
Sporting failed to hold a two-goal lead in the first part accomplished yielding a draw (2-2) in Rio Ave. Matias Fernandez and Moutinho marked the goals for the lions.
The interim coach Leonel Pontes just made a change in the last eleven “Paulo Bento, promoting ownership of Postiga in place of Saleiro with the” 23 sweater “to conduct the first shot of the match early in the opening minutes which was defended by Carlos. Rio Ave went well into the game always looking for the speed of Bruno Gama in the right wing, but without having any shot on goal from Rui Patrício. Sporting with the answer on 17 minutes when Matias first and Postiga twice were close to the deadlock. Four minutes later, Matias Fernandez retrieve a ball outside the area and after dribbling two opponents and low past with no way for Carlos, the third league game in a row to score.
Advantage in the marker, the team lowered the pace of the game with Miguel Veloso (38 m) and after long-circulating ball in midfield to shoot first and very near the right post of the goal from Carlos. Rio Ave just reacted with a free-kick over Vitor Gomes Beacon Rui Patrício in the minutes before João Moutinho goal materialize in the penalty committed needlessly by Silvio.
After the break, Angulo came in place of Vukcevic and Rio Ave were determined to reduce the disadvantage, getting it by John Thomas (57 m) after left-wing cross from Sydney, who fled to the marking of Pedro Silva. Three minutes later, João Tomás ’struck twice’ in a first shot after a cross from Bruno Gama on the right. The ‘blackout’ of Sporting in the game had the epilogue to the expulsion of Daniel Carriço (64 m), leaving the team outnumbered and matched the bullet, responding only to 73 minutes – and already Polga in place of Postiga - when the newly Caicedo-entered as Liedson, did not score in their shots already in the small area.
By the end, Sporting pushed for another goal, but the pace dropped, with the pair of inputs of the medical staff of the house, the various failures marked the attack sportinguista and natural accumulation of fatigue to prevent a return to the status of winner.
Statstics:
08-11-2009 | 10th round of the Liga Sagras
Rio Ave x Sporting (2-2) | Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube
Rio Ave: Carlos, Zé Gomes (Adriano, 80 m), Gaspar, Fábio Faria, Sílvio; Wires, Ricardo Chaves (Tarantino, 45 m), Vítor Gomes, Sidney (Chidi, 73 m) and Bruno Gama; João Tomás.
Coach: Carlos Brito.
Goals: João Tomás (57 and 60 m).
Sporting: Rui Patrício, Pedro Silva, Daniel Carriço, Tonel and André Marques (Caicedo, 61 m); Miguel Veloso, João Moutinho, Simon Vukcevic (Angel Angulo, 45 m) and Matias Fernandez; Liedson and Hélder Postiga (Polga, 67 m).
Coach: Leonel Pontes.
Discipline: Yellow cards to Daniel Carriço (44 e 64 m) and André Marques (49 m).
Red card to Daniel Carriço (64 m).












