 – against a cumulative 92, averaging 10. 2.

This approach, most prominently exemplified by the Gil Vicente-Portimonense (5-0) and Moreirense-Porto (1-2) games ending after 100 minutes (10 in addition to the regimental 90), serves to distance the I Sample League from previous editions of the test .

Referees typically added one to two minutes at the end of the kick-off, plus three to five at the end of the game, a scenario that has already been hyped since the inclusion of VAR in 2017/18 and an increase from three to five substitutions in 2019/20 .

The annual update of the Laws of the Game by the IFAB, the governing body for the rules of football, came into effect in July and stipulates that time spent celebrating goals must be made up at the end of each half, as has already been the case. with cards., transplants, VAR consultations and stops for medical or other assistance.

Extending extra time allocated by refereeing teams has become standardized in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers and has had repercussions in several club competitions, contributing to uncertainty in the outcome, as evidenced by the opening of the I League.

If Gil Vicente and Rio Ave increased their advantage with goals after the 90th minute, without assuming a change in the outcome of their respective matches, then Famalican, who won in Braga with a comeback (2:1), Sporting, with a tangential triumph over Wisela (3-2), Aroca and Boavista needed this moment to seal their three-point win.