FC Porto beat Sporting to win the Luanda International Tournament | OneFootball

FC Porto beat Sporting 88-77 this Sunday and were crowned winners of the first edition of the Luanda International Tournament. The final took place at the Arena do Kilamba Multi-purpose Pavilion, in Luanda, Angola.

The Dragons built on the positive signs shown in their previous warm-up games and dominated the first half, going into the break with a 15-point lead (49-34). In the third quarter, however, Sporting responded, cut the gap and reopened uncertainty around the result. In the final ten minutes, FC Porto once again imposed their superior basketball.

The Porto side quickly stretched the lead again, and the Lisbon team were unable to prevent another Dragons victory in this preseason. Corey Allen, with 15 points, Childe Dundão, with 13 points and seven assists, Tanner Omlid, with 13 points and five rebounds, Xeyrius Williams, with ten points and seven rebounds, and Gonçalo Delgado, also with ten points, were the standout players for the National Champions. Childe Dundão finished as the tournament’s top assist provider, and Tanner Omlid was named MVP.

Fernando Sá used the following players: Corey Allen (15), Miguel Queiroz (6), Thomas Bropleh, Childe Dundão (13), Vlad Voytso (5), Tanner Omlid (13), Xeyrius Williams (10), James Woodard (9), Gonçalo Delgado (10), André Bessa (4), Francisco Faria (2) and João Guerreiro (1).

FC Porto’s official season opener is scheduled for Saturday, 26 September, at 4:00 pm, at the Albufeira Sports Pavilion, once again against Sporting, in the Super Cup. The Portuguese Basketball League begins on the weekend of 3 and 4 October.

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