With two red cards, Sporting lose to Porto and surrender top spot | OneFootball

The Sporting U15 team lost to Porto, 3-2, this Sunday, April 19, in a match counting for the 11th round of the Championship Qualification Phase in the U15 category. The lions ultimately missed out on taking sole possession of the top spot.

Playing at CTFD Jorge Costa, in Olival, the green-and-whites got the goal they deserved in the 22nd minute, after creating several chances. David Makinde scored Sporting’s first goal of the match in a rather unusual move. In the 31st minute, Tiago Portugal equalised from the penalty spot. Right after that, the dragons went ahead through a goal from Eduardo Venâncio (32').

In the second half, the green-and-white side could not have started better. Igor Ribeiro restored parity after a fine move down the right (46'). Sporting held on to the draw, but a new setback came five minutes from the end: Duarte Amado was sent off and, from the resulting play, Porto scored through João Afonso (77'). In stoppage time, the dragons' goalkeeper was also shown a red card.

With this defeat - their third in 29 matches this season - they now have 23 points in the standings and sit in second place, behind Porto (26). The next match is only scheduled for Saturday, May 9, against Alverca, at 11:00 am, in Alcochete.

The team fielded by the green-and-white club was made up of: Tiago Gimo, Duarte Gomes, Salmán Umarji, Borine Nanque, Simão Margato, Luís Gonçalves (C), Igor Ribeiro, Laurindo Mendonça, Diego Monteiro, David Makinde and Aladje Conté.

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