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Sporting vs Heereveen ( 1 - 1 result ) - with video

During the game everything indicated that Sporting would miss the match against Heerenveen.With that, the Lions would lose the opportunity to ensure, first, to qualify for the sixteen-round of League Europe.
Assaid's goal at 47 minutes, threatened to postpone the decision for group D final round, in which Sporting will play against Hertha at his stronghold. Thanks Grimi's goal alredy in added time to celebrate; Sporting-Heerenveen, 1-1, a result that puts the Lions in first place of Group D.

By Lions' coach debut to Europe League, and although Sporting only needing a draw to achieve its objectives, the team entered half-hearted.
First part had no rhythm neither speed and football's emotion was absent from Estádio José Alvalade. The ball circled slowly in handling too complained, and if Sporting had accelerated a little, probably had shake opponent's defensive .


Second half started with the goal from Heerenveen. Assaid got the better to Pedro Silva and scored a good goal.
A bucket of cold water in Alvalade, since Hertha's victory on the field of Ventspils would left lions in an awkward position although they're entered the field in a quite privileged situation.
Sporting was slow to react to the Dutch goal. But when has puted speed to the game has created some danger. At 65 minutes, Liedson almost scored after a cross from Izmailov. Vandenbussche prevented the goal , that could have arisen soon after, with the 'Levezinho'-Liedson, to shoot next. Lions began exchanging the ball with more speed, but even so, not enough.
Papadopoulos almost added a second, at 77 minutes, and the 12,264 spectators in the Jose Alvalade stands shaked. Sporting tried to answer, but time passed and the goal didn't arise.
Finally Grimi scored Sporting needed goal back in added time, but there was no need to suffer until final whistle, because the Lions could (and should) have done better.

Izmailov entered after the break and the Russian, who returned to competition after months out through injury, played Sporting's attack. The player came with a will to change the course of events.

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