Sporting CP wins
Very disputed game against Vitória SC (3-2)
Sporting Clube de Portugal’s main volleyball team decided to win in the National Championship, beating Vitória SC by 3-2 at Pavilhão João Rocha. A meeting that was preceded by a tribute to João Fidalgo, former captain Leonino, who returned home as an accessory.
A very close match is expected and that’s exactly what happened from start to finish. Gersinho’s men started well and scored the first point, but the score was always very equal and in the final stretch of the first set the visiting team managed to take off and ended up winning by 22-25.
The second set was once again very disputed and evenly matched, with a more signal for Sporting CP, who almost always had a two-point advantage, but after getting 22-22, Vitória SC was superior again (23) -25 ).
Thus, the visiting team only had to win again to close the match, while Sporting CP only wanted to win to provoke a fourth set and the black team.
What is certain is that Vitória SC came back better (0-3), but Sporting CP did not give up on turning the result around (13-12) and consolidated it later (18-15), even being able, at that time, to , will sometimes win because they weren’t wrong refereeing mistakes. Even so, this time it was the Lions who won the set (25-22).
The fourth set, Sporting CP consolidated the performance it had initially and began to dominate early, Sporting to do in 6- Until then, the biggest advantage that the triumph had even later, the biggest advantage that the triumph had even more only2 (25)-22).
In black, Alvalade’s team didn’t give a chance, despite a lot of equality at the beginning of the set, and won by 15-10.
The Lions will play again next Saturday at the home of AJ Fonte Bastardo.