False start ends in humiliation for Sporting as Porto win 5-1 | OneFootball

The Sporting U15 team lost to Porto, 5-1, this Sunday, February 8th, in a match counting for the second round of the U15 Championship Qualification Phase. After drawing with Tondela in the first round, the Lions stumbled again in the title race.

Playing at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy, a poor start in the first half cost the young green and whites dearly. Rodrigo Seca opened the scoring for the Dragons just 2 minutes into the game, but it didn’t stop there. Tiago Portugal (15’) and Lourenço Moutinho (33’) extended the lead, and at halftime, Sporting was trailing 3-0.

After the break, despite Sporting’s efforts, little or nothing changed. Porto scored again in the 50th minute, with a brace from the player who had already opened the scoring. The Lions managed to respond and, in the 59th minute, Luís Gonçalves pulled one back. However, shortly after, the Dragons took advantage of a major error by Sporting’s defense to restore their four-goal lead through João Afonso (65’), who sealed the result.

With this defeat – their second in 20 games this season – the team led by João Lourenço has only one point in the standings. The next match is scheduled for next Saturday, February 14th, against Alverca, at 11:00 AM, away from home.

The lineup presented by the green and white club was composed of: Joaquim Cabeçana, João Rodrigues, Salmán Umarji, Nicolas Aparício, Martim Sousa, Luís Gonçalves (C), David Makinde, Jacobo Aparício, Diego Monteiro, Laurindo Mendonça, and Aladje Conté.

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