Sporting defeat Pescadores with 4 goals

Sporting defeated Pescadores da Costa da Caparica this Sunday’s 4-1, a game where the team reached the Division III range to win, but then finally gave in the second half. Carvalhal debuted in the lions with a victory.

The lions had a good chances to score in the first part by Liedson and Miguel Veloso, but the goalkeeper Nuno Madureira was impassable in the first 45 minutes. Then on 22 minutes, in a move to counter-attack, Tozé ended the first opportunity he had put his team ahead.

In the second half, Sporting came almost to win, the 52-minute free-kick drew Miguel Veloso. At 57 minutes, Liedson was fouled in the area and João Moutinho pointed to the penalty spot. At 63 minutes, Miguel Veloso scored twice to end a move involving. At 68 minutes, Vukcevic and Liedson crossed set the final result.

From the 70 minutes, Sporting went on to play with one less player, after the expulsion of Tonel. The result has not suffered any further change.

Match Report:

Pescadores vs Sporting (1-4)

Estádio do Restelo, in Lisbon

Referee: André Gralha (Santarém).

PESCADORES:

Nuno Madureira; Ricardo Aires, Adérito, Pina, Miguel Silva, Mário Jorge, França (Tiago Cerqueira, 65 m), Luís Costa (Carlos Correia, 82 m), Paulo Bolonha (Serginho, 58 m), Tozé and Djão.

Coach: Élio Santos.
Substitutes: Gonçalo Matos, Kaly, Dinis and Mário Rui.

Discipline: Yellow card to Paulo Pina (18 m), França (44 m), Adérito (57 m), Ricardo Aires (57 m) and Tiago Cerqueira (80 m).

Goals: Tó Zé (21 m).

SPORTING:

Rui Patrício, Abel, Tonel, Polga, Grimi (Postiga, 46 m), Pereirinha, João Moutinho, Miguel Veloso, Matias Fernandez, Liedson (Saleiro , 70 m) and Vukecvic (Caneira, 74 m).
Coach: Carlos Carvalhal.

Substitutes: Tiago, Caicedo, Angulo and Adrien.

Discipline: Yellow card to Grimi (12 m), Tonel (48 m) and Postiga (73 m). Red card to Tonel (72 m).

Goals: Miguel Veloso (51 e 63 minutos), João Moutinho (56 m g. p.) and Liedson (69 m).

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List of players facing Pescadores

Following his 5th session training the squad, Carlos Carvalhal issued his first squad-list for the 3rd round of the Portuguese Cup clash with GD Pescadores da Costa de Caparica; to be played on Sunday, in Estádio do Restelo, at 5:45pm.

After a training session that was largely unchanging to the previous day’s, the coach called upon 19 players: with Djaló, Izmailov and André Marques all continuing on their roads to recovery.

Squad list in full:
Rui Patrício, Tiago, Polga, Pedro Silva, Caneira, Tonel, Grimi, Abel, Pereirinha, Veloso, Adrien, Matias, João Moutinho, Vukcevic, Ângulo, Postiga, Caicedo, Liedson and Saleiro.

Carvalhal already training the lions

Carlos Carvalhal has taken the helm, for the first time, of a Sporting training session. Only 13 players were in attendance, with the bulk of the others away on international duty. Rui Patrício, Miguel Veloso, Liedson and Moutinho were away with the Portugal senior team, while Daniel Carriço, Adrien Silva and Bruno Pereirinha are with the under-21 side. Vukcevic, Matías Fernandez and Stojkovic are also away on international duty.

Due to an injury to his left thigh, André Marques was following an individual programme in the gymnasium. The highlight of the day, however, was the progress made by Yannick Djaló on his road to recovery; as he made a run out onto the training field. Izmailov, on the other hand, continues to work with medical staff as he recovers from surgery.

For his first training session in Alcochete, Carlos Carvalhal was accompanied by the president of the Board, José Eduardo Bettencourt, and Ricardo Sá Pinto.

