
Gazeta Esportiva.com
·18. Oktober 2025
Sporting edge past Paços de Ferreira in extra time, reach cup next round

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·18. Oktober 2025
Sporting suffered but advanced in the Portuguese Cup. This Saturday, the Lions beat Paços de Ferreira 3–2, coming from behind, in extra time, away from home, in the third round of the tournament. Pedro Gonçalves, Ioannidis and Tiago Ferreira (own goal) scored for the visitors, while Ronaldo Lumungo and João Victor netted for the hosts.
With the result, Sporting qualified for the fourth round. Paços de Ferreira, meanwhile, bow out of the competition.
🟡🟢 PAÇOS DE FERREIRA 2 x 3 SPORTING 🟢⚪
🏆 Competition: Portuguese Cup (3rd round) 🏟️ Venue: Estádio da Capital do Móvel, in Paços de Ferreira (POR) 📅 Date: October 18, 2025 (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 4:15 p.m. (Brasília)
Goals
Paços de Ferreira opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Ronaldo Lumungo burst through the middle and finished low to score. Sporting, however, responded quickly and leveled in the 22nd with Pedro Gonçalves. The forward was played in on the edge of the box and struck beautifully, leaving the goalkeeper no chance.
After the break, João Victor put Paços de Ferreira back in front. Four minutes in, the Brazilian met a low cross in the area and finished first time. In the 16th minute, the visitors equalized again. Ioannidis rose above everyone from a corner and wheeled away to celebrate.
So the game went to extra time. With 14 minutes on the clock in the first period, Sporting turned it around. Tiago Ferreira tried to cut out a cross and ended up scoring an own goal.
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