Sporting snatch late draw with Benfica (2-2), winless since February | OneFootball

The Sporting junior team drew against Benfica (2-2) this Saturday, April 4. In the eighth round of the Championship Playoff Phase of the National Under-19 Championship and after their Youth League elimination, the Lions have now gone without a win since February 24.

In a match played in Seixal, the Alvalade club were the better side, but Leonardo Lopes, the Eagles’ 17-year-old goalkeeper, kept out the goal. Miguel Almeida and Frederico Gomes were the most active in attack down the right flank. In the 15th minute, he saved a shot from the Sporting captain with his feet and, in the 34th minute, denied the 1-0 once again.

In the second half, in the 51st minute, Afonso Lee played the ball into the six-yard box and Stasiak opened the scoring for the Lions. Benfica responded through Tiago Rodrigues to level the match, and in the 68th minute Jaden Umeh scored directly from a free-kick to put the Reds ahead. After the 90 minutes, João Rijo equalised by pouncing on the loose ball after Diogo Coelho’s save.

With this draw — the 10th in 35 matches this season — Mauro Miguel’s side are in fourth place with 11 points. Porto are first with 20. Sporting return to action next Saturday, April 11, away to União de Leiria at 3:00 pm.

Alexandre Tverdohlebov (Goalkeeper), André Machado, Jakub Stasiak, Diego Coxi, Afonso Lee, Sandro Gamboa, Frederico Gomes, Rafael Camacho, Miguel Almeida, Leonardo Varela and Sérgio Siza.

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