Sporting striker misses pen but bags brace in Lions derby win (2-1) | OneFootball

The Sporting junior team returned to winning ways by beating Oriental 2-1 at the Aurélio Pereira Stadium in a match from the third round of Serie 2 of the National Championship. After the draw against Leiria in the previous round, the young Lions picked up three important points.

The standout player of the match was José Mendes, who once again showed his fine form at the start of the season. The forward opened the scoring in the 15th minute after an assist from David Almeida, but Oriental responded shortly afterwards through a penalty converted by António Oliveira. José Mendes also had the chance to score again from the penalty spot, but Tomás Marques made the save.

Redemption came, however, just two minutes later. In the 28th minute, José Mendes took advantage of a defensive mistake by the opposition, went through one-on-one with the goalkeeper, and made no mistake, putting the Alvalade club back in front (2-1).

In the second half, the Lions controlled proceedings despite the opponent’s attempts to level the score again through quick transitions. Sporting still came close to extending their lead, but to no practical effect. In the next round, the Lions, who now have seven points, visit Torreense on Sunday the 29th at 11:00 am.

The starting eleven fielded by the green-and-white side was: Afonso Redondo (Goalkeeper), Salvador Fortuna, Samuel Tavares, Francisco Cabeçana [C], Duarte Rosa, Sandro Gamboa, Martim Almeida, Diego Farinha, David Almeida, José Garrafa and José Mendes.

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