Estela Silva / Lusa
The ‘classic’ between FC Porto and Sporting looked very calm… strange… until compensation time reached. There was a goal of a draw by falling from the cloth; But after all, the theater was not even in half.
FC Porto and Sporting drew 1-1on the night of Friday, in a match counting for the 21st round of the I Liga.
But… give a note, first of all, to the Homach to handball players FC Porto who got the Honorable Fourth place in the World Cupbefore the start of the match.
Our stars only had bad luck in timing In which the Tribute happened… “unfortunately”, the moment coincided with the entry of Sporting players for warming – which generated more whistles than applause.
After all, football and internal disputes continue to “apply” more than anything good in our sport…
The “kid” gave a show
Now, yes, football: the first part had few goals, but it was nothing bored. The two teams appeared in the classic very fierce and intense.
O Sporting came in controlling the game and managed to touch FC Porto behind. This scenario did not seem to be all uncomfortable for Martín Anselmi.
The dragons were lurking the error of the lions and, whenever they could, went out to the counterattack. The first two great danger opportunities were precisely from FC Porto. The two by minute 27: First, Eustaquius fell to Barra, but Sporting shook; Then Porto returned to the cargo, but Samu, who had seen Rui Silva advanced, immediately fired from midfield. The ball went over, but it was enough to excite the fans, the players and Martín Anselmi who finally saw his team over the game.
And when FC Porto was able to balance the game, When it broke the dishes all and the Goal finally appeared.
After an individual move on the left side, the 17 -year -old “kid” dribbled the Porto team, reached the line, went back and no one showed up… or it seemed not… out of nowhere, an unlikely heroi: Fresneda came from the opposite wing to finish and not faltered. The Spanish defender who, at the beginning of the season, with Rúben Amorim, seemed discarded from the team, scored for the second consecutive game.
Lion caged by the dragon
In the second part, to counteract the trend of the first, it only gave FC Porto. In the 58th minute, Tiago Djaló put the ball inside Sporting’s goal, following a corner kick, but not worth it… FC Porto’s central was out of play.
The blue-and-white continued to threaten and Martín Anselmi did not rehearse to take players out of the defense to launch strikers: he launched Fabio Vieira and took Nehuen Peréz; launched Gonçalo Borges and took Francisco Moura; launched William Gomes and took João Mário; and launched Danny Namaso and took Alan Varela. Sporting was “caged” by the dragon, but Rui Borges chose not to move the system much.
FC Porto was all missing even though he met with the goal. The most blatant opportunity came out of Pepê’s head after an intersection on the right side. But Rui Silva denied the goal with a great defense. Francisco lives and his magic on the foot Well they tried to replicate what the “kid” on the other side had done in the first part… but nothing…
Near the 70th minute, Gyokeres came in and had an effect soon. The first time he touched the ball, the Swedish striker tore in the middle, from the midfield, it served to the left, who shot over.
It seemed that there was, in the 49,193 adherents of the dragon, a general feeling that was said: “It could have become this before entering Gyokeres …”. In fact, the number 9 of the Lisbon had scored whenever failed FC Porto for the championship.
In the 74th minute, the Swedish once again caused danger, the Sporting Reclamou Criminalbut João Pinheiro, in the field, and Tiago Martins, in VAR, said that.
And here is the “calm” …
FC Porto tried, tried, tried… and managed to tie the gamein compensation time. Node Lookongo of compensation time-say (now we go).
With the “shower mode” on, Fábio Vieira served Samu who appeared to the second post. The Spanish striker, how is an imprint, finished? No, It served Danny Namaso who scored the deserved goal of equality, even when “falling from the cloth”. Or not, because the “theater” was still in half…
In the answer, the Sporting arrived tightly to the attack, complained about the penaltyBut João Pinheiro gave singing – which motivated protests from the lions.
Matheus Reis took yellow soon. Then João Pinheiro moved to the Sporting alternate bank that was all standing. Distributed yellows, until Matheus Reis… again… Only you forgot.
Sporting’s side took advantage and was unnoticed. He returned to the area, waiting for the corner kick. Only after a few seconds, the referee went to him to give him the red. And now, yes, let’s go to the corner? No… The confusion came back.
Diomande assaulted Fábio Vieira and took straight red. Again confusion.
And the singing?
Now, yes, beaten singing, Sporting with 9 players and end of the game at the Dragon Stadium. It almost gave the feeling that the compensation time lasted as much as the previous 90 minutes.
In fact, We were already strange so much calm – Against the one that has been the trend of the last classics between FC Porto and Sporting
With this result the Sporting maintains the championship leadershipwith 51 points – 7 more than Benfica who enters the field this Saturday against Moreirense; and 8 more than the FC Porto that remains in third place.
This was not where FC Porto lost at homethis time, for Camopeonato – despite not winning there are two games (and there are five, overall).
Sporting, in turn, continues Unable to win in the dragon. The last time was in April 2016 – the only victory in the last 18 travels.
