Sporting B - Augusto 2026

AVS Futebol SAD v Sporting CP
Sunday August 9th, 2026
Estádio do CD das Aves
Matchday 1
Referee: Flavio Miguel Gomes Azevedo Duarte

Starting XI 

Guilherme Pires, Afonso Lee, Atanásio Cunha, Rafael Mota, Micael Sanhá, Mateo Tanlongo (C), Eduardo Felicíssimo, Samuel Justo, Mauro Couto, Rodrigo Rodrigues and Miguel Almeida.

Substitutes 

Miguel Gouveia, Diogo Clara, Lucas Taibo, Rayhan Momade, Zaïd Bafdili, Leonardo Varela, Catarino Pascoal, Kauã Oliveira, Gabriel Silva and Lucas Anjos.

AVS Starting XI

Rebollo, Rivas, Rosić, Schuindt, Pivô, Algobia, Roni, Almeida, Neiva, Pinho, Akinsola

Following their relegation from the top flight AVS will have hoped to have got off to a wining start in their return to Liga 2. The new Sporting mister Tiago Fernandes takes charge of his first game since his return to the club in the summer. Despite his good performances for the first team in pre-season Felicíssimo found himself once more lining up for the B side. 

First Half

With two minutes played Couto went close to giving the lions the lead but saw his shot saved from ten yards. With half hour gone the lions were fortunate to see a header from a corner far side sent over the bar at the back post from just 2 yards. Seconds later Almeida could only steer his header well wide of the right hand post from 6 yards. AVS's life got march harder when Pinho was shown a straight red card for a late challenge just inside his own half. 

Second Half

With a minute gone Felicíssimo tried from 30 yards but saw his effort go past the left hand post of Rebollo. Rodrigues went close to opening his account for the lions when his goalbound effort from 18 yards was pushed away by Rebello. Silva replaced Almeida on 56 and Anjos replaced Sanhá on 62. Double substitution on 71 for the lions as Oliveira replaced Leeand Mendes for Cunha. Ivanildo Mendes almost put the lions ahead of 73 but the ball crept past the far post from 3 yards. Whether he got the last touch or the defender behind him wasn't clear but the lions were getting closer to breaking the deadlock. Finally with 5 minutes remaining the lions took the lead. The goal was owed to the brilliance of Couto who began his run 30 yards out, he danced past his marker and picked out Justo in the box with a deft pass with the outside of his left boot. Justo held off his marker and poked the ball home into the bottom right hand corner from 12 yards for the games only goal. 

Full time

AVS Futebol SAD 0 Sporting CP 1