Sporting suffer painful defeat after late comeback | OneFootball

The Sporting junior team lost to Alverca 3-2 last Sunday, August 24th, in a match counting for the fourth round of the National Under-19 Championship. Playing at the FC Alverca Training Center, the lions suffered their second league defeat, after a tough victory in the last match.

The Alvalade Club started more dominantly and took control of ball possession, frequently approaching the opposing goal. Despite the good performance of the green and whites, neither Sporting nor Alverca managed to score in the first half, and the game reached halftime with a goalless draw.

In the second half, a completely different story. André Machado scored the first of the match, but in his own goal, putting Sporting at a disadvantage. The lions responded with two quick goals: at 70', Miguel Almeida equalized the match, and two minutes later Cris Palamarchuk confirmed the green and white comeback. Very close to the end, a cold shower for Mauro Miguel's pupils - Alverca equalized the match at 88' (Afonso Ferreira), and confirmed the victory at 90+1', with a goal from Dinis Souza, setting the final score at 3-2 in favor of the home team.

With this defeat - the second in four games this sports season - Mauro Miguel's team remains in second place on the table, with six points, one behind Torreense, the first-placed team (with one less game). The under-19 lions will play again on Saturday, August 30th, against Torreense, at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy.

Team presented in the match by the green and white emblem: Luka Petric, André Machado, Cristiano Palamarchuck, Jakub Stasiak, Duarte Rosa, Paulo Simão, Frederico Gomes, Sandro Gamboa, Miguel Almeida, Simão Soares, and Estefânio Domingos. On the substitutes' bench, started William Lodmell, Santiago Fernandes, Edgar Cequeira, Diego Coxi, João Rodrigues, Sérgio Siza, José Mendes, Leonardo Tavares, and Argyris Christodoulou.

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