Sporting lose 3-0 to Benfica, slip further from top spot | OneFootball

The Sporting youth team lost to Benfica 3-0, this Sunday, March 1st, in a match for the fifth round of the U-17 Championship Qualification Phase. After the draw in the last round, the lions dropped points again.

In a match played in Seixal, the green and whites dominated and had the best chances to take the lead, but it was the home team that scored the 1-0. At 43', the referee awarded a penalty for a foul by Francisco Cabeçana on Afonso Ferreirinha. Tomás Almeida converted the penalty and scored the first goal.

In the second half, the reds scored the second goal at 47'. Benjamim Semedo took advantage of the space given by the lions' defense, advanced down the right flank, entered the area, and beat Afonso Redondo. The 3-0 came at 61 minutes. Bernardo Nunes, with a precise finish inside the area after a cross from Afonso Ferreirinha, sealed the score.

With this defeat - the second in 23 games this season - the team led by Pedro Pontes has 10 points and is in second place in this phase, tied with Benfica. Porto is first with 13. The next match is scheduled for Sunday, March 8th, against Rio Ave, at 11:00 AM, in Alcochete.

The team presented by the Alvalade Club was composed of: Afonso Redondo (Goalkeeper), Salvador Fortuna, Mário Almeida, Alexandre Rosado, Francisco Cabeçana, Rodrigo Nogueira, David Almeida, Martim Almeida, Martim Ribeiro, Afonso Marques, and José Garrafa.

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