João de Deus on Sporting B's recent performances

Three home matches and three losses is of course not what João de Deus was looking for from his Sporting B side.

"We are missing chances, that is evident. In the first-half we did well to make the most of the space and we should have built on that. After the break we made some changes and you could see we began to understand what we could do, but a mistake gave away a penalty. After that a bit of anxiety started to show", said the Sporting B coach after Monday's loss to Vizela, continuing: "We are frustrated with the result. A lot of players are having their first few games with their new teammates and you can't build a team is just a couple of months. We are missing a bit of concentration, but that is normal for such young players and mistakes help them grow."

Sporting B stage late comeback but finish up short of taking away points

Sporting slipped to a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Vizela this Monday, on Ledman LigaPro matchday 5. João de Deus made just a single change to his starting 11 for the encounter, switching out Jovane Cabral for Elves.

Team in full: Pedro Silva; David Sualehe, Ivanildo, Guilherme Ramos and Mamma Baldé; Guima, Fábio Martins, Bilel and Elves; Leonardo Ruiz and Ricardo Almeida.

The first 45 minutes were a battling affair, with every inch in the middle of the park fought for tooth and nail. As a result chances were few and far between, with only Fábio Martins' effort on half an hour worthy of note.

Vizela looked happy to sit back in defence and absorb pressure, with even the Sporting keeper pushing out to try and release Mama Baldé and Sualehe into a yard of space down the wings.

Ivanildo Fernandes' first-half performance certainly attracted attention, pulling off a massive interception in the 28th minute when Kukula was preparing to pull the trigger. Ten minutes later he pulled off the same move on Mário Mendonça.

The second-half saw Vizela open up and both sides found a bit of breathing room. A shot from Bilel in the 59th minute finished just inches wide of Pedro Albergaria's posts, but if you don't finish your chances then you are always at risk of conceding and two minute later Vizela took the lead from the penalty spot after an aleged foul from Mama Badé on Filipe Augusto.

Sporting's attacking efforts kept up, but José Ribeiro's side continued to have more than their fair share of luck, this time with Kukula converting on a cross to put the visitors two goals ahead.

João de Deus' side would have been forgiven for letting down their guard, but the Alvalade youngers showed guts and chances followed for Pedro Marques (73'), Guilherme Ramos (78') and Guima (82'). Time after time chances came painfully close, before Leonardo Ruiz finally got one back for Sporting B with a spot kick from 12 yards. However, the goal proved to be too little too late and Sporting B snow slip down to 20th in Ledman LigaPro.

Fábio Martins welcomes international break to give squad time to gel

Fábio Martins took a moment to speak with the press after Sporting B's loss on Monday night, highlighting the importance of giving his team time to gel.

"We are just missing finishing. We have lost three games at home now and we will have to sort that out, but we will make the most of the break in the season now to fix a few things. A lot of new players have come in and we need time", said the 20-year old.