Sporting beat Porto 31:25 in derby match of Portuguese handball. The reigning champions overtook position number 1 six matches until the end of regular season. The Spanish playmaker Carlos Ruesga was the TOP scorer of the winning team with 9 goals.
Porto – Sporting 25-31
Porto Hugo Laurentino, Sérgio Morgado; Victor Iturriza (4), Spelic (1), Yoel Morales, Miguel Martins (7), Ángel Hernández (3), Rui Silva (6), Daymaro Salina (2), Jose Carrillo, Diogo Branquinho (1), António Areia, André Gomes, Miguel Alves, Aleksander Spende
Sporting Aljosa Cudic, Matevz Skok; Pedro Valdes (2), Pedro Portela (3), Michal Kopco (1), Bosko Bjelanovic, Cláudio Pedroso (2), Carlos Ruesga (9), Frankis Carol (2), Pedro Solha, Tiago Rocha (2), Carlos Carneiro (2), Francisco Tavares, Edmilson Araújo (2), Ivan Nikcevic (3), Felipe Borges
STANDINGS:
1. Sporting 20 18 1 1 687:488 57
2. Porto 21 17 1 3 641:478 56
3. Benfica 20 17 1 2 613:475 55
4. ABC Braga 21 14 3 4 607:516 52
5. Avanca 21 13 2 6 602:577 49
6. Belenenses 21 12 1 8 567:567 46
7. Madeira 21 11 1 9 594:568 44
8. Aquas Santas 21 10 1 10 571:542 42
9. Boa Hora 21 7 1 13 565:628 36
10. Maia-Ismai 21 6 1 14 515:558 34
11. AC Fafe 21 4 2 15 522:605 31
12. Arsenal 21 4 1 16 495:650 30
13. Xico Andebol 21 2 2 17 517:669 27
14. Sao Bernardo 21 1 2 18 457:632 25
