João Bento named for II Liga matchday five

João Bento, 31, from the Santarém Football Association, has been named to take charge of Sporting B’s hosting of Portimonense, on II Liga matchday five.

Nuno Henrique Ferreira and Samuel Dionísio will act as linesmen.

Sporting B-Portimonense will get underway at 16h00 on Sunday the 30th of August at the Sporting Academy and will be broadcast live and exclusive by Sporting TV.

Double win over Reguengos and Hussein-Dey

Sporting B won two matches over the weekend, defeating Atl. Reguengos and Hussein-Dey.

João de Deus’s won their first fixture 1-0 courtesy of a strike from Mica Pinto, before Betinho secured the victory over the Algerians.

Sporting B in friendly at the Academy

Sporting B were held to a 1-1 draw against Atlético this week, in a pre-season friendly at the Sporting Academy. Diego Rubio was on target for the team from Alvalade and Quinaz for the visitors, with both goals coming from free-kicks in a match that saw Sporting dominate from start to finish.

João de Deus started the encounter with a team comprised of Guilherme Oliveira, Mauro Riquicho, Domingos Duarte, Ivanildo Fernandes, Seejou King, Zezinho, Francisco Geraldes, Ryan Gauld, Chaby, Matheus Pereira and Diego Rubio.

The second-half saw wholesale changes, with Stojkovic, Jorge Silva, Samba, Fokobo, Rúben Ribeiro, Caicedo, Murilo, Fábio Martins, Podence, Dramé, Betinho and Luís Elói all seeing action.