On Sunday, Sporting won the Men's Volleyball Cup in Portugal.
In the final match, the team coached by João Coelho defeated Fonte Bastardo, in five sets (3-2), at the Viana do Castelo Cultural Center stadium, in a match that lasted about two and a half hours and ended with a decision in an exciting match. The “Black Match” was won by the Green and White with a score of 22-20.
The Lions won the first set 25-16, in the most lopsided part of the entire match.
In the second group, the Azoreans, led by coach Nuno Abrantes, responded and tied in the final with a score of 20-25.
Sporting returned to the lead by winning the third set 25-22, but Fonte Bastardo forced the “Lions” by winning the fourth set with the same numbers as the second: 20-25.
After beating Benfica in the semi-final, making this the first final without the Reds since the 2013/14 season (the time when Castelo da Maia beat Fonte do Bastardo), Sporting ended up winning the title, winning the fifth and decisive set.
In a very balanced match, Sporting ended up winning their sixth match point, winning the decisive part with a score of 22-20, after failing to settle the final 14-13, 15-14, 18-17, 19-18 and 19-18. On 20-19. Fonte Bastardo also took two match points (15-16 and 16-17), but failed to reach his second cup title, after 2013.
This is the fifth Portuguese Volleyball Cup won by Sporting, after victories in 2021, 1995, 1993 and 1991.
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