Shock at Jamor! Sporting lose Portuguese Cup final to Torreense | OneFootball

Sporting lost the Portuguese Cup final to Torreense (2-1, after extra time), this Sunday, May 24. The Lions had the chance to win the 19th major trophy in their history, but delivered a very uninspired performance.

At the Jamor National Stadium, the Segunda Liga side managed to take the lead as early as the 4th minute. Following a corner kick, Léo Azevedo won the initial aerial duel and Kévin Zohi took advantage of a mistake by Hidemasa Morita, who is on his way out, to score the first goal of the match.

From that moment on, the Torres Vedras side held firm against the constant pressure from the Alvalade club, which tried everything to break down the opposition’s structure, but came up against the wall that was Lucas Paes, who kept the score at 1-0.

In the second half, the equalizer came in the 56th minute. In a persistent move near the opposition box, Luis Suárez took advantage of a rebound to get into a shooting position and fired a low shot past the Brazilian goalkeeper with no chance of a save. Until the end of the 90 minutes, there were no further changes and the match went to extra time.

At a time when Rui Borges’ men were searching for a second goal, it was Torreense who scored. Maxi Araújo grabbed an opponent inside the box and was shown a straight red card. From the penalty spot, Stopira (106') beat Rui Silva and scored the winner.

Watch Luis Suárez’s goal:

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