Sporting CP vs Eintracht Frankfurt, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
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Eintracht stage UCL comeback win over Sporting to reach first-ever last-16
Eintracht Frankfurt staged a second-half comeback to beat hosts Sporting 2-1 on Tuesday and qualify for the Champions League round of 16.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Jeremiah St. Juste (Sporting Lisbon).
- 2': Mario Götze (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Pote (Sporting Lisbon).
- 7': Arthur Gomes (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Foul by Kristijan Jakic (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 7': Kristijan Jakic (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 8': Attempt missed. Jeremiah St. Juste (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nuno Santos with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 8': Attempt saved. Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremiah St. Juste.
- 10': Foul by Pote (Sporting Lisbon).
- 10': Mario Götze (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 13': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 13': Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Mario Götze (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 14': Pote (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Sebastián Coates.
- 18': Offside, Eintracht Frankfurt. Luca Pellegrini tries a through ball, but Randal Kolo Muani is caught offside.
- 21': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Pedro Porro tries a through ball, but Paulinho is caught offside.
- 25': Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon).
- 26': Foul by Jesper Lindstrøm (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 26': Jeremiah St. Juste (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Mario Götze (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 26': Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Nuno Santos (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pote.
- 29': Foul by Nuno Santos (Sporting Lisbon).
- 29': Éric Ebimbe (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Nuno Santos.
- 32': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Matheus Reis replaces Nuno Santos because of an injury.
- 33': Offside, Eintracht Frankfurt. Mario Götze tries a through ball, but Luca Pellegrini is caught offside.
- 34': Foul by Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon).
- 34': Jesper Lindstrøm (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Foul by Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon).
- 35': Éric Ebimbe (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Foul by Kristijan Jakic (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 36': Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Eintracht Frankfurt 0. Arthur Gomes (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 43': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Matheus Reis.
- 44': Attempt saved. Tuta (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luca Pellegrini with a cross.
- 45'+1': (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon).
- 45'+2': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': Foul by Mario Götze (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 45'+2': Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 1, Eintracht Frankfurt 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Lisbon 1, Eintracht Frankfurt 0.
- 45': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Sebastian Rode replaces Jesper Lindstrøm.
- 47': Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Pote (Sporting Lisbon).
- 51': Foul by Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 51': Pote (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Éric Ebimbe (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 52': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 53': Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Sebastián Coates.
- 57': Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon).
- 57': Arthur Gomes (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Foul by Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 58': Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Penalty conceded by Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 62': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Eintracht Frankfurt 1. Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 63': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Dário Essugo replaces Manuel Ugarte.
- 63': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Trincão replaces Marcus Edwards.
- 65': Dário Essugo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 68': Attempt blocked. Luca Pellegrini (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Djibril Sow.
- 68': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Dário Essugo.
- 69': Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Foul by Trincão (Sporting Lisbon).
- 69': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Ansgar Knauff replaces Éric Ebimbe.
- 69': Attempt saved. Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Götze with a cross.
- 70': Foul by Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 70': Jeremiah St. Juste (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Eintracht Frankfurt 2. Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ansgar Knauff.
- 74': Foul by Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon).
- 74': Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Attempt missed. Evan Ndicka (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tuta.
- 76': Foul by Kristijan Jakic (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 76': Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Foul by Luca Pellegrini (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 78': Jeremiah St. Juste (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Jovane Cabral replaces Jeremiah St. Juste.
- 80': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Rafael Borré replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
- 81': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Hrvoje Smolcic replaces Kristijan Jakic.
- 81': Hand ball by Mario Götze (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 82': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Tuta.
- 85': Offside, Eintracht Frankfurt. Luca Pellegrini tries a through ball, but Mario Götze is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Luca Pellegrini (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 87': Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Foul by Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon).
- 88': Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Faride Alidou replaces Mario Götze.
- 90'+2': Foul by Pote (Sporting Lisbon).
- 90'+2': Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Hrvoje Smolcic.
- 90'+3': Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Luca Pellegrini (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Matheus Reis following a corner.
- 90'+4': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Daichi Kamada.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 1, Eintracht Frankfurt 2.
- 0': Match ends, Sporting Lisbon 1, Eintracht Frankfurt 2.
Statistics
 SGE |
SCP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 54.1 | Possession | 45.9 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 421 | Accurate Passes | 344 |
| 516 | Passes | 436 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 19 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 21 | Effective Tackles | 20 |
| 31 | Tackles | 31 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 14 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 41,744
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 41,744
Line-Ups
Sporting CP (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Adán (GK) |
| 4 | Sebastián Coates |
| 25 | Gonçalo Inacio  |
| 3 | Jerry St. Juste |
| 28 | Pedro Gonçalves |
| 15 | Manuel Ugarte |
| 11 | Nuno Santos |
| 24 | Pedro Porro |
| 20 | Paulinho |
| 33 | Arthur Gomes |
| 10 | Marcus Edwards |
Eintracht Frankfurt (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Trapp (GK) |
| 6 | Kristijan Jakic |
| 2 | Evan Ndicka |
| 35 | Tuta |
| 15 | Daichi Kamada |
| 8 | Djibril Sow |
| 33 | Luca Pellegrini |
| 26 | Junior Dina Ebimbe |
| 9 | Randal Kolo Muani |
| 27 | Mario Götze |
| 29 | Jesper Lindstrom |
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