Sporting off to a flying start in UEFA Youth League, beat Kairat | OneFootball

Sporting gets off to a strong start in the new edition of the UEFA Youth League; The Lions defeated Kairat Almaty 3-2

Sporting beat Kairat Almaty 3-2 on the afternoon of Thursday, September 18, in a match counting for the first round of the UEFA Youth League. The Lions used the Cidade do Futebol in Oeiras as their temporary home, since alterations are being made to the pitch at Estádio Aurélio Pereira.

José Gomes’ men quickly went on the attack and managed to open the scoring in the 13th minute. After a corner taken by Chris Grombahi, central defender Daniel Ciesielski appeared at the near post to head the ball into the back of the net (1-0). The Lions kept creating chances and managed to extend their lead in the 24th minute, through Flávio Gonçalves, who finished with precision after a brilliant individual move (2-0).

In the first dangerous moments of the second half, Sporting made it 3-0. This time, Flávio Gonçalves provided the assist for a powerful shot by Diogo Martins (56’). After that, the match became more complicated for the Lions. Flávio Gonçalves missed a penalty in the 63rd minute, which reignited Kairat’s hopes. The Kazakhs managed to reduce the deficit with a brace from Azamat Tuyakbayev.

In this match, the Alvalade club started with a lineup of Miguel Gouveia, Daniel Costa, Daniel Ciesielski, Lucas Taibo, Afonso Lee, Eduardo Felicíssimo, Flávio Gonçalves, Rafael Camacho, Salvador Blopa, Diogo Martins, and Chris Grombahi. On the bench were Alexandre Tverdohlebov, Denilson Santos, João Rijo, Rayhan Momade, Sandro Nascimento, Paulo Simão, Miguel Almeida, Micael Sanhá, and Frederico Gomes.

Thus, Sporting got off to a strong start in this new edition of the UEFA Youth League, earning their first three points. The next match for José João Gomes’ boys will be against Santa Clara, at 12 p.m. on Sunday, September 21.

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