Sporting win 6-0 to go second; Benfica lose and drop to fifth | OneFootball

Sporting’s U17 team thrashed Real 6-0 this Saturday, April 25, in a match counting for the 11th round of the U17 Championship Qualification Phase. After the slip-up in the last round, the Lions returned to winning ways.

In a match played at Estádio Aurélio Pereira, in Alcochete, Salvador Fortuna tried his luck from distance in the 9th minute and opened the scoring with a powerful strike. The green-and-white pressure did not ease, and 2-0 came naturally in the 17th minute through Martim Ribeiro. In the 20th minute, following a deep cross, Mário William took advantage of some confusion in the box to head home for 3-0.

The second half brought more goals, the same attacking intent, and technical details of great quality. In the 56th minute, Martim Ribeiro provided a backheel assist and Martim Almeida, on the edge of the box, made it 4-0. Just five minutes later, Sporting reached five goals. It was in the 61st minute, when José Lino appeared in the heart of the box and, after an assist from David Almeida, dinked in the fifth. In the 63rd minute, the well-positioned Leonardo Damião made it the final 6-0.

With this win — their 20th in 29 matches this season — Pedro Pontes’s side have 20 points and sit in second place in this stage, provisionally. Porto are first with 28 (with one game in hand). Benfica lost to Vitória de Guimarães (2-0) and are fifth with 17. The next match is scheduled for Sunday, May 3, against Alverca, at 11:00 am, in Alcochete.

The team fielded by the Alvalade club was made up of: Guilherme Fortunato (goalkeeper), Salvador Fortuna, Mário Almeida, Samuel Tavares, Francisco Cabeçana, Rodrigo Nogueira, Martim Almeida, David Almeida, Martim Ribeiro, Afonso Marques and José Garrafa.

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