Sporting next match, the team will face Pescadores in Taça de Portugal competitions. The game will be played on Estádio do Restelo at 22-11-9 | Time: 17h45

Sporting lose victory in the 2nd half

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).

19 facing Rio Ave without Paulo Bento

After the departure of Paulo Bento spending 4 years with Sporting winning the Portuguese Cup, Portuguese Supercup and the Portuguese League Cup. Leonel Pontes took the task. The new coach released in the early afternoon of Saturday the list of 19 invited to the meeting with Rio Ave, which takes place on Sunday at 20.15. Renato Neto is the surprise in the list.

Squad:
Goalkeepers: Rui Patricio, and Tiago;
Defenders: Pedro Silva, Daniel Carriço, Polga, Tonel, Grimi and André Marques;
Midfielders: Adrien, Renato Neto, Miguel Veloso, Angulo, Moutinho, Vukcevic and Matias Fernandez;
Forwards: Caicedo, Saleiro, Postiga and Liedson.

A draw leaves Sporting with one point to qualify

Sporting has drawn 1-1 to Ventspils. The result leaves Sporting on the brink of qualification for the next stage of the Europa League.

Vukcevic and Pedro Silva returned to the starting 12 with Carlos Saleiro also making his first bow in Europe. The young striker celebrated in a fitting fashion: scoring Sporting’s only goal of the clash after 21 minutes.

Alvalade was far from capacity for the fixture, with Sporting’s passage to the next round virtually secured. The game got off on the wrong foot for the Lions from Lisbon, with Zamperini opening the night’s scoring with a header, on 14 minutes, following a slip-up by André Marques.

However, the goal injected some welcome pace into the step of Sporting, with Liedson, two minutes later, battling his way into the opposition area. However, it was Carlos Saleiro, after 21 minutes, who levels the scoring. The young striker was the first to react to the second ball following a Vukcevic shot, putting a diving header out of reach of the Ventspils keeper.

With Sporting pushing higher up the pitch, the home outfit fired off a total of 12 shots in the whole of the second half. In search of a goal, Paulo Bento brought in Angulo for the yellow carded André Marques, with the Spanish international finding a place on the right wing.

Ventspils, looking happy to play out the draw relied mainly on the counter attack. Patrício did well on 67 minutes to deny a second goal following an effort from Tigirlas.

Sporting continued the pressure until the final whistle. However, despite finishing the game with 21 shots and 15 corners, Sporting was left to take away just one point from the game. The result leaves Sporting on the top with 10 points and top of the group.

Estádio José Alvalade – Sporting x Ventspils (1-1)

SPORTING - Rui Patrício; Pedro Silva, Carriço (Grimi, 52), Tonel, André Marques, Angulo; Miguel Veloso, João Moutinho, Vukcevic (Hélder Postiga, 73) and Matías Fernandez; Saleiro and Liedson.

VENTSPILS – Kolinko; Mihadjuks, Zamperini, Ndeki and Hodel; Kosmacovs and Chirkin; Tigirlas, Laizans and Zigajevs (João Martins, 49); Gauracs (Butriks, 70).

Goals: Saleiro (21); Zamperini (15).

Yellow cards to André Marques (14), Matías Fernandez (59), Pedro Silva (80);  Zigajevs (45).

Sporting facing Ventspils on Thursday

Sporting had put the disappointing results in the Liga Sagres behind their backs and they’re ready for the match in the Europa League on Wednesday afternoon, with Sporting set to take on Ventspils on Thursday the 5th of November, at 6:00pm, in Estádio José Alvalade.

Full squad list
Goalkeepers: Rui Patrício and Tiago;
Defenders: Pedro Silva, Abel, Daniel Carriço, Tonel, Grimi and André Marques;
Midfielders: Adrien, Miguel Veloso, Angulo, Moutinho, Vukcevic and Matias Fernandez;
Forwards: Caicedo, Saleiro, Postiga and Liedson.

Video of Postiga’s shot

Postiga vs Maritimo

Good shot from Postiga that slightly went outside. An tempt from the player in the last 15 minutes of Sporting game against Marítimo that could have flipped the scale.

