Sporting off to a flying start in UEFA Youth League, beat Kairat | OneFootball

Sporting defeated Kairat Almaty 3-2 on the afternoon of Thursday, September 18, in a match for the first round of the UEFA Youth League. The Lions used the Football City in Oeiras as a borrowed home, as alterations are being made to the pitch at Aurélio Pereira Stadium.

Under the command of José Gomes, the team quickly went on the attack and managed to open the scoring at the 13-minute mark. After a corner taken by Chris Grombahi, central defender Daniel Ciesielski appeared at the first post to head the ball into the back of the opponent's net (1-0). The Lions continued to create new opportunities and managed to extend their lead at 24 minutes, through Flávio Gonçalves, who shot accurately after a brilliant individual move (2-0).

In the first dangerous plays of the second half, Sporting managed to make it 3-0. This time, Flávio Gonçalves assisted a powerful shot by Diogo Martins (56’). Subsequently, the game even got complicated for the Lions. Flávio Gonçalves missed a penalty at 63 minutes that revived Kairat's hope. The Kazakhs managed to reduce the lead through a brace by Azamat Tuyakbayev.

In this match, the Alvalade Club fielded a starting eleven composed of Miguel Gouveia, Daniel Costa, Daniel Ciesielski, Lucas Taibo, Afonso Lee, Eduardo Felicíssimo, Flávio Gonçalves, Rafael Camacho, Salvador Blopa, Diogo Martins, and Chris Grombahi. On the substitutes bench were Alexandre Tverdohlebov, Denilson Santos, João Rijo, Rayhan Momade, Sandro Nascimento, Paulo Simão, Miguel Almeida, Micael Sanhá, and Frederico Gomes.

Thus, the Sporting The next game for José João Gomes' pupils will be against Santa Clara, at 12pm on Sunday, September 21.

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