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Thrilling Sporting CP Victory in Taça de Portugal After Extra Time
Lisbon witnessed a vibrant match in the Taça de Portugal quarter-finals, where Sporting CP managed to overcome AVS in extra time with a final score of 3-2. The match, played at the Estádio José Alvalade, was characterized by Sporting CP’s overwhelming dominance in possession (73%), although AVS proved dangerous in their limited opportunities.
Luis Guilherme opened the scoring for the home side in the 29th minute, assisted by M. Hjulmand, promising a match dominated by Sporting. However, the second half brought an unexpected twist with an own goal by Paulo Vitor in the 49th minute, leveling the score. The tension increased further when Pedro Lima converted a penalty in the 64th minute, giving AVS the momentary lead.
Just when it seemed that AVS was heading for victory, Nene scored another penalty in the 90th minute, forcing extra time. A goal by G. Catamo in the 117th minute, assisted by S. Faye, finally sealed the victory for Sporting CP, although a goal by L. Suarez was disallowed for offside after VAR review.
Sporting CP demonstrated their superiority with 30 shots, 6 of them on target, and 12 corners, while AVS defended tooth and nail, taking 11 shots (6 on target) and earning 3 corners. The match was also marked by cards, with 2 yellow cards for Sporting CP and 4 for AVS.
Substitutions avs: at minute 56 G. Neiva came in and O. Perea went out., at minute 56 D. Duarte came in and T. Akinsola went out., at minute 56 Tomane came in and A. Baroan went out., at minute 79 Roni came in and T. Galletto went out., at minute 83 A. Algobia came in and Nene went out., at minute 90 A. Baroan came in and J. Grau went out.
Substitutions sporting cp: at minute 68 D. Braganca came in and P. Goncalves went out., at minute 68 G. Kochorashvili came in and J. Simoes went out., at minute 77 Trincao came in and N. Santos went out., at minute 86 Luis Guilherme came in and S. Faye went out., at minute 95 R. Mangas came in and M. Araujo went out., at minute 106 G. Vagiannidis came in and G. Catamo went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Sporting CP
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