Eternal prospect left Sporting quietly, now helps sink the Lions (1-0) | OneFootball

Marítimo won, this Saturday, September 27th, the match against the league leaders, Sporting B, as the Segunda Liga resumed. Marco Cruz, a former Sporting prospect, was in the starting lineup for the island team. After the victory in the last round against Portimonense, Sporting thus lose their top spot.

In a match played at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy, the first half was marked by a high level of balance between the two teams. Both sides created several chances to score, but the scoreboard would only be opened near the end of the match.

Marítimo scored the only goal of the match in the 89th minute, in controversial fashion. After a great save by Diego Callai and a huge clearance off the line by David Moreira, the referee awarded a penalty for a foul by Mauro Couto, just as Sporting was launching a counterattack. The video assistant referee called the main referee over, but even that was not enough to overturn the questionable decision. The penalty was converted by Simo Bouzaidi.

After this defeat, João Gião’s men were overtaken in the Liga Portugal 2 Meu Super standings by today’s rivals and now sit in third place, with 12 points. The islanders, meanwhile, are in second place with 13.

The starting eleven fielded by Sporting in this match was Diego Callai (goalkeeper), David Moreira, João Muniz, Rodrigo Dias, Salvador Blopa, Eduardo Felicíssimo, Samuel Justo, José Silva, Mauro Couto, Rodrigo Ribeiro, and Flávio Gonçalves.

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