LISBOA. Sporting CP beat Varzim to win 2-1. P. Goncalves was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Sporting CP to strike first with a goal of Pedro Goncalves at the 68′. Then it was a penalty in the 79′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Pedro Goncalves gave the win to Sporting CP in the 88′ minute with a penalty scoring a double. Sporting CP was vastly better in terms of ball possession (73%) was among the factors of its victory.
Murilo received a red card (90′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Varzim lost the match.
The match was played at the Estádio José Alvalade stadium in Lisboa on Thursday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. The referee was André Filipe Domingues Narciso. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.9 degrees Celsius or 58.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
- ! 73 Ball Possession 27
Shots
- 15 Total 7
- 7 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 153 Attack 80
- 109 Dangerous attack 29
- 104 Ball safe 90
- 1 Penalties 1
- 11 Corners 2
Fouls
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Sporting CP was in firm control of the ball 73% while Varzim was struggling with a 27% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sporting CP was has a more offensive attitude with 109 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting CP won the match.
Sporting CP shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Varzim shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Sporting CP didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Varzim received 1 yellow card (Murilo).
Also, Varzim didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Murilo (Varzim) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sporting CP has points to occupy the 0th place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Varzim stays with points (0th).
Next matches
Sporting CP – Formation
Sporting CP
66'
68', 88'Sporting CP started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim decided to play with the following team: João Virgínia, Gonçalo Esteves, Zouhair Feddal, Matheus Reis, Ricardo Esgaio, Daniel Bragança, Matheus Nunes, Nuno Santos, Bruno Tabata, Paulinho and Jovane Cabral.
The home team had on the bench: André Paulo, Luís Neto, Jose Martinez, João Palhinha, Pedro Porro, Pablo Sarabia and Pedro Gonçalves.
Substitutions
Sporting CP made 4 changes: J. Cabral for Pedro Goncalves (58′), Tabata for P. Sarabia (66′), G. Esteves for P. Porro (66′) and N. Santos for Neto (90′).
Varzim – Formation
Varzim
87'
Varzim started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
António Barbosa played with: Ismael Lekbab, Zé Ferreira, André Micael, Cássio Scheid, João Reis, André Leão, Rafael Assis, Nuno Valente, Tavinho, Heliardo and Zé Tiago.
These were the players on the bench: Ricardo Nunes, Tiago Cerveira, Luís Pinheiro, Murilo Freitas, George Ofosu, Lessinho and Agdon.
Substitutions
Varzim made 4 changes: J. Ferreira for L. Pinheiro (60′), N. Valente for Murilo (61′), Ze Tiago for Agdon (71′) and Eli for Lessinho (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Taça De Portugal.
- Sporting CP – Varzim – 2-1
