Sporting beat Farense 4-2 this Thursday in the second round of Group C of the Football League Cup, moving closer to securing their presence in the final four of the tournament.
Swedish striker Victor Gyökeres stole the show with a hat-trick for the previous runners-up Lions, scoring in the 24th, 28th, this time from the penalty spot, and in the 63rd minute with goals. Nuno Santos scored the Green-Whites’ second goal, while Matthaeus Oliveira, 49, and Vitor Goncalves, 79, scored for Farense.
With this victory, Sporting lead the group with three points from one game, followed by Farense, also with three points, but one game more, while Tondela, a team from the II League, is in third and last position, without having points. ..and with one game.
24′ Dieukeres strikes first for the Lions.
28′ Dieukeres scores twice from the penalty spot
49′ Matthäus Oliveira reduces the deficit
56′ Nuno Santos scores the third goal for the Lions.
63′ Dieukeres scores a hat-trick
79′ Vitor Goncalves reduces Algarve’s deficit
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Live game
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End of the game
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End of part 2
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90′Esgayo passes to Pote, who in the center of the penalty area shoots past Farense’s right post.
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90′The referee gave the game another six minutes.
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87′Rafael Barbosa tries to shoot with his right foot from the penalty area and sees Franco Israel deny him a goal. Vitor Goncalves tries to reload the ball, but the ball is blocked by Leonin’s defenders.
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81′Zé Luis took a bad fall on the pitch after an altercation with Coates and left with his right shoulder immobilized. Farense will finish the game with ten players as Jose Mota has already exhausted his substitutions.
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79′Target! Sporting 4, Farense 2. Vitor Goncalves out for Farense. The Algarve striker, served by Rui Costa, enters the Lions penalty area and beats Franco Israel with a powerful right-footed shot.
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75′Corner from Nuno Santos. Ze Luis threatened to shoot, but Trincao managed to clear the ball from inside the Lions penalty area.
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74′Nuno Santos took the corner with his left foot, but Farense’s defense cleared the danger.
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73′
Ousmane Diomande
LeavesDario Essugo
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73′Daniel Braganza
LeavesSebastian Coates
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71′Marco Matias crosses from the left to Rui Costa, who hits the opposite post first, but the shot hits Franco Israel. Meanwhile, Ruben Amorim is preparing new changes.
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69′
Matthaus Oliveira
LeavesRafael Barbosa
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65′Mateus Reis
LeavesMarcus Edwards
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65′Victor Dieukeres
LeavesLouis Neto
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65′Claudio Falcao
LeavesFacundo Caceres
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63′Target! Sporting 4, Farense 1. Victor Dieukeres scores a hat-trick! Pote isolates the Swede with a long pass, overtaking Artur Jorge, and beats Ricardo Velho again with a right-footed shot from inside the penalty area. The audience is fascinated by the striker, who leaves to a standing ovation.
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61′Now Paulinho makes another good save from Ricardo Velho with a left-footed shot. While reloading, Nuno Santos crosses the ball. Sporting puts on a show in Alvalade.
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60 minutesThe corner was scored by Daniel Braganza without danger for the Farense goal.
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59′Sporting are close to the fourth goal. Daniel Braganza first and Esgayo saw the Farense defense break away twice. The move ends with Trincao shooting from the edge of the box with his left foot, giving Ricardo Velho a good save.
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59′Mohamed Belloumi
LeavesRui Costa
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59′Bruno Duarte
LeavesZe Luis
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57′Fabricio Isidoro
LeavesVitor Goncalves
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56′Target! Sporting 3, Farense 1. Nuno Santos! The winger runs to the left and tries to cross for Dieukeres, but the ball is returned again after a lucky rebound. The Leo player shoots straight away and, although the ball comes out weak and low, it passes through the hands of Ricardo Velho, who does not hide his disappointment at the Lions’ third goal.
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55 minutesBraganca’s free kick tries to surprise Ricardo Velho, who pushes him away with his fists.
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55 minutesJeremiah Saint-Just
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51′Trincao works in the Sporting penalty area and shoots with his left foot, sending the ball low and slightly towards the Farense goal.
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50 minutesDieuqueres, served by Gonzalo Inacio, shoots hard with his right foot, but Ricard Velho manages to save the ball.
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49′Target! Sporting 2, Farense 1. Matthäus Oliveira scores again for his former team. After losing the ball in attack, the ball goes to the Brazilian midfielder, who shoots with his left foot. The ball came out strong, but Franco Israel could have done better.
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46′Sporting is gaining strength. Dieuqueres escapes along the left flank and crosses to Braganza in this area. The midfielder shoots with his right foot, but Falcao manages to block the ball and eliminate the danger.
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Beginning of part 2
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Interval
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45 minutesOn Esgayo’s serve, Daniel Braganza shoots with his right foot from the edge of the penalty area, but the ball goes wide of Farense’s goal.
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45 minutesCorner for Farense awarded to Saint-Just. Marco Mathias scores and Sporting’s defense clears the danger.
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45 minutesThree more minutes will be played in the first half.
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42′Esgaio in the Farense area is served by Matheus Reis and shoots with his right foot to secure another save for Ricardo Velho.
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39′Artur Jorge took the corner for Sporting. Braganca scores with his right foot and Ricardo Velho clears the danger with a kick.
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37′Nuno Santos tries to shoot from outside the area after a corner kick for the Lions, but the ball hits the Farense defensive wall.
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33′Safely kicked the corner into the Farense goal.
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32′Left-footed Trincao finishes at the entrance to the penalty area. Ricardo Velho brings the ball forward, and Arthur Jorge shoots across the baseline. This is a corner for Sporting.
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28 minutesTarget!!! Sporting 2, Farense 0. Gyokeres scores twice. The Swedish football player sent the ball into the right post of Ricardo Velho’s goal with a dry kick from his right foot.
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26 minutesTrincao rammed Claudio Falcao in the Farense area. Penalty to Sporting.
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24 minutesTarget! Sporting 1, Farense 0. Victor Dieukeres! Daniel Braganza attacks Trincao on the right, who takes the ball with a cool touch and passes it to Gyöckeres. The Swede, already in the penalty area, shoots with his right foot and scores first.
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23 minutesTrincao crosses from the right and Paulinho tries to head wide.
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21′Daniel Braganza tries to break into the penalty area, but the ball flies towards the goal and is caught by Ricardo Velho.
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14 minutesMateus Reis warned of the need for simulation in the Farense region.
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12 minutesGustavo Ferreira scores a penalty for an alleged foul by Gonçalo Silva against Matheus Reis. At VAR’s signal, the referee changes direction and gives the Sporting player a yellow card for simulation.
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11 minutesBraganza tries the takedown twice. In the second, the ball flew towards the goal, but Fabricio Isidoro managed to block it.
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10 minutesPaulinho in the penalty area tries to strike on the left flank, but the ball goes wide of the goal.
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8′Nuno Santos crossed from the left to Dieuqueres, who headed it wide of Farense’s goal.
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The match started with Matthäus Oliveira attempting a shot, but Franco Israel blocked it.
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Source: CM Jornal
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