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Sporting lose another two points

Sporting has drawn with Marítimo in Lisbon losing another two crucial
Liga Sagres points. The lions efforts in the game will perhaps leave Alvalade feeling a little hard  with the result once again proving that football is not played on an even field.

Paulo Bento made some changes with André Marques, Pereirinha and Hélder Postiga all starting the game in place of Grimi, Caicedo and Vukcevic.

In a rainy weather, Sporting set a good pace at the start of the game and began to look for an early goal. A well-shaped free kick from Moutinho could have put the hosts ahead early on but for a last ditch clearance by the visitors. Marítimo however were keen to prove that they hadn’t come to Lisbon to just park the bus and began to push forward thanks to a few efforts from Marcinho and Baba. Sporting however proved to be the more aggressive of the two sides early on and the home side’s back line held firm. With the chances on goal beginning to be few and far between, Sporting held the ball in the centre of the park as Marítimo utilised the wings in the shape of counter-attacking play from Manú and Djalma.

As the second half got underway, Postiga was hacked down on what the referee indicated to be the edge of the visitor’s 18-yard box. Matias Fernandez stepped up to whip in the free kick, but Carriço was unable to keep his header down. With Sporting piling forward, Alvalade exploded as Fernandez burst into the Marítimo area on 53 minutes and crashed a sublime effort into the back of the net. However, the visitors from Madeira kept their heads up and on 61 minutes Manú drove in an unlikely looking effort from the middle of the field to level the scores at 1 each. The result pushed Paulo Bento into action; taking off Abel and Pereirinha for Pedro Silva and Caicedo. As the minutes tickets away, Carriço, Postiga and Caicedo could all have restored the lead; with the Ecuadorian putting an effort against the post in the dying stages. With Sporting playing with their hearts on their sleeves, the final whistle sounded and another two points were lost.

Truly, undeserved results. The players deserves around of applause for this aggressive performance and efforts. The crowd witnessed a very exiting and maybe the most tense game so far. Still Sporting needs to get back in the league race among the 3 headed.

Liga Sagres – 9th Round

Estádio José Alvalade – November 1st, 2009

Sporting x Marítimo (1-1)

SPORTING: Rui Patrício; Abel (Pedro Silva, 63 m), Tonel, Carriço, André Marques (Saleiro, 81 m), Miguel Veloso, Pereirinha (Caicedo, 63 m), Moutinho, Matias Fernandez; Liedson and Postiga.
Coach: Paulo Bento.
Unused substitutes: Tiago, Adrien, Angulo and Grimi.

MARÍTIMO: Peçanha; Paulo Jorge, João Guilherme, Fernando, Alonso, Roberto Sousa, Bruno; Manú (Briguel, 77 m), Marcinho (Pitbull, 90 m), Djalma (Taka, 71 m) and Baba.
Coach: Mitchell Van der Gagg.
Unused substitutes: Marcelo, Miguel Ângelo, Olberdam and Kléber.

Discipline: Yellow cards, Hélder Postiga (12 m), Miguel Veloso (23 m), Fernando (47 m), Roberto Sousa (50 m), Daniel Carriço (58 m), Pedro Silva (82 m) and Peçanha (90+4 m).
Goals: Matias Fernandez (53 m) and Manú (61 m).

List of players taking on Marítimo

Paulo Bento has chosen 20 players for the game against Marítimo in the 9th round of the championship. The meeting is scheduled for November 1, at 20.15 at the José Alvalade Stadium.

Here is the list of the squad:

Goalkeepers: Rui Patrício, Tiago and Ricardo Batista.
Defense: Daniel Carriço, Pedro Silva, Tonel, Grimi, André Marques and Abel.
Midfielders: Adrien Silva, Vukcevic, Matias Fernandez, Angulo, Miguel Veloso, Pereirinha and João Moutinho.
Attack: Carlos Saleiro, Caicedo, Hélder Postiga and Liedson.