Sporting beat West Ham, pick up first Premier League points | OneFootball

The Sporting under-23 team defeated West Ham, 2-1, this Wednesday, December 17, in a match valid for the first postponed round of the Premier League International Cup. After having already lost two matches, to Leeds (2-1) and Sunderland (1-0), the Lions finally smiled in the competition.

The match started very well for the Lions. Lucas Taibo scored for the fifth time this season and put Sporting ahead just eight minutes into the game, with a header following a corner kick. Meanwhile, in the 18th minute, the home team managed to equalize through Lewis Orford. However, the green and whites regained the lead thanks to a goal from Chris Grombahi, already in stoppage time of the first half (45’ + 3).

After the break, Sporting tried to hold on to the result and showed strength in defense, while still making several attacking moves. Despite this, and to the delight of the Lions’ side, the score did not change again until the end of the match.

With this victory – their eighth in 18 games this season – Sporting’s under-23s earn their first three points in the Premier League International Cup, in a group led by Sunderland (7). The Lions now turn their attention to the Liga Revelação. The next match will be against UD Leiria’s team, scheduled for December 22, at the opponent’s ground, at 11:00 am.

Starting lineup presented by the green and white emblem: Guilherme Pires, Rayhan Momade, Lucas Taibo, Miguel Alves, Konstantin Nikitenko, Bento Estrela, Rafael Camacho, Zaid Bafdili, Chris Grombahi, Diogo Martins, and Micael Sanhá.

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