Sporting beat AVS as Tiago Fernandes returns to Lions dugout | OneFootball

Sporting B kicked off the new Segunda Liga season with a 1-0 win over AVS this Sunday in Vila das Aves. The team now coached by Tiago Fernandes thus got their league campaign off to the best possible start, picking up their first three points of the season.

The match was marked by Rodrigo Pinho’s sending-off before half-time. The AVS forward was shown a straight red card in the 43rd minute after a hard challenge on Micael Sanhá, leaving the hosts down to ten men.

With a numerical advantage, the Lions took control of the match in the second half and pushed for a goal, though they still had a moment of concern. In the 81st minute, Tunde Akinsola came close to putting AVS ahead, but his shot ended up hitting the post.

Sporting’s response came near the final whistle. After a fine individual move by Mauro Couto, one of the most active players in the match, Samuel Justo showed up in the 86th minute to score and secure the win. With this result, the green-and-white side now has three points and sits, provisionally, in sixth place in the table.

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