Sporting score twice in stoppage time to draw at home to Galatasaray (2-2) | OneFootball

Sporting’s under-19 team drew 2-2 against Galatasaray in the opening round of the UEFA Youth League. The side coached by Tiago Fernandes managed to come back from behind with two goals in stoppage time of the second half.

At the Aurélio Pereira Stadium, the match began with Galatasaray on the front foot. After just 4 minutes, Yusuf Sivaslioglu broke down the right and forced an incomplete save from Alexandre Tverdohlebov. From the rebound, with the goal wide open, Can Güner shot just wide of the post. Sporting took better control of the game, but in the 30th minute captain Eyüp Karasu drove forward and, from the edge of the box, struck powerfully against the crossbar.

In the 38th minute came the Lions’ best chance. José Garrafa held the ball on the left and played it at the right moment for a first-time cross from João Rijo, which found Leonardo Varela at the near post, but his finish hit the side netting of the Turkish goal.

At the start of the second half, in the 50th minute, Sivaslioglu, Galatasaray’s best player in the first half, surged down the right again and sent in a cross that took a slight deflection off João Rijo, with the ball striking the inside of the base of the far post before going in (1-0).

The Alvalade side tried to respond, but the second blow came 15 minutes later. Karasu played Arda Tagay in behind the Sporting defence, and the Turkish winger won the race in behind against André Machado before lofting the ball over Tverdohlebov (2-0).

In the 74th minute, Cihan Akgün fouled Gabriel Silva on the edge of the area and was shown a second yellow card, leaving Sporting with a one-man advantage. In the 90+4th minute, Sandro Ferreira - who recently signed a professional contract - produced a fine first touch and unleashed a left-footed rocket into the back of the net (1-1). However, the scoreboard would change again in the 90+9th minute. Diego Coxi attempted a long pass from inside his own half, but Arda Yilmaz mistimed his punch, allowing the ball to go straight into the net (2-2).

In the next round of the European competition, Sporting will face French side Lens. The match is scheduled for Tuesday, 13 October, at the Stade François Blin, on French soil. The Lions will be looking to claim their first win.

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