Alioune Ndoye opens Vitória SC account with first Liga Portugal goal

Senegal striker Alioune Ndoye scored his first goal of the season for Vitória SC as they push jin88bet.one jin88bet.one ed Sporting CP hard before eventually losing 3-2 in the Portuguese Liga.

Ndoye’s 69th-minute header at S ak168app.baby ak168app.baby porting’s Alvalade Stadium gave Vitória renewed hope after they had fallen three goals behind, but the visitors could not complete the com ak168app.club eback.

The goal was an encouraging ak168app.club start to the campaign for the 24-year-old forward, who scored only twice in 24 ks168app.site ks168app.site Portuguese league appearances during his first season with Vitória.

Having featured in just the second league game of the new campaign, Ndoye has already matched half of his goal ic88 ic88 total from last season.

Vitória faced a difficult opening period in Lisbon and went into the second half 3-0 ic88 down. But the visitors responded strongly after the break, scoring twice in three ic88 minutes to turn a comfortable Sporting advantage into a tense finish ic88 .

Samu Silva began the comeback in the 66th minute before Ndoye ic88 pulled Vitória within one goal.

The Senegalese forward’s goal came from a cross delivered by Tony Strata from the right. Ndoye rose abov ic88 e the Sporting ic88 defence and directed his header into the net, giving the hosts little chanc lr88 e of stopping the effort.

The go lr88 al transformed the mood of the game, with Vitória suddenly applying pressure and threatening lr88 to complete a remarkable com lr88 eback.

They were unable to find the equaliser, however, as Sporting survived the late pressure to secure all three points.

For Ndoye, the strike offered a positive lr88 individual moment despite another difficult r lr88 esult for Vitória, who have now suffered two defeats from their opening two lr88 lr88 league matches.

His contribution could nevertheless prove important as the club looks to improve its attacking output during the season.

Ndoye arrived in Portugal after gai op88 ning experience in Latvia and Switzerland.

H op88 si88 is spell in Switzerland with Servette FC proved particularly produc si88 tive after he joined the club on loan in January 2025.

He scored six goals in 15 Swiss league appearances, finishing the campaign as Servette’s fourth-highe 88v st scorer.

That spell helped revive his career and ev 88v entually led to his permanent move to Vitória SC.

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