Sporting, already in second place, beat Austria’s Sturm Graz 3-0 at home in the sixth and final round of Group D of the Europa League.
Swede Victor Gyöckeres (39 minutes) and Portuguese Gonçalo Inácio (60 and 70) scored the goals for the Lions, who had already secured second place, a place in the playoffs and a place in the round of 16.
The Lions finish Group D in second place with 11 points, three less than Italy’s Atalanta and seven more than Sturm Graz, who were relegated to the Europa Conference League, and Poland’s Rakov.
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Live game
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End of part 2
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End of the game
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90′Corner kick for Sporting.
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90′Edwards sees the ball break.
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88′Paulinho receives a deep pass but shoots poorly and the ball goes wide. Sporting wins with a score of 3, but in some moves showed that they are looking for a fourth.
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86′There are lions singing.
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85′The game was still going on with Edwards holding the ball, dribbling and shooting, but the ball was cleared by his opponent.
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85′A great opportunity for Sporting to increase the difference with a beautiful move. Trincao strikes with his left foot after Paulinho heads in and Sherpen defends.
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83′Tomi Horvath
LeavesStefan Hirlander
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Manpreet Sarkaria
LeavesSzymon Wlodarczyk
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77′Trincao received the ball on the edge of the Sturm Graz penalty area and, with plenty of space, scored with his left foot, but the ball went wide of the goal.
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75′Otar Kiteishvili
LeavesJavier Serrano
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Nuno Santos
LeavesBowl
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75′Stankovic is shown a yellow card for a foul on Essugo, who was holding the ball in the Lions’ attacking midfield.
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70′THIS IS A SPORTS GOAL! Gonzalo Inacio scores twice to make it 3-0. The defender was in the right place and reloaded Coates’ header. The game is over. And what a great evening for Inacio, who only came on after the break.
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70′After a corner from Edwards, Coates appears alone in the center of the penalty area and heads towards the post, but…
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70′There is a corner for Sporting.
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60 minutesTARGET! THIS IS FROM SPORTING! Gonzalo Inacio makes it 2-0. The defender appears near the post and heads in Marcus Edwards’ corner.
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60 minutesI sing for the lions.
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60 minutesPaulinho receives the ball on the edge of the penalty area and shoots low with his left foot, but the ball is deflected by an opponent and goes along the baseline.
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57′Sarkaria hits the free kick very high. The possible danger that could have reached Franco’s goal of Israel had passed.
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57′Seedy Jatta
LeavesWilliam Boving Vic
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56′The match was interrupted due to an injury to Jon Gorenc Stankovic (Storm).
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56′Ricardo Esgayo
LeavesDario Essugo
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53′Then comes the corner for Sporting.
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53′The second half started without much tension, but here was the first shot of this stage. A very active Morita took a shot, but the ball was saved by a defender.
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Beginning of part 2
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IntervalMateus Reis
LeavesGonzalo Inacio
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IntervalMorten Hjulmand
LeavesHidemasa Morita
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IntervalVictor Giokeres
LeavesMarcus Edwards
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45 minutesRicardo Esgaio took the corner to Sturm Graz.
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41′On to the post! He scored some time ago, and Gyokeres has already scored twice. The striker headed towards the post after Paulinho’s cross. Daniel Braganza then failed to reload the ball, although he was in a good position to score.
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39′GOOOOO! This is from Sporting! Giokeres opens accounts. The striker found himself close to the small area, finishing with Matheus Reis’ left foot with great merit. The central defender progressed with the ball, left the opponent behind at speed and provided a quality help to the Swede.
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35 minutesJulmand made another goal attempt. This time the midfielder shot from outside the penalty area, but the ball went wide of the goal.
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34′Now it’s time for a funny moment. The referee was left without a boot after a Sturm Graz player stepped on him. The match had to be stopped for a few seconds.
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28 minutesDavid Schnegg was caught offside during another Sturm Graz attack.
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27 minutesBeautiful defense by Franco Israel! Once again, Sporting found it difficult to play the ball. Lavalais seemed to be the only one who could have made a header, but the Lions goalkeeper was very attentive.
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19 minutesSidi Jatta receives a cross and wins it, but heads straight at Franco Israel.
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17 minutesLavalais takes a corner to Sporting after a lion attack.
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14 minutesSturm Graz made its first throw, which even seemed dangerous. Alexander Prass shoots with his left foot from outside the penalty area, but the ball goes wide.
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11 minutesThe match has already resumed.
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11 minutesThe match was interrupted due to an injury to Sidi Jatta.
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Nuno Santos is close to goal! “Sporting” enters this match in full force. In the first attack, the winger made a beautiful save after Trincao’s pass.
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Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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