Taiye Taiwo
19:48 GMT 21/12/2019
The DR Congolese winger endured a torrid outing in Portimao as he was sent off before the half-time break
Yannick Bolasie was given marching orders in the first-half as Sporting Lisbon fought back to defeat Portimonense 4-2 on Saturday.
The Everton loanee received yellow cards in the 13th and 45th minutes as Emanuel Ferro’s side were reduced to 10 men before the interval.
🎙 44′ | @YannickBolasie vê o segundo cartão amarelo e é expulso.#PSCSCP | 2-1 | #AllianzCup #DiaDeSporting
— Sporting Clube de Portugal (@Sporting_CP) December 21, 2019
It was Bolasie’s first expulsion since November 2013 when he received a straight red card against Hull City in the Premier League.
The 30-year-old has featured in 17 outings across all competitions for Sporting Lisbon with two goals to his name this campaign.
Sporting’s next fixture is a home game against Porto in the Portuguese top-flight on January 5.
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