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Midfielder scoops II Liga nomination
Francisco Geraldes has been named as the II Liga Player of the Month for November. In the competition promoted by Liga Portugal and Samsung, the Alvalade midfielder tallied 7.46% of the vote.
To win, Francisco Geraldes beat of competition from Gleison (FC Porto B, 6.95%) and Platiny (Feirense, 6.74%).
João de Deus on his side's loss to FC Porto B
Speaking at the final whistle on Monday night, João de Deus accepted that his side's 4-0 defeat was largely deserved, after a forgettable 90 minutes.
"The result was fair, because FC Porto B were the better side. We were punished for what we did here today. We let in early goals with some individual slips. We worked on preparing for this game, but we couldn't stop our opponent on the day", said the Sporting B coach.
Sporting B skipper Sambinha also commented on the influence of defensive errors on the final result: "We made a lot of mistakes and we will need to improve. Now we will focus on the coming match against Guimarães B."
Sporting B slip to defeat on II Liga matchday 21
Sporting B slipped to a 4-0 defeat at the hands of FC Porto B this Monday night, on II Liga match day 21.
The first opportunity of the game came after five minutes, when André Soares controlled well from a cross by Rafa Soares to open the scoring. A largely chanceless spell followed, before FC Porto B doubled their lead in the 21st minute through André Silva. Sporting B fought hard to get back into the encounter before te break and a rocket off a shot from Francisco Geraldes was only denied by a great save from João Costa, before Labyad also came close with a free-kick.
The restart saw FC Porto B effectively sentence Sporting B to defeat, when Ismael Díaz made it three-nil following a corner. Drained and trailing by three, João de Deus' side were largely powerless to react for the rest of the encounter and let in a fourth six minutes after the hour mark through Rafa Soares.
The result sees Sporting B drop to 4th in II Liga, with 35 points.
Sérgio Piscarreta named for II Liga matchday 21
Sérgio Piscarreta, 32, from the Algarve Football Association, has been named to take charge of II Liga matchday 21 between FC Porto B and Sporting B.
Valter Pereira and Rui Cidade will act as linesmen, with Cristiano Pires as the 4th official.
This will be Sérgio Piscarreta's second time in charge of a Sporting B encounter, following the 0-0 draw against Feirense.
FC Porto B-Sporting B will kick off at 19h00 on Monday the 14th of December, in the Jorge Sampaio Municipal Stadium, Vila Nova de Gaia.
Ponde strike secures three points a week ahead of encounter with FC Porto B
Sporting B fought to a battling 1-0 win over Desp. Aves this Wednesday afternoon, II Liga matchday 20.
Just as coach João de Deus had predicted in his pre-match press conference, the match was indeed decided in the detail, particularly by fatigue setting in after the break.
The encounter's opening opportunity belonged to Alexandre Guedes in the 12th minute, triggering a spell of play that saw Sporting B begin to unlock what was always going to be a stubborn Desp. Aves defence. On 25 minutes, Cristian Ponde opened the scoring after making the most of a failed shot by Labyad following some brilliant play by Ryan Gauld down the left. Six minutes before the break Pedró hammered a shot off Pedro Silva's bar, before two completely uncalled for heavy tackles on Podence and Mama Baldé left a blemish on the game, particularly after the horrific injuries picked up earlier in the season by Riquicho and King from similar circumstances.
Desp. Aves looked better in the second-half and came close to an equaliser on several occasions, particularly from deadball situations. However, Sporting B weathered the storm and again took a grip of proceedings going in to the last fifteen minutes. Sacko and Labyad both came close, before Quim tried an effort from range. Desp. Aves did actually have the ball in the back of the net at the death, but the goal was rightly ruled out for offside and Sporting B came away with the narrow win at the final whistle.
João de Deus' pre-match press conference ahead of II Liga matchday 20
João de Deus saw down with the press this Tuesday to share his thoughts on the midweek hosting of Desportivo das Aves, in what he sees as the perfect chance for his side to show what they can do against quality opposition.
“What I hope to do and what the players hope to do is to play as well as we have in our last four matches. Wins help the team grow and only consecutive wins can help the lads develop a winning mentality", explained the Alvalade coach, adding: “They (Desportivo das Aves (have some quality players and some are really gifted individually. It will be a hard game and I think it will be decided in the details, particularly the physical side of things with us having games in midweek."
Tiago Antunes for II Liga matchday 20
Tiago Antunes, 34, from the Coimbra Football Association, has been named to take charge of Sporting B's hosting of Desp. Aves, on II Liga matchday 20.
Pedro Miguel Ribeiro and Paulo Brás will act as linesmen.
This will be the first time Tiago Antunes officiates over a Sporting B encounter this season.
Sporting B-Desp. Aves will get underway at 15h00 on Wednesday the 9th of November, in the CGD Stadium Aurélio Pereira, at the Sporting Academy.
João Pinheiro named for II Liga matchday 19
João Pinheiro, 27, from the Braga Football Association, has been named as the official to take charge of II Liga matchday 19 encounter between Sporting B and Benfica B.
Nélson Moniz and Nuno Eiras will act as linesmen.
Benfica B-Sporting B will get underway at 16h00 on Sunday the 6th of December, in Caixa Futebol Campus, Seixal.
João de Deus and Cristian Ponde on Wednesday's II Liga win
Sporting B claimed yet another II Liga win this Wednesday, this time claiming the scalp of Académico de Viseu
“It was a fair win. We were really strong. We were brilliant at times and our opponent didn't have a chance. We pressured really well and we made it difficult for them", said coach João de Deus at the final whistle.
One of the afternoon's standout performers with two goals, Cristian Ponde dedicated the result to the injured Seejou King: "This was for King. We really wanted to win for him, especially with him in the stands watching us. We started really well and let in an equaliser, but we reacted well. We showed a lot of attitude in the second-half and built up a result."
Sporting B continue in rich II Liga form
Sporting B continued their superb II Liga campaign with another convincing win this Wednesday afternoon, beating Ac. Viseu 4-2 courtesy of some deadly finishing and and speed going forward that translated in to one of João de Deus' side's best showings of the season.
A confusing spell of play right at the off saw Ricardo Janota appear to intercept the ball with his hand outside of the area, but Luís Godinho signaled nothing but a corner. The decision could well have taken the wind out of the Sporting B sails, but that proved to be far from the case as João de Deus' charges smartly went about dominating right across the park. It really did look as if Sporting B were in another league, as Viseu struggled to keep a foothold against an Alvalade side that were clearly determined to claim the three points. It was only a matter of time before the ball was in the back of the net and it was Cristian Ponde who obliged in the 10th minute, slotting from a cross by Mama Baldé. Clear chances for Labyad (16’) and again Ponde (18’) followed, denied only by Ricardo Janota's heroics in the host's goal. In fact, Viseu actually managed to draw level, when Yuri converted after a cross by Carlos Eduardo. The goal did little to change the shape of the afternoon and a couple of minutes later Sporting B restored the lead, courtesy of the pace of Podence and the clinical finishing of Ponde.
The first-half certainly started well for Sporting B, but the second was even better, when Francisco Geraldes unleashed an effort from range that ended up in the top corner. Next to tempt the Viseu goal was a superb bit of play between Labyad and Ryan Gauld, which saw the young Scot try an audacious chip. Despite the one-way action, Viseu pulled back another goal through Bura twenty minutes from time, before Francisco Geraldes rounded off the final score in the dying stages.
