Sporting held by Casa Pia but stay top after Benfica slip up | OneFootball

The Sporting U17 team drew 1-1 with Casa Pia, this Sunday, November 2nd, in a match for the 11th round of the National Under-17 Championship. After three consecutive thrashings, the first being 5-0 against Torreense, the Lions failed to win again.

At Estádio Aurélio Pereira, at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy, the opponent started the match better and scored in the first half. When the referee blew the whistle for both teams to head to the locker rooms for halftime, Casa Pia was leading 1-0.

Sporting did not give up and went in search of the equalizer, which was slow to come. The goal that leveled the score was scored by Leonardo Paulin, with the 16-year-old forward finding the net in the 82nd minute. The scoreboard remained unchanged after that.

With this draw – the third in 11 games this season – Pedro Pontes’ men now have 24 points and occupy first place in the table. Benfica is second with 22 and Alverca completes the podium (20). Sporting will play again against Farense. The match is scheduled for November 23rd, at 11:00 am, in the Algarve.

The team fielded by the Alvalade club was composed of: Guilherme Fortunato (goalkeeper), Salvador Fortuna, Mário Almeida, Alexandre Rosado, Francisco Cabeçana, Rodrigo Nogueira, David Almeida, Leonardo Varela, Martim Ribeiro, José Lino, and Lewis Dawley.

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