FC Porto win thriller 5-3, draw level with Sporting in hockey league | OneFootball

FC Porto hosted Sporting on Saturday afternoon at the Dragão Arena, in a match filled with goals and excitement. The victory went to the blue and whites, 5-3, with Pol Manrubia, a former Benfica player, deciding the game by scoring three goals.

Sporting started better, with Facundo Navarro opening the scoring in the 14th minute, but the response was immediate.

The equalizing goal came seconds later, from the stick of Pol Manrubia, who celebrated enthusiastically. Before halftime, Alessandro Verona put the lions back in front in the 19th minute.

The duel pitted the 4th and 2nd place teams in the national championship against each other. With this win, FC Porto climbed in the standings, drawing level with Sporting on points—45 in 20 games—and now awaits Benfica’s result later to see what the gap to the top of the table will be.

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