Sporting let Leeds United come from behind (2-1), lose out in Europe | OneFootball

Sporting lost to Leeds United (2-1), on Thursday, September 25, in the debut of the Premier League International Cup. The team led by Filipe Neto, coach of the under-23s, was defeated by the English team in a match that took place in York.

The Lions started well, dominated the initial minutes and took the lead through Rayhan Momade, at 22 minutes. Zaid Bafdili, who was coveted by Ruben Amorim at Man United, benefited from space in the central zone and passed to his teammate, who shot with his left foot into the back of the net.

The British team reacted and managed to make a difference in two set-piece situations towards the end of both halves of the game: first, at the end of the first, Harvey Vincent leveled the score (45'+1); then, at the 90' mark, Reuben Lopata-White completed the turnaround on the scoreboard.

Sporting thus starts off on the wrong foot in the international competition. At this moment, the Lions occupy the eighth and last place of Group D with zero points. Leeds United is leading with three. The next opponent is Sunderland, with the match scheduled for a Thursday, November 20, at 7:00 PM.

Team presented by the green and white emblem:  Guilherme Pires (Goalkeeper), Rayhan Momade, Daniel Ciesielski, Miguel Alves, Afonso Lee (Martim Peixoto, 90’), Zaïd Bafdili (Sandro Gambôa, 83’), Chris Grombahi, Rafael Camacho, Diogo Martins (Konstantin Nikitenko, 83’), Guilherme Santos and Micael Sanhá (Sandro Nascimento, 70’).

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