Sporting B, 5-Cova da Piedade, 1
28 Sep, 2016
Sporting B with superb return to winning form in Ledman LigaPro
An aging Cova da Piedade visited the Sporting Academy this week to face João de Deus's side on Ledman LigaPro matchday 9. In face, the visitors are littered with recognisable names from Portuguese football, including Danielson (ex-Moreirense), Dieguinho (ex-Estoril) and Evaldo (ex-Moreirense and Sporting). Sporting B came on leaps and bounds against Gil Vicente in their last match, but not even the most optimistic fan would have been expecting a 5-1 win.
Although faced by a scorching 35 degrees, Sporting B stormed out of the blocks and Matheus led the showcase with his usually skillful master class. After just 4 minutes, the winger came close to opening the scoring with a shot that ended up just wide.
An aging Cova da Piedade side yes, but it was Sporting B who showed the maturity after the break and just 45 seconds had past when Ruiz headed in his second before the fans had even had a chance to get back to their seats.
The perfect start to the second-half was slightly blemished by a penalty for the visitors that Carvalhas converted on, but João de Deus's side brushed it off and again pushed forward. Next to net was Pedro Delgado in the 66th minute, before Matheus grabbed a much deserved goal two minutes from regulation time to put the result to bed. Their was however still time for Bilel to get his name on the scoresheet and complete a 5-1 thrashing.