Sporting beat Estoril 2-0, now just two points behind Porto | OneFootball

The Sporting under-15 team defeated Estoril (2-0) on Saturday, February 28, in a match for the fifth round of the Championship Qualification Phase for the under-15 category. After the draw against Benfica in the previous round, the lions returned to winning ways.

Playing at the home ground of the canary team, the first half had opportunities for both sides, but it was the Alvalade Club that had a slight superiority in the match. Nevertheless, despite the attempts, the score remained goalless until the end of the first 40 minutes.

In the second half, the green and white team was more effective in attack and scored the opening goal through captain Laurindo Mendonça in the 52nd minute. The second goal came 15 minutes later, at 67', by Igor Ribeiro.

With this victory - the 16th in 23 games this season - the team led by João Lourenço accumulates eight points in the standings and is provisionally in second place. Porto is first with 10 points (one game less). The next match is scheduled for Saturday, March 7, against Paços de Ferreira, at 5:00 PM, in Alcochete.

The team fielded by the green and white emblem consisted of: Tiago Gimo (Goalkeeper), João Rodrigues, Bernardo Lavos, Nicolás Aparício, Martim Sousa, Luís Gonçalves, Igor Ribeiro, Jacobo Aparício, Laurindo Mendonça, David Makinde, and Aladje Mussa.

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