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San Francisco Chronicle
10-05-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Sporting draws at Benfica and the Portuguese league will be decided in the final round
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The Portuguese league will be decided in the final round with Sporting Lisbon and Benfica level on points after the crosstown rivals drew 1-1 in a potentially decisive derby on Saturday. Sporting could have clinched the title with a victory at Benfica, while the host could have also been proclaimed champion with a victory by two goals. The stalemate means Sporting, which holds the head-to-head goal advantage thanks to a 1-0 win earlier this season, only needs to match Benfica's result next weekend. Benfica needs to better Sporting's result. Sporting struck first when Francisco Trincão scored four minutes in. The forward was set up on the edge of the area by Viktor Gyökeres. Muhammed Aktürkoğlu leveled in the 63rd for Benfica. Greek striker Vangelis Pavlidis dribbled past five defenders inside the area before assisting his teammate to knock in the equalizer.
Hamilton Spectator
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Sporting draws at Benfica and the Portuguese league will be decided in the final round
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The Portuguese league will be decided in the final round with Sporting Lisbon and Benfica level on points after the crosstown rivals drew 1-1 in a potentially decisive derby on Saturday. Sporting could have clinched the title with a victory at Benfica, while the host could have also been proclaimed champion with a victory by two goals. The stalemate means Sporting, which holds the head-to-head goal advantage thanks to a 1-0 win earlier this season, only needs to match Benfica's result next weekend. Benfica needs to better Sporting's result. Sporting struck first when Francisco Trincão scored four minutes in. The forward was set up on the edge of the area by Viktor Gyökeres. Muhammed Aktürkoğlu leveled in the 63rd for Benfica. Greek striker Vangelis Pavlidis dribbled past five defenders inside the area before assisting his teammate to knock in the equalizer. Sporting host Guimaraes in the final round next weekend, while Benfica is at Braga. ___ AP soccer:
Winnipeg Free Press
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Sporting draws at Benfica and the Portuguese league will be decided in the final round
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The Portuguese league will be decided in the final round with Sporting Lisbon and Benfica level on points after the crosstown rivals drew 1-1 in a potentially decisive derby on Saturday. Sporting could have clinched the title with a victory at Benfica, while the host could have also been proclaimed champion with a victory by two goals. The stalemate means Sporting, which holds the head-to-head goal advantage thanks to a 1-0 win earlier this season, only needs to match Benfica's result next weekend. Benfica must win and hope Sporting doesn't. Sporting struck first when Francisco Trincão scored four minutes in. The forward was set up on the edge of the area by Viktor Gyökeres. Muhammed Aktürkoğlu leveled in the 63rd for Benfica. Greek striker Vangelis Pavlidis dribbled past five defenders inside the area before assisting his teammate to knock in the equalizer. Sporting host Guimaraes in the final round next weekend, while Benfica is at Braga. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. ___ AP soccer:
Associated Press
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Sporting draws at Benfica and the Portuguese league will be decided in the final round
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The Portuguese league will be decided in the final round with Sporting Lisbon and Benfica level on points after the crosstown rivals drew 1-1 in a potentially decisive derby on Saturday. Sporting could have clinched the title with a victory at Benfica, while the host could have also been proclaimed champion with a victory by two goals. The stalemate means Sporting, which holds the head-to-head goal advantage thanks to a 1-0 win earlier this season, only needs to match Benfica's result next weekend. Benfica must win and hope Sporting doesn't. Sporting struck first when Francisco Trincão scored four minutes in. The forward was set up on the edge of the area by Viktor Gyökeres. Muhammed Aktürkoğlu leveled in the 63rd for Benfica. Greek striker Vangelis Pavlidis dribbled past five defenders inside the area before assisting his teammate to knock in the equalizer. Sporting host Guimaraes in the final round next weekend, while Benfica is at Braga. ___ AP soccer:
The Guardian
23-03-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Nations League roundup: Trincão fires Portugal through to set up Germany semi-final
Francisco Trincão came off the bench to score twice and Cristiano Ronaldo also found the net as Portugal defeated Denmark 5-2 after extra time for a 5-3 aggregate victory that sent them through to the Nations League semi-finals, where they will face Germany. With the Danes leading the tie 1-0 thanks to Rasmus Højlund's goal in Thursday's first leg in Copenhagen, Ronaldo won and then missed an early penalty before Portugal took the lead on the night in the 38th minute thanks to an own goal from the Denmark defender Joachim Andersen. The goal was cancelled out by Rasmus Kristensen's header in the 56th minute, and though Ronaldo gave the home side the lead again with a finish from a tight angle, Christian Eriksen put Denmark back in front on aggregate in the 76th minute. Trincão then took over, scoring in the 86th minute to make it 3-3 on aggregate and force extra time before netting again in the 91st, with Gonçalo Ramos adding Portugal's fifth. Germany squandered a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 against Italy on Sunday to earn a nerve-racking 5-4 aggregate victory and a spot in the Nations League last four. The Germans shot out of the blocks and played their best first half in more than a decade with 16 efforts towards goal, Joshua Kimmich opening their account with a 30th minute penalty. They then caught the Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and the entire defence napping with a quickly taken Kimmich corner for unmarked Jamal Musiala to slot in their second in the 36th minute. Tim Kleindienst added a third on the stroke of half-time. It was a German mistake, however, that launched Italy's comeback and allowed Moise Kean to cut the deficit four minutes after the restart. With the Germans a shadow of their earlier selves, Kean then beat the defender Jonathan Tah in the 69th minute to make it 3-2. Italy drew on the night with Giacomo Raspadori's stoppage-time penalty but could not find another goal to level the tie on aggregate. Evan Ferguson scored his first goal since November as the Republic of Ireland preserved their League B status with a 4-2 aggregate victory over Bulgaria. Sign up to Football Daily Kick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football after newsletter promotion Ferguson, currently on loan at West Ham from Brighton, claimed his fifth senior international goal with 27 minutes remaining before the substitute Adam Idah struck after coming off the bench to secure a 2-1 playoff second-leg win at the Aviva Stadium to go with the one which Ireland returned from Plovdiv with on Thursday. Just as they had done on home soil, the Bulgarians took a first-half lead, this time through the midfielder Valentin Antov, and again they were unable to defend it on a night when, contrary to the Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrímsson's prediction of a no-holds-barred physical battle, they played some fluent and compact football. Bulgaria took the lead when Antov stabbed the ball past Caoimhín Kelleher with his side's first attempt on goal. Ireland equalised after 63 minutes when Ferguson played a beautifully executed one-two with Finn Azaz before lashing the ball into the roof of the net. The home team wrapped up victory with six minutes remaining when Azaz set Mark Sykes away down the left and he turned back inside before clipping the ball to the far post for fellow substitute Adam Idah to volley home.
