Sporting’s late goal seals comeback win over Santa Clara in Portugal | OneFootball

This Saturday, with one player down, Sporting defeated Santa Clara 2-1 at Estádio de São Miguel, in the 11th round of the Portuguese Championship, and provisionally took second place.

Standings Situation

With this result, Sporting rises to second place on the table, with 28 points—two fewer than leaders Porto. Santa Clara, meanwhile, remains with 11 points and sits in 12th place.

📋 Match Summary

🔴SANTA CLARA 1 X 2 SPORTING🟢

🏆 Competition: 11th round of the Portuguese Championship 🏟️ Venue: Estádio de São Miguel 📅 Date: November 8, 2025 (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 5:30 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

How the match went

Santa Clara opened the scoring at five minutes, with Vinícius Lopes. The Brazilian received a cross from Wendel inside the box and got ahead of the defender to finish and score.

At the 32nd minute, Pedro Gonçalves equalized for Sporting. The number 8 took advantage of a ball played across the area after a cross from Geny Catamo and appeared at the far post to score with a header.

In the final minutes of the match, Sporting was left with one player less on the field. Maximiliano Araújo received a straight red card after a hard foul on an opponent.

Even so, they managed to win the match, with a goal from Morten Hjulmand at 49 minutes of the second half. After the goal, Sidney Lima from Santa Clara was also sent off, leaving his team with ten players.

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