Sporting down to 10 men, lose 2-1 at home to Alverca | OneFootball

The Sporting junior team lost to Alverca (2-1), this Saturday, December 6th. In a match for the 13th round of the U-19 National Championship, the young green and whites returned to losing ways, after eight consecutive games without defeat.

In a match played at Estádio Aurélio Pereira, in Alcochete, Simão Soares was shown a red card in the 6th minute after a challenge with Alexey Perestov, leaving the Alvalade club with one man down. The Ribatejo side managed to score right before halftime, thanks to a precise header from Duarte Rolo.

In the second half, Sporting did not give up, despite being a man down. The attitude of the lions paid off in the 74th minute, when Miguel Almeida appeared in the heart of the box to head the ball into the back of the net and level the match. However, Alverca attacked again and Ayase Miguel managed to score, sealing the final result in the 79th minute.

With this defeat – the fourth in 18 games this season – José João Gomes’ side are in third place in the table, with 21 points. União de Leiria are top (26 points, but one game more). Benfica are second with 23 (one game less). The Alvalade club will be back in action on Tuesday, December 9th, against Bayern Munich, at 12:30pm in Germany, in the sixth round of the Youth League.

Starting eleven presented in the match by the green and white emblem: Luka Petric (Goalkeeper), André Machado, Jakub Stasiak, Rodrigo Quintiães, Daniel Lopes, Sandro Gamboa, Sérgio Siza, Simão Soares, Miguel Almeida, Argyris Christodoulou, and Estefânio Domingos.

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