With a man sent off, Sporting see off Tiago Fernandes’ Portimonense | OneFootball

The Sporting B team defeated Portimonense 2-1, this Sunday, September 14, in a match counting for the fifth round of the Segunda Liga. After a thrashing of Paços de Ferreira (3-0), the lions once again secured an important victory.

In a match played at the Estádio Municipal de Portimão, the green and whites saw Tamble Monteiro open the scoring for the team led by Tiago Fernandes. Before halftime, Sporting had a penalty in their favor, but Mauro Couto failed to score.

In the second half, the task for the lions became complicated, with Rômulo Júnior - a summer signing - being sent off for accumulating yellow cards. At 77', Samy was also sent off and, benefiting from another penalty, the green and whites equalized through Rafael Nel (81'). Salvador Blopa, at 88', completed the comeback.

With this victory – the fourth in five games this season – João Gião's team is provisionally in first place in the standings, with 12 points accumulated. Vizela (10) and Marítimo (nine) complete the podium, with one less match. The next game is precisely against the island team and will be played at 11:00 AM on September 27, in Alcochete.

The starting eleven presented by the green and white club in the match was composed of: Guilherme Pires (goalkeeper), José Silva, Rômulo Jr., João Muniz, David Moreira, Eduardo Felicíssimo, Samuel Justo, Mauro Couto, Flávio Gonçalves, Lucas Anjos, and Rodrigo Ribeiro.

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