Cold weather and a mature Penafiel side deny Sporting CP B of the points

Sporting CP B narrowly missed out to Penafiel (2-1) on Liga LedmanPro matchday 16 this Sunday afternoon, at the Sporting Academy.

Not even a full 60 seconds had ticked over when Kalindi crossed a ball into the box that Wellington converted on, handing Sporting B an uphill challenge compounded on by some remarkably cold weather. It took João de Deus's side the best part of half an hour to properly settle, aided by a break in the afternoon's rainfall, and Pedro Delgado reestablished the deadlock with a goal in the 28th minute.

The goal totally blew away Sporting CP B's nerves and Penafiel could do little more than drop back under a hail of attacking football. Baldé tried his luck twice (37' and 42'), followed by efforts from Pedro Delgado (41') and Escobar (42'), but the half-time result remained fixed at on-a-piece.

While Sporting CP B continued to dominate after the break, Penafiel were also looking dangerous when in possession. On 59 minutes André Fontes blasted a shot against the post, before Stojkovic pulled off a penalty stop a minute later after Budag had brought down Kalindi in the area. Making hte most of the momentum, Penafiel struck 12 minutes from time through João Paulo to sentence the final result.