Sporting miss chance to go top alone, held to a draw by Porto (video) | OneFootball

The Sporting U17 team drew with Porto, 1-1, this Sunday, February 22, in a match counting for the fourth round of the U17 Championship Qualification Phase. The Lions thus ended a streak of ten consecutive victories.

In a match played at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy, it was actually the green and whites who started better. However, Porto took the lead in the 9th minute, through Rodrigo Gonçalves. Shortly before halftime, the Lions turned their good moment into an equalizer, with a stunning goal from Martim Ribeiro (43’).

After the break, the two teams matched up and couldn’t break the deadlock, settling for a share of the points, despite several chances for both sides during the second 45 minutes of play in Alcochete.

With this draw – the fourth in 22 games this season – Pedro Pontes’ men have ten points and are at the top of this phase, level on points with Porto. The next match is scheduled for Sunday, March 1, against Benfica, at 11:00 a.m., in Seixal.

The team fielded by the Alvalade club consisted of: Afonso Redondo, Salvador Fortuna, Mário Almeida, Alexandre Rosado, Francisco Cabeçana, Rodrigo Nogueira, David Almeida, Martim Almeida, Martim Ribeiro, Afonso Marques, and Vitor Conceição.

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