Sporting CP B continue resurgent form to push out of the relegation zone

Two months after dipping below the dreaded relegation line, Sporting CP B can once again breath a little easier, courtesy of a third consecutive Ledman LigaPro win. Leonardo Ruiz stole the headlines, striking twice in a 3-1 win against Ac. Viseu at the Sporting Academy.

A good number of fans turned out for the action on a sunny afternoon and they were treated to a dominant performance by the hosts. The first chance came after 16 minutes, when a brilliant cross from Pedro Empis ended with a header off target from Pedro Delgado. A spell of play bogged down in a midfield contest followed, before Ruiz opened the scoring after half an hour with a classy chipped finish over the stranded Viseu keeper.

Despite the expressive final result, the second-half got off to a balanced start, before Sporting CP B again took command after around twenty minutes. Ryan Ruiz did well to pick out Pedro Delgado, but the midfielder was denied by a last dash tackle just before getting his shot away.

The opportunity blew fresh wind into the Sporting CP B sails and a beautifully crafted move going forward from Luís Martins' side saw Ryan Gauld fire a powerful effort that pulled a stop out of Diogo Freire. Just four minutes later the young Scot was once again the focus of the play, this time setting up for Jovane Cabral for a shot that ended up the wrong side of the post.

A goal looked to be only a matter of time in coming and Leonardo Ruiz came inches from securing his brace with an acrobatic effort that was scrambled off the line. Viseu responded with a chance of their own, but Pedro Silva was on hand to keep the hosts in the lead, before Ruiz did score his second after a pass from Bilel.

Although trailing by two, the visitors snatched a goal back through Capela late on, but a strike at the death from Bilel finally put the result to bed and secured Sporting CP B a well earned three points that move Martins' charges out of the Ledman LigaPro relegation zone.