Sporting de Portugal defeated Estoril Praia 5-1 this Friday, a result that confirms the good moment of the ‘lions’ and allows them to maintain first place in the Portuguese League.
Everything went easy for Sporting against an Estoril team expected to be more difficult, but the leader was not deterred in his most inspired match so far this campaign.
The first rivalry of the Portuguese League in 2024 and on the 16th day of the match was almost always focused on the goal of Estoril, which fought in the early stages of the tournament thanks to the talent of the Brazilian goalkeeper. Marcelo Carne.
- However, the visiting goalkeeper was unable to prevent the ‘lions’ first goal, which the Englishman scored in the 21st minute. Marcus Edwardsbut with the co-authorship of the green and white goalscorer, the Swede Viktor Gyökeres.
Gyökeres received a long pass from his Nordic teammate, the Dane Hjulmandand got past the Estoril defensive line, powerless to stop Sporting’s new star making a frantic run towards goal and paving the way for Edwards to finish.
Seconds before the end of the first half, Sporting extended their lead with a ‘photocopy’ of the first goal.
Viktor Gyökeres, on the right, he enters the area, weaves with the ball at his feet until he finds space and Edwardswhich again ended the work of the Swedish attacker.
The third in favor of the green and white came in the 51st minute, thanks to a shot from Nuno Santos deviated from the central Bernardo Vital and cheated meat
The dangerous and competent Estoril Praia, who beat Porto twice this season, did not camp on their own ground and tried to approach the perimeter occupied by the Spaniard. Antonio Adam but he encountered an omnipresent Gonçalo Inácio who, at 22 years old, is the leader of the defense in the absence of the Uruguayan Coates.
Even in ‘energy saving’ mode, Sporting made it 4-0 after an individual game Pedro Gonçalves, who recovered the ball, advanced fully into the central corridor and scored.
Marcus Edwards He was about to score a hat trick, but his shot hit the right post and bounced off. former Barça player Francisco Trincão He sent it to the left.
He then redeemed himself in the 79th minute with the most impressive goal of the game.
Trincão took the ballhe leaned left and unleashed a cross shot directly into the lower right corner of the Estoril goal.
The visitors went down in the 83rd minute Cassianwho came first on the rebound of a shot that hit the crossbar and scored the final goal.
Sporting will continue to lead the day and put pressure on their rivals, Benfica and Porto, second and third, respectively.
Benfica face Arouca at home this Saturday, while Porto have a derby tonight at home to neighbors Boavista.
Source: La Verdad
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