Sporting substitutes grab late 2-0 win over stunned Spurs

LISBON: Tottenham Hotspur suffered their first defeat of the season as Sporting snatched a 2-0 home win over Antonio Conte's side in the Champions League on Tuesday (Sep 13) with goals in added time from substitutes Paulinho and Arthur Gomes.

Spurs created the better chances in an open and entertaining match but Sporting striker Paulinho broke the deadlock in the 90th minute with a glancing header from a corner.

Brazilian forward Gomes, who had only come onto the pitch after the goal, made sure of the victory with a superb strike in the second minute of added time, finishing from close range after a breathtaking run into the box.

The victory means Sporting lead Group D with six points, with Tottenham second on three after two games.

"It feels great. Winning like that at the end, after we put in a hard shift, we couldn’t be happier," said Sporting livewire Marcus Edwards, who started out as a trainee at Spurs. "We deserved it. We showed how we can play."

Spurs coach Antonio Conte was unhappy with the way his side collapsed at the end of a tricky encounter.

"For sure we are frustrated because the game was balanced and we tried to win the game in the second half," he said.

"But in the last 10 minutes we can do much better. They score with a corner, then we conceded the second goal after the 90 minutes. It’s a pity, a difficult game for sure."

There was a minute's silence to commemorate the death of Queen Elizabeth II, which led to all matches in the United Kingdom scheduled for last weekend being postponed and leaving Spurs with extra time to prepare for the trip to Portugal.

Tottenham's Richarlison, who scored both goals in last week's 2-0 win over Olympique de Marseille, had the ball in the net late in the first half but his