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Sporting B team lost to Marítimo by 1-0 this Saturday, September 27, in a match for the sixth round of Liga Portugal 2, at Estádio Aurélio Pereira. In this way, the Lions were unable to build on their victory in the last round, against Tiago Fernandes’ Portimonense.

In a match played at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy, the first half was marked by a high level of balance between the two teams. Both sides created several opportunities to score, but the scoreboard would only be opened near the end of the match.

Marítimo scored the only goal of the match in the 89th minute, in controversial fashion. After a great save by Diego Callai and a huge clearance off the line by David Moreira, the referee awarded a penalty for a foul by Mauro Couto just as Sporting was starting a counter-attack. The video assistant referee called the main referee, but even that was not enough to overturn the dubious decision. The penalty was converted by Simo Bouzaidi.

After this defeat, João Gião’s pupils were overtaken by today’s rival in the Liga Portugal 2 Meu Super standings and now sit in third place, with 12 points. The islanders, meanwhile, are in second place, with 13.

The starting eleven fielded by Sporting in this match was composed of Diego Callai (goalkeeper), David Moreira, João Muniz, Rodrigo Dias, Salvador Blopa, Eduardo Felicíssimo, Samuel Justo, José Silva, Mauro Couto, Rodrigo Ribeiro, and Flávio Gonçalves.

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