This Saturday, Sporting took the last place in the final four of the Football League Cup, defeating Tondela from the II League with a score of 2:1 in the last match of Group C of the tournament.
Daniel Braganza (17 minutes) and Paulinho (32) scored for the Lions, while Helder Tavares (76) scored for the hosts, in a match that allowed the Lisbon side to finish the pool in first place with six points. , ahead of Farense (three) and Beira (zero), and completed their seventh consecutive appearance in the “final four” of the competition.
Thus, Sporting, League Cup finalist in three previous editions and winners in the 2017/18, 2018/19, 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons, will meet Sporting Braga in the semi-finals on 23 January. the other semi-final, in which Benfica will face Estoril Praia, will take place on the 24th.
The League Cup Final Four will take place in Leiria, with the final of the competition scheduled for January 27.
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90′Edwards scores at the second post, where Trincao appears, but forward Leonina cannot dominate.
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90′Edwards takes another shot with his right foot and wins another corner.
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90′Edwards throws a shot into Tondela’s area, but the ball hits an opponent, leading to a counter-attack from Beira.
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90′The referee gives four more minutes to catch up.
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88′Now Gustavo França tries to take advantage of the lack of concentration in Leonin’s defense and tries to strike with his right foot, which turns out to be weak and similar to Franco Israel.
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86′Rui Gomes found space in the Lions penalty area and tried to shoot with his left foot, but the ball hit the side goal. Amorim did not like this and got up from the bench.
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85′Nuno Santos
LeavesJeanie Katamo
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Ricardo Esgayo
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84′Now Edwards tries to shoot with his right foot from the edge of the penalty area, but the ball goes to goalkeeper Tondela.
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82′Paulinho wins from the right and sends a low cross to Nuno Santos, who finishes poorly. Winger “Leo” looks down the field and complains about the rebound.
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82′Andre Seytil
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79′A series of three corners for the Lions. The first was scored safely by Edwards, and the third by Julmand, who died at the hands of goalkeeper Ricardo Silva.
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78′Trincao receives the ball and shoots with his right foot, but at the last moment Abdoulaye knocks it down for a corner.
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76′Target! Tondela 1, Sporting 2. Helder Tavares (Tondela) shoots with his right foot from the center of the penalty area into the center of the goal.
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72′S. Sithole
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69′Edwards collected the free-kick on the edge of the box. The Lions tried to rehearse the move again, with Edwards setting up Dario Essugo at the far post, but the youngster was unable to get his shot home.
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68′Another corner for Julman, who now sends it to the second post, where Dario Essugo heads wide of the goal.
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67′The new corner for the Lions was now scored by Jylmand from the left. The midfielder passes the ball to Trincao, who takes a first-time shot with his left foot from the edge of the penalty area, but the ball hits an opponent.
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66′Edwards takes the corner but Beira’s defense clears the ball.
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65′Paulinho is close to scoring twice. The striker hits hard with his right foot from the edge of the penalty area, and Ricardo Silva saves for a corner.
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65′Edwards launches Dario Essugo, who goes straight to Trincao. The striker throws a shot with his left foot, but Ricardo Silva blocks it.
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64′Louis Neto
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64′Daniel Braganza
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60 minutesBebeto
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60 minutesDaniel
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60 minutesLuan
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58′Luan Farias receives the ball from Bebeto and shoots into the central zone, but the ball comes out weakly and Franco Israel easily collects it.
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55 minutesJulmand takes the free-kick, but Esgayo has poor possession and puts Beira’s team in danger.
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54′Lucas Mezenga received a yellow card for a foul on Edwards. For Sporting it is free.
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51′Nuno Santos tries to shoot with his left foot from the edge of the penalty area, but the ball hits his opponent.
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46′Bowl
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45 minutesThree more minutes will be played in the first half.
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43′After a foul on Matheus Reis in the left channel, Pote crosses into the penalty area, but Tondela’s defense manages to clear the danger.
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41′After a throw-in, Ricardo Alves tries to head the ball into the penalty area, but Franco Israel averts the danger with his fists and clears the ball.
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38′Dos Anjos tries to play back with his right foot, but the ball goes wide of the goal, defended by Franco Israel.
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36 minutesPaulinho is close to scoring twice. The forward plays with Pote, who returns the ball into the penalty area, where Paulinho tries to score with a header, but the ball freezes in the hands of goalkeeper Beira.
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35 minutesFree for Sporting after a foul on Matheus Reis in the left channel.
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45 minutesLuis Neto is shown a yellow card for a foul on Lucas Mezenga. Bebeto scores a free kick, but leaves the ball in the hands of Franco Israel.
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32′Target! Sporting extend their lead through Paulinho. In another superb Lions attack, Braganza backheeled the ball into the reach of Paulinho’s right foot, who did not forgive him on the edge of the box.
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29′Braganca heads in from Mateus Reis’ cross from the left.
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28 minutesRicardo recovers and play resumes.
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27 minutesNow goalkeeper Ricardo asks for help. The game stops again.
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27 minutesBebeto returns, but still seems shaken.
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26 minutesPote scores again, but after some confusion Tondela’s defense clear the danger on the touchline.
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25 minutesPlay resumed with Tondela returning the ball to Sporting.
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21′This is the goal! Sporting scores thanks to Daniel Braganza. The midfielder teams up with Paulinho, who deepens Nuno Santos. The left-footed player runs the risk of crossing into the area where Braganza appears to cut to the chest and strikes with his left foot. Excellent attacking game from the Lions.
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21′The game is interrupted to help Bebeto. The Tondela defender remained on the field after an argument with Braganza.
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16 minutesLuan Farias received a yellow card for a step.
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12 minutesNuno Santos shoots from the edge of the penalty area, and Gonzalo Inacio still tries to deflect the shot towards the goal, but the ball is lost near the baseline. The Lions clearly dominate the match.
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11 minutesRicardo Alves was booked after a hard tackle on Trincao. The game has now resumed.
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7′After another corner scored by Pote, the ball reaches Trincao on the right, feeding Bragança. Midfielder Leonina shoots with his left foot, but Tondela’s goalkeeper blocks it.
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6′Another corner taken short by Pote with Nuno Santos trying to cross but only winning another corner.
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5′Pote sends the corner to the first post, where Paulinho heads towards Tondela’s goal. The first danger is for lions.
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