Lisbon’s Sporting took the lead in the 8th minute when Paulinho finished off Matheus Reis’s cross with a great header. This was the ninth goal in the league for the 29-year-old striker.
In the 34th minute it was already 2: 0. And although Nuno Santos hit the goal with a shot from a few meters, it was a beautiful move. Goal fell after an exemplary counterattack.
got in touch even before the break. Forward Mehdi Taremi consciously spotted the unattended Fabio Vieira, who showed off with a nice, technical shot from outside the penalty area.
In the 78th minute the roles were reversed. It was Fabio Vieira who played, and the Iranian hit the net, who scored his 12th goal in the season with a precise header. His statistics in Porto are impressive. Taremi has 37 goals and 28 assists in 79 games!
It is a pity that the referee Joao Pinheiro did not mentally raise the rank of the game and he managed the match badly. He punished players with cards when he could let go, and was also gentle when he shouldn’t.
Row. “Dragao will not calm down quickly”
There was a controversial situation in stoppage time. , the former stopwatch, headed, but at the same time Palhinha intervened menacingly. The judge stated that it was the Sporting player who touched the ball first and did not dictate the penalty, which ended in a gigantic brawl.
– What a brawl. A lot of emotions in football, but the palm of the hand is a stretch. It will not settle down quickly on Dragao – Sebastian Chabiniak wrote on Twitter, who commented on this meeting on Eleven Sports.
In fact, the confusion lasted a few minutes, and several dozen people from both teams suddenly appeared on the pitch. The referee showed as many as five red cards. The first of them already in the 49th minute, when Sebastian Coates saw the second yellow. The other red ones fell off during the gigantic brawl. The suspension will be Palhinha and Tabata (both Sporting), as well as Agustin Marchesin and Pepe (both FC Porto).
Incredible Porto series
The match ended in a 2: 2 draw. After 22 rounds, Porto has 60 points and is the leader. Sporting has six points less, which is second. For Porto it was the 50th game in a row without a defeat!
Source: Sport
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