Futsal | Sporting erases Anderlecht and challenges Palma or Benfica in the final

05/05/2023 at 20:52

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The Portuguese team was already winning 5-0 after five minutes against the team that left Barça without a Final Four

The people from Lisbon will fight for the title on Sunday in the final against the winner of Palma – Benfica that will be played next

Sporting Clube de Portugal will play this Sunday in the final of the UEFA Futsal Champions League by beating Royal Anderlecht 7-1 of Belgium in a game sentenced by the Portuguese in the first 20 minutes with a resounding 6-0, a result that was a slab for the Belgians in their attempt to react in the second half.

DATA SHEET

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

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LINEUPS

SPORTING OF PORTUGAL, 7

(6+1): Guitta, Erick (1), Joao Matos, Pauleta, Alex Merlim (1) -starting five- Varela, Tmas Paço, Zicky Te, Cavinato (1), Sokolov, Diogo Santos, Esteban Cejudo and Neves ( 2).

SPORTING ANDERLECHT, 1

(0+1): Diego Roncaglio (p.), Dragan Tomic, Maximiliano Rescia, Franko Jelovcic (1), Grello -starting five-, John Lennon, Meyers, Roninho, Serginho, Edu, Dillie and Cristiano.

GOALS

1-0, Cavinato (1:43); 2-0, Tomás Paço (2:10); 3-0, Alex Merlin (3:16); 4-0, Edu, at his own goal (4:56); 5-0, Neves (6:18); 6-0, Erick (11:01); 6-1, Jelovic (25:28); 7-1, Neves (28:45).

REFEREES

Marc Birkett (English) and Kamil Çetin (Turkish). They showed yellow cards to Roncaglio (18:46) and Edu (19:09), from Sporting Anderlecht.

INCIDENTS

First semifinal of the Final Four of the UEFA Futsal Champions League played before some 2,000 spectators at the Velòdrom Illes Balears.

The superiority of Sporting, who will play the title with the winner of the Mallorca Palma Futsal-Benfica semifinal, was made clear by scoring a goal every 60 seconds at the start of the clash. The great Balearic dream is just two steps away.

The score reflected a devastating 5-0 in the first 5 minutesall of this, to the jubilation of around half a thousand fans who traveled to Majorca to accompany their team.

Sporting, European champion of the 2019 and 2021 editions plus the runner-up last year when they fell to Barça in the final, He was a clear favorite to stand in the final, and he more than demonstrated it in a first half that seemed very long for Anderlecht, debuting in a Final Four.

Sporting, European champion of the 2019 and 2021 editions plus the runner-up last year when they fell to Barça in the final, He was a clear favorite to stand in the final, and he more than demonstrated it in a first half that seemed very long for Anderlecht, debuting in a Final Four.

The five Portuguese have in their squad the base of the Portugal team that won the World Cup and the Euro Cup, with stars like Zicky Té, Pany Varela or Tomás Paçó; They also have the Italian Alex Merlim and a Spaniard, the former Azulgrana Esteban Cejudo.

The Belgian team endured the downpour as best they could. with 6-0 On the scoreboard, he tried by all means to end the first part with a goal that would give him little hope in the restart. But his rival did not give him truce.

The Anderlecht coach Luca Cragnaz was outclassed on all fronts. Sporting’s incessant pressure, coupled with their technical quality, prevented any hint of a reaction from the Belgians at the restart.

Sporting kept up the pressure in all areas of the track. He attacked without ceasing and defended himself with order without giving his rival any option and giving a warning to one of the rivals you will find in the grand final, Mallorca Palma Futsal or Benfica.

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