Sporting Lisbon’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ricky-van-Wolfswinkel-c31131 has heralded his side’s abilities and claimed that they can progress to the latter stages of the European competition.
The Lions hosted a tricky Metalist Kharkiv at Estadio Jose Alvalade for the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final and prevailed thanks to goal each from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marat-Izmailov-c23466 and Emiliano Insua.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniel-c9879 Carrico who launched
the initial attack on goal.
However, things remained level between the two sides as they approached half-time but changed quickly after the break.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-Capel-c11100 showed his footballing intelligence, as he beat several Metalist defenders with his vision and after playing a one-two with Emiliano Insua, laid on a cross for Marat Izmailov, which the Russian could simply not miss.
On the 64rd minute, Sporting upped their advantage, as Insua’s cracker of a finish from a set piece was able to beat Oleksandr Horyainov, allowing the home side to take complete control of the game.
However the Ukrainian giants got one back in injury time, as the brilliant Rui Patricio conceded a penalty, which was eventually converted by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cleiton-Xavier-c9347.
After the game, Dutch forward Ricky van Wolfswinkel commented on the win and revealed that he was confident about securing progression to the next round of the UEFA Europa League.
"We had a great second half but unfortunately we suffered that late goal from a penalty in the end of the game. We'll have to check there and we have the capacity to do so. I am confident we will get a good result and get in to the next round.”
"In the second part really I was really impressed, we imposed speed in the game and we went to 2-0 with any merit. Only we were not ready for that penalty,” the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Utrecht-c39237 man was quoted as saying.
Sporting play the return leg in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032 on the 4th of April, where they will be looking to maintain their hard fought score-line.
Tags: