Ajax's ghost haunts Alvalade after all: Sporting blow 2-0 lead v Tondela | OneFootball

Sporting stumbled again in the Liga Portugal Betclic and deepened their results crisis with a 2-2 draw against Tondela at Alvalade, in the postponed match from the 26th round. The Lisbon side let a two-goal lead slip in stoppage time and now have just one win in their last seven matches.

After a tense and disjointed first half, the Lions went 2-0 up in the second half. Luis Suárez opened the scoring in the 62nd minute and João Silva, with an own goal, doubled the lead in the 78th, in a move that seemed to have sealed the win for the Alvalade side.

However, the ending was disastrous for Sporting. Tondela had already missed a penalty through Makan Aïko, but they responded deep into stoppage time. Salvador Blopa scored an own goal at 90+2 and Cícero levelled at 90+4, silencing Alvalade.

The draw extends the Lisbon side’s poor run, as they continue to go through a worrying spell and once again lose ground in the battle for the top spots. With this result, Sporting remain in third place with 73 points, two behind second-placed Benfica and nine behind leaders FC Porto.

For Tondela, the point carries weight in the fight for survival. The Beira side remain in 17th place with 22 points, but showed resilience right to the end at one of the toughest grounds in the league.

At Alvalade, the ghost of an emotional and competitive collapse took shape once again, now with very real consequences on the scoreboard.

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