"They were dispossessed while trying to play out from the back and Morten Hjulmand slipped the ball into Pote, who found the bottom-right corner. But Jose Mourinho's side needed just 15 minutes to respond, though Sudakov almost made a mess of his finish. Amar Dedic flashed a low centre across the face of the goal, and Sudakov initially landed on the ball before twisting his body and finding the back of the net."
"Benfica were then on top in the second half as Sporting were unable to register a single shot after the break. However, Rui Silva seemed determined to secure a point for his side as he denied attempts from both Vangelis Pavlidis and Fredrik Aursnes. The home side continued to push, but any hope of a winner disappeared when Gianluca Prestianni was shown a straight red card in the second minute of stoppage time for a reckless challenge on Geny Catamo."
Sporting opened the scoring after 12 minutes when Benfica were dispossessed playing out from the back and Morten Hjulmand fed Pote, who finished into the bottom-right corner. Benfica levelled when Amar Dedic's low centre allowed Heorhii Sudakov to twist and score. Benfica dominated the second half and produced 1.37 expected goals from ten shots, while Sporting managed 0.5 xG from five attempts. Rui Silva made key saves to preserve Sporting's point. A stoppage-time straight red card for Gianluca Prestianni ended Benfica's late hopes. Mourinho remained unbeaten against Sporting, with four wins and three draws.
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