After late equaliser, Sporting lose to last-gasp goal | OneFootball

The Sporting under-23 team drew against Leixões, 2-1, this Tuesday, March 3rd, in a match for the eighth round of the Liga Revelação Champion Qualification phase. The lions recorded their eighth consecutive match without a win and their third straight defeat, following the loss to Santa Clara in the previous round.

It was actually the Matosinhos side that took the lead, thanks to a goal by Arthur Baggio in the 31st minute.

After the break, the Sporting team started to create more danger, but Leixões’ goalkeeper, João Cardoso, kept his net untouched. In the 65th minute, it was actually the opposing keeper who committed a penalty, but he ended up saving Guilherme Santos’ shot, who faltered and failed to equalize for the lions. Lucas Taibo did manage to level the score in stoppage time (90’+2), but Leixões secured the win in the last play of the match (90’+8).

With this defeat – the 13th in 27 games this season – Filipe Neto’s men have two points and remain in eighth and last place. Sporting’s under-23s will return to the field on March 10th, Tuesday, against Académico, at 11:00 AM, in Viseu.

The starting lineup presented by the green and white club consisted of: Alexandre Tverdohlebov, Daniel Costa, Miguel Alves (C), Lucas Taibo, Rafael Mota, Guilherme Santos, Manuel Kissanga, Kauã Oliveira, Sandro Ferreira, Ivanildo Mendes, and Rayhan Momade.

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