Quadri, Abiodun lift fourth Portuguese Cup with Sporting

Sporting’s trio of Aruna Quadri, Diogo Carvalho and Bode Abiodun checkmated ADC Ponta do Pargo to retain the Portuguese Super Cup for the fourth time in a row.

Sporting were on the losing side away to Borussia Dusseldorf in the ETTU Champions opener but the Portuguese side lined up Quadri, Diogo Carvalho and Abiodun against ADC Ponta do Pargo in the encounter held at the Municipal Pavilion of Nespereira, in Cinfães.

It was a re-energised Quadri who started the onslaught for Sporting with a 7-11, 11-1, 11-9, 11-9 bashing of Énio Mendes, Carvalho increased the lead for Sporting with a convincing 9-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-3 win over Sahed Idowu.

Abiodun completed the rout for Sporting with a 14-12, 11-5, 11-5 victory over Vítor Amorim.

For Quadri, the win serves as a good preparation for this week’s ETTU Champions league tie at home to Czech Republic’s TTC Ostrava.

“We are indeed looking forward to the Champions League match on October 11 at home and we hope that this win will give us the needed motivation to do well against the visiting Czech side,” Quadri said.

“Despite losing the first match away to the defending champion, we are still hopeful that we can make it from the group.

“But I must also admit that we missed the presence of our captain, Joao Monteiro who is yet to recover from the injury he copped before the start of the European Championships in Alicante, Spain.

“I am confidence that we can do well against the visitors when we clash this week in Lisbon.”