Hjulmand foul in Sporting’s goal? Pedro Henriques stands firm | OneFootball

Pedro Henriques gave his assessment of the match refereed by Bruno Costa in the Moreirense - Sporting game, which the green and whites ended up winning 3-0. One of the plays in question is the first goal of the lions due to a possible foul by Morten Hjulmand, but the expert cleared up the doubts.

"52’ Whenever there is a goal, the VAR reviews the play from the start of the move, which in this case occurred when Teguia lost the ball. With the replays, it was clear that there was no infraction, trip, by Hjulmand or Maxi Araújo, the players who were nearby. First goal of the lions was, therefore, legal," clarified the former Portuguese referee, to the newspaper A Bola.

Furthermore, Pedro Henriques also addressed the second goal of the lions, considering it completely clean: "56’ It was 112 centimeters that put Geny Catamo onside when the ball was passed to him by Francisco Trincão, which ended up resulting in the second goal of the lions. A legal goal, the second of the match, for the lions."

With this victory – the 28th in 38 matches this season – the team led by Rui Borges now has 58 points and remains in second place in the Liga Portugal Betclic standings. Porto (59) is in first place, with one less game. Meanwhile, Benfica is third with 55.

The green and white team will be back on the field next Friday, February 27, against Estoril. The match, part of the 24th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, against the team led by Ian Cathro, will be played at 20:45, at the Estádio José Alvalade.

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