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29/01/08 Marítimo The teams lined up: Marítimo:
Marcos, Ricardo Esteves, Ediglê, Van der Linden, Luís Olim, João Luiz, Bruno (Tito 88), Mossoró, Djalma, Makukula (Bruno Fogaça 77), Marcinho (Fábio Felício 85) Sporting regained third place in the Liga from Vitória de Guimarães Sunday with a hard-fought 2-0 win over leaders FC Porto. It took just two minutes before the quarter of an hour
was up for Sporting to decide the game: first Vukcevic with a snap shot that went through Hélton's legs, and then Izmailov
heading in from close range after Hélton had parried a cross. Porto had a Lisandro López goal disallowed, a Farias header that hit the bar and a Lucho González effort that was cleared off the line by Anderson Polga, but Sporting, with one of their best performances of the season, deserved the points for their pressing game that nullified key players like Quaresma and Lucho.
The teams lined up: Sporting:
Rui Patrício, Pereirinha, Tonel, Polga, Ronny, Miguel Veloso, Izmailov, João Moutinho, Romagnoli (Farnerud 74), Vukcevic (Gladstone 89), Liedson (Celsinho 85). União de Leiria won their first game of the season (from 17!), beating Académica 3-1 at home. João Paulo
got two of the goals, Laranjeira the other from the spot, while Edgar got a consolation for Os Estudantes in the dying minutes. Paços de Ferreira's Pedrinha missed a penalty
(saved by Beto) just before the break at Leixões and it was the home side that got the points through Roberto in the second half. Marcelinho put Naval in front on 20 minutes at home to
Estrela da Amadora, but Estrela managed a point with an equaliser near time through Moreno. Benfica prevented Vitória de Guimarães
from leapfrogging over them into second place Saturday with a 3-1
win in the north of Portugal. Vitória were a shadow of the team that has got them to the top places and came up against a determined Benfica side that was in front as early as the eighth minute, Paraguayan striker
Cardozo
curling in a superb free-kick from a good 25 metres. Benfica were two-up on 27 minutes when Andrezinho misjudged a through pass on the left that let di Maria in, and the Argentinian's low cross was side-footed in by
Maxi Pereira from close range. Ghilas put Vitória back in the game on the hour, but Cardozo got a second for Benfica in added time. The teams lined up:
Vitória de Guimarães: Nilson, Andrezinho, Sereno, Geromel, Luciano Amaral (Roberto 61), Flávio Meireles, João Alves (Ghilas 46m), Alan, Fajardo (Carlitos 46), Desmarets, Mrdakovic
Sporting Braga and Belenenses drew 1-1 in the opening game of the 17th jornada Friday. It was the visitors who went in front five minutes from half-time, central defender Rolando
following up a Weldon header that had hit the post. Braga were booed off the pitch by their fans at the break but came back a little more focussed and drew level twenty minutes in, Roland Linz
diving to head in from a Wender cross. The teams lined up: Sporting Braga:
Paulo Santos, João Pereira, Paulo Jorge, Contreras, Miguelito, Roberto Brum (César Peixoto 46), Frechaut, Jorginho (João Tomás 58), Vandinho, Wender (Jailson 89), Linz. Sunday's sell-out clássico
between Sporting and FC Porto will be controlled by 365 stewards and 500 police officers, Sporting have announced. After the on-line gambling company BWin, the Liga has a new
sponsor: Sagres, one of the two best selling beers in Portugal (the other is SuperBock). BWin will remain as an official partner. 25/01/08
There are just 5,000 tickets left to sell for Sunday's clássico between Sporting and FC Porto. Alvalade XXI has a capacity of over 50,000.
Vitória de Guimarães climbed to third in the table by beating rivals Vitória de Setúbal 1-0 at Bonfim Monday, but Setúbal are justified in their claims that the Guimarães goal was irregular,
Mrdakovic appearing to be in an offside position before knocking in a fumbled catch from Eduardo on the hour. The teams lined up: Vitória de Setúbal: Eduardo, Janício, Robson, Auri,
Adalto, Elias, Sandro, Ricardo Chaves (Leandro Branco 73), Filipe Gonçalves (Edinho 46), Pitbull, Matheus (Bruno Gama 70). 14/01/08 Sporting The teams lined up: Académica: Pedro Roma, Nuno Piloto, Orlando, Kaká, Vítor Vinha, Pavlovic, Tiero, Paulo Sérgio (Pedro Costa 55), Cris, Lito (Joeano 64), Hélder Barbosa (Ivanildo 74). Boavista
continue to improve and drag their way out of trouble; they are now 10th. They were a goal behind at home to bottom club União de Leiria, ex-Boavisteiro João Paulo netting on 14 minutes. The lead held until 55
minutes when Éder fouled Fary for a second yellow and was sent off. Central defender Marcelão
cracked the free kick low into the bottom right hand corner for his fifth of the season. Two more goals in the last quarter of an hour, from Jorge Ribeiro and Fary, gave Boavista an ultimately comfortable
win. In Sunday's other game, Nacional went to Estrela da Amadora and came away with all three points, a speculative shot from Alonso
from 25 metres fooling Nélson in the Estrela goal. Nacional are ninth, Estrela 11th. FC Porto
shifted up a gear on their recent performances and wiped the floor with an ineffectual Sporting Braga
Saturday. Braga had just two real chances on goal during the whole game, while Porto had many and scored four. Argentinian striker Lisandro López on five minutes and Raul Meireles
on 18 knocked the wind out of Braga early on, and in the last ten minutes, Lisandro got his second (his 13th Liga goal of the season) and compatriot Ernesto Faria, on as sub, got the
fourth, his first of the season. Porto increase the gap on second-placed club Benfica to 11 points and must now be ordering their Champions' sashes, with only half the season gone. It was Manuel Machado's first defeat
in charge of Braga. The teams lined up: FC Porto:
Helton, Bosingwa, Pedro Emanuel, Bruno Alves, Cech, Lucho, Paulo Assunção (Bolatti 85), Raul Meireles, Lisandro (Mariano 83), Adriano (Farías 81), Quaresma The teams lined up: Benfica: Quim, Léo, Petit, Rui Costa, Maxi Pereira, Dí Maria (Freddy Adu 78), Nuno Gomes, Cardozo (Mantorras 73).
