Dominant Sporting beat Moreirense 3-0 in Moreira de Conégos | OneFootball

Geny Catamo celebrates after scoring a wonder goal against Moreirense

Three spectacular goals in the second half saw Sporting overcome Moreirense and keep the pressure on leaders Porto, cutting the gap to the Dragons to one point ahead of their match against Rio Ave tomorrow.

The Lions were on top from start to finish but struggled to create clearcut chances in the first half, Francisco Trincão twice close to breaking the deadlock but goalkeeper André Ferreira saved on both occasions.

Sporting came out after the break with more aggression and quickened the pace of their passing, and they were soon rewarded.

Hjulamnd won the ball high up the pitch and fed Luís Guilherme, who released the marauding Maxi Araújo. The Uruguayan drove into the box and passed to Francisco Trincão, whose precise first-time shot nestled into the corner of the net.

Catamo thunderbolt

1-0 quickly became 2-0 thanks to a magnificent goal by Geny Catamo. The Mozambican picked up the ball in the inside right position, cut infield and unleased a stupendous curling shot with his left foot that flew into the opposite top corner of the net.

Moreirense boss Vasco Botelho da Costa reacted to the double blow by making two substitutions, Landerson and Nile John entering the fray, and he was almost rewarded immediately, John’s shot deflected onto the bar. Moments later Maranhão headed narrowly wide.

Sporting put the game to bed in the 75th minute. Luis Suárez got on the end of the corner and produced another tremendous finish, arrowing an unstoppable right-footed shot across goal and into the net.

Substitutes Fotis Ioannidis and Daniel Bragança both had chances to increase Sporting’s lead, in the backdrop of the jubilant visiting supporters chanting Queremos o Tri – we want a third straight championship – but no further goals were scored.