Sporting CP beat Cadiz 6-4 with a hattrick from Ott

Sporting CP's beach soccer team beat the Spanish side Cadiz (6-4) this Thursday, in a well disputed game right up until the final whistle.

With their goalkeeper also doing his bit in attack, the Spanish outfit made a strong start to the encounter, but it was Sporting CP who proved the more efficient in front of goal, striking twice in the second minute (Ott and António). Duarte extended the lead after a quick break forward, before Madjer made it 4-0 with an acrobatic finish.

Otto struck again just after the first break, before a slip up in defence gave Cadiz a lifeline through Ezequiel after the Sporting CP did well to parry away the initial effort.

The goal settled the Spanish side and and yellow card for Fran Mejias injected uncertainty into the afternoon. Ott rounded off his hattrick (6-2) and looked to have secured the result, before Ezequiel reduced the difference to 6-3. Next on the scoresheet was Venildo (6-4), but Sporting CP held out in the dying stages to secure a player in the quarter-finals.

Portuguese Beach Soccer stars in two friendlies in preparation for Bahamas 2017

The national beach soccer coach Mário Narciso has called four Sporting CP players into his squad of 15 for two friendlies against France in the Algarve next week.

Madjer, Ricardo Baptista, Rui Coimbra and Tiago Petrony are the quartet included, in preparation for the Bahamas 2017 World Cup.

Squad list in ufll:
Barcelona: Elinton Andrade
Casa Benfica Loures: Alan Cavalcanti
Nacional: Pedro Silva
Os Indefectíveis: Nuno Belchior
SC Braga: Bernardo Santos, Bruno Novo, Bruno Torres, Jordan Santos, José Maria, Leonardo Santos and Nuno Pereira
Sporting CP: Madjer, Ricardo Baptista, Rui Coimbra and Tiago Petrony

Alvalade's Beach Soccer stars travel to Iran ahead of Monday's Eurasia Beach Soccer Cup

Alvalade's beach soccer stars will take part in the Eurasia Beach Soccer Cup next week, being hosted in Iran. Also taking part are the Spanish side Levante, the Russian champions Lokomotiv and the local side Moghavemate Golsapoosh.

Sporting CP will be out on the sand on Monday at 13h00 local time against Lokomotiv, before facing Levante at the same time on Tuesday and the Iranians at 13h30 on Wednesday.