Diego Moreira shines for Sporting and bags a brace in 6-0 rout | OneFootball

The Sporting U17 team thrashed Casa Pia 6-0 in the fourth round of the National Championship regular season. The young Lions, who beat Vit. de Setúbal in the previous round, all but wrapped things up in the first half, with a display marked by efficiency and several moments of quality.

The scoring was opened in the 18th minute, with Diego Moreirafinishing perfectly from a David Makinde cross. Six minutes later, the roles were reversed: Diego set up Makinde, who broke into the box, beat a defender, and fired across goal to make it 2-0. In the 35th minute, Sporting’s pressure paid off again, with Jacobo Aparício taking advantage of a mistake by the visiting goalkeeper to score the third.

Before the break, Sporting extended their lead twice more. Diego Moreira won a foul inside the box after an excellent individual run, and David Makinde converted the penalty to grab his brace. Deep into stoppage time, Diego was in the spotlight again and, after controlling the ball on his chest, struck first time to make it 5-0.

In the second half, the sixth goal came in the 60th minute. Leonardo Damião burst down the right and set up Gonçalo Gaspar, who arrived in a great position to finish and complete the scoring. In the next round, scheduled for Sunday, September 6, at 11:00 a.m., Sporting will travel to face Real.

: Guilherme Pinto (Goalkeeper), Martim Batista, André Brito, Nicolas Aparício, Eliabe Alves, António Dinis, Leonardo Damião, Jacobo Aparício, Diego Moreira, David Makinde and Martim Martins.

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