Sporting CP vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueSporting overcome Tottenham with two stoppage-time strikes
Tottenham Hotspur conceded two stoppage-time goals to suffer a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Sporting CP in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Manuel Ugarte.
- 2': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Manuel Ugarte.
- 3': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 3': Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 7': Attempt saved. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcus Edwards.
- 7': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
- 10': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Ivan Perisic tries a through ball, but Ben Davies is caught offside.
- 12': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 12': Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 12': Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Pote (Sporting Lisbon).
- 25': Attempt blocked. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 25': Attempt saved. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.
- 26': Attempt missed. Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Porro.
- 30': Attempt saved. Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Richarlison with a headed pass.
- 30': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 32': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 33': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Kane tries a through ball, but Richarlison is caught offside.
- 36': Attempt missed. Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 37': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Eric Dier tries a through ball, but Richarlison is caught offside.
- 40': Foul by Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 40': Pote (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Kane tries a through ball, but Richarlison is caught offside.
- 44': Foul by Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon).
- 44': Ivan Perisic (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon).
- 44': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trincão.
- 45'+2': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
- 45'+3': Foul by Trincão (Sporting Lisbon).
- 45'+3': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Lisbon 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 47': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Gonçalo Inácio tries a through ball, but Marcus Edwards is caught offside.
- 48': Attempt saved. Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Harry Kane with a cross.
- 49': Foul by Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon).
- 49': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt saved. Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Kane with a through ball.
- 49': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Hidemasa Morita.
- 50': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 50': Nuno Santos (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon).
- 52': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 54': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Richarlison.
- 55': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emerson Royal with a cross.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pote.
- 56': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon).
- 58': Attempt missed. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Romero.
- 58': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Nuno Santos.
- 61': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 61': Pote (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Foul by Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon).
- 63': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon).
- 66': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt saved. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Edwards.
- 69': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 70': Attempt missed. Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 71': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Sotirios Alexandropoulos replaces Hidemasa Morita.
- 72': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Son Heung-Min.
- 73': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 73': Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Foul by Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon).
- 75': Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Paulinho replaces Trincão.
- 76': Attempt missed. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski with a cross.
- 77': Foul by Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 77': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Dejan Kulusevski tries a through ball, but Emerson Royal is caught offside.
- 81': Foul by Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 81': Nuno Santos (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Ivan Perisic.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Nuno Santos (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 84': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 84': Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Pote (Sporting Lisbon).
- 90': Attempt saved. Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
- 90': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Pote with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Arthur Gomes replaces Marcus Edwards.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Ricardo Esgaio replaces Nuno Santos.
- 90'+3': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Arthur Gomes (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paulinho.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 0': Match ends, Sporting Lisbon 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
Statistics
 TOT |
SCP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 5 |
| 45.4 | Possession | 54.6 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 383 | Accurate Passes | 491 |
| 455 | Passes | 565 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 22 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 35 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 18 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 11 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 39,899
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 39,899
Line-Ups
Sporting CP (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Adán (GK) |
| 4 | Sebastián Coates |
| 2 | Matheus Reis  |
| 25 | Gonçalo Inacio |
| 5 | Hidemasa Morita |
| 15 | Manuel Ugarte |
| 11 | Nuno Santos |
| 24 | Pedro Porro |
| 10 | Marcus Edwards |
| 28 | Pedro Gonçalves |
| 17 | Francisco Trincão |
Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 15 | Eric Dier |
| 33 | Ben Davies |
| 17 | Cristian Romero |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 5 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 14 | Ivan Perisic |
| 12 | Emerson Royal |
| 10 | Harry Kane |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 9 | Richarlison |
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