Sporting CP made their League Of Champs bow today with a 1-1 away draw against Allanton Miners. The skill disparity between the two teams was notable, and the league newcomers were more than happy to share the points
''Its great to get off the mark so early. If we are to stay in this division we'll need plenty more of these David versus Goliath performances like this''
Sporting have an history with Allanton Minors despite never playing them before today. Sporting's manager was once disparaging off the Miners' 'all youth' approach to team building which led to a public spat between the two managers. When asked if that was extra motivation for today, the coach responded:
''Look, whats happened in the past stays in the past. Have we changed our opinion? Maybe not, but the 3 points was our only motivation today. We only got one point, but we'll take it''