Ajax's ghost lives in Alvalade: Sporting blow 2-0 v Tondela late | OneFootball

Sporting stumbled again in the Liga Portugal Betclic, deepening their poor run of results with a 2-2 draw against Tondela at Alvalade, in the postponed match from the 26th round. The Lisbon side threw away a two-goal lead in stoppage time and now have just one win in their last seven matches.

After a tense and disjointed first half, Sporting went 2-0 up in the second. Luis Suárez opened the scoring in the 62nd minute, and João Silva, with an own goal, doubled the lead in the 78th, in a move that seemed to have put the Alvalade side on course for victory.

However, the ending was disastrous for Sporting. Tondela had already missed a penalty through Makan Aïko, but responded deep into added time. Salvador Blopa scored an own goal at 90+2, and Cícero levelled at 90+4, silencing Alvalade.

The draw extends Sporting’s bad spell, with the team going through a worrying run and once again losing ground in the fight for the top spots. With this result, Sporting remain in third place with 73 points, two behind second-placed Benfica and nine behind leaders FC Porto.

For Tondela, the point carries weight in the battle to stay up. The Beira side remain in 17th place with 22 points, but showed their ability to fight until the end at one of the toughest grounds in the league.

At Alvalade, the ghost of an emotional and competitive collapse took shape once again, now with very real consequences on the scoreboard.

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