UEFA Europa League

SK Sturm Graz vs Sporting CP, 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

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SK Sturm Graz
  • 58': William Bøving
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Sporting CP
  • 76': Viktor Gyökeres
  • 84': Ousmane Diomande

About

SK Sturm Graz are hosting Sporting CP at Merkur Arena, Graz, Austria, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 1': Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by David Affengruber (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
  • 2': Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