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VIDEO: Bruno Cesar collides with post after scoring

For a few brief minutes, Bruno Cesar thought sacrificing his body to score would lead to a result for his side.

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The Sporting Lisbon midfielder put his body on the line to break the deadlock in the 52nd minute of Sunday's Primeira Liga clash between his side and Belenenses. He slid to get to a loose ball just in front of goal, and his momentum took him hip-first into the post immediately after the ball had nestled into the Belenenses net.

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The goal gave Sporting a 1-0 lead, but the visitors stormed back with three unanswered goals to claim the victory.

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