Sporting run riot in Tondela to go top of Liga Portugal Betclic | OneFootball

Sporting defeated Tondela 3-0 this Sunday, October 26th, in a match for the ninth round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. With an attacking festival from Rui Borges' team, the result only falls short. See HERE how the match unfolded.

In a duel held at Estádio João Cardoso, the first half was completely dominated by Sporting. Luis Suárez opened the scoring at 18', after a couple of saves by Bernardo Fontes, who saved Tondela from a thrashing at halftime.

The second half was, similar to the first, an attacking festival from the lions. The Beira goalkeeper was inspired and denied the goal on several occasions. The 2-0 came, with some luck involved, at 59', through Pote and the score only changed again in injury time, with Geovany Quenda making it 3-0 (90+2').

With this victory – the 10th in 14 matches this season – Rui Borges' team now has 22 points and is in first place on the Liga Portugal Betclic table. Porto (22) has one less game and Benfica is third, with 21.

Sporting will be back on the field on Tuesday, October 28th, against Alverca. The match, for the quarter-finals of the League Cup, against the team led by Custódio, will be played at Estádio José Alvalade, at 20:30.

Goal by Luis Suárez (1-0):

Goal by Pote (2-0):

Goal by Quenda (3-0):

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