An assured Paços de Ferreira got three well-deserved points Friday, beating Marítimo 3-1 at home. Edson
put the 'Castors' in front on eight minutes, Marítimo's best player Massoró equalised on 27 but then Wesley
got two before the break to sew it up. Wesley has scored four in the last two games. Despite the win, Paços remain second from bottom. The teams lined up: Paços De Ferreira:
Peçanha, Mangualde, Rovérsio, Tiago Valente, Chico Silva, Paulo Sousa, Pedrinha, Edson (Renato Queirós 90), Wesley (Filipe Anunciação 81), Cristiano, Furtado (Ricardinho 90). Belenenses and Nacional closed the 15th jornada Monday with a 1-1 draw in Belém. Belenenses were in front on 50 minutes, Roncatto finishing off a cut-back from Weldon, and then they hit the bar through Ruben Amorim before Lipatin equalised on 64, taking advantage of a fumble by Marco from an Alonso cross. Both sides remain mid-table. The teams lined up: Belenenses:
Marco Gonçalves, Cândido Costa, Rolando, Hugo Alcântara, Rodrigo Alvim, Hugo Leal (Gomez 15), Ruben Amorim, Silas (João Paulo 79), José Pedro, Roncatto, Weldon. FC Porto extended their lead over Benfica to nine points and over Sporting to 12 after defeating Naval 1-0 Sunday. Porto did not have to get out of second gear to get past the team from Figueira da Foz, but they only managed the one goal, Lisandro López capitlising on a rare mistake from Taborda on the hour to pass to Paulo Assunção whose lay-off was cracked smartly home by Raul Meireles. The teams lined up: FC Porto:
Helton, Bosingwa, Pedro Emanuel, Bruno Alves, Marek Cech, Lucho Gonzalez, Paulo Assunção, Raul Meireles (Mariano Gonzalez 83), Tarik Sektioui (Adriano 59), Lisandro Lopez, Ricardo Quaresma (Lino 90). Vitória de Guimarães
missed the chance to creep into the top three when they suprisingly went down 4-1 at Estrela da Amdora. It was Miljan
who actually put Vitória in front on 36 minutes, and although the goal was scored from an offside position, it was justice for Vitória's dominance. But Estrela were transformed in the second half, and after
Nuno Viveiros had equalised, Geromel put through his own goal, and then came the collapse, Hélder Cabral and Pedro Pereira
finishing Vitória off. Vitória hit the post not less than five times during the game. Ricardo Esteves was in the spotlight for Marítimo for good and bad reasons. He crossed for Bruno Fogaça
to score on just four minutes, but then scored an own goal to bring Leixões level. And still in the first half, he was sent off for a second yellow card. Gregory
gave Marítimo all three points before Leixões had Paulo Machado and Nuno Silva sent off. Two headers from Wesley were enough to give Paços de Ferreira a 2-1 win over relegation rivals
União de Leiria. João Paulo got União's goal. Leiria are rock bottom on just five points. A ramshackle Benfica
came away from Bonfim with a point Saturday evening. But the highlight of the game was not the goals or the result but a violent disagreement between Benfica's Brazilian central defender Luisão
and his team-mate, the Greek midfielder Katsouranis. On 64 minutes, Katsouranis lost the ball in the opposition's half, Vitória broke and Luisão was forced to foul Edinho and got a yellow card. A shouting match
and pushing and shoving ensued between the two Benfica players, and coach José Antóniuo Camacho wasted no time in substituting them. One of the subs, Pedro Mantorras, gave Benfica the lead after just three
minutes of being on the field, and it looked like Benfica might, despite everything, snatch the points, but tow miunutes from time, Claudio Pitbull lofted a cross to the back post from the right and Edinho
crashed in a header to give Vitória a deserved point. The teams lined up: Vitória de Setúbal:
Eduardo, Janício, Auri, Robson, Adalto, Sandro (Filipe Gonçalves 77), Elias, Ricardo Chaves, Paulo Roberto (Edinho 32), Pitbull, Matheus (Bruno Gama 74).
Playing some of their best football of the season, and with 'keeper Peter Jehle in inspired form, Boavista beat a poor Sporting 2-0. Slack defending from a corner let in Marcelão
to prod in his fourth of the season on 40 minutes, and ten minutes from time, Jorge Ribeiro finished off a slick counter attack after an excellent pass from the right by Zé Kalanga. The teams lined up:
Boavista: Peter Jehle, Gilberto, Ricardo Silva, Marcelão, Bruno Pinheiro, Fleurival, Diakité, Jorge Ribeiro (Pedro Moreira 89), Zé Kalanga, Mateus (Laionel 69), Fary (Rissut 62). Académica and Sporting Braga fought out a ding-dong battle Friday, finishing level at 3-3. Austrian striker Roland Linz put Braga in front on 21 minutes, Hélder Barbosa
equalised just before the break, William Tiero put Académica in front on the hour, Jorginho equalised for Braga almost immediately, Roland Linz
got his second to restore Braga's lead on 70 minutes and Joeano gave Académica a point at the curtain.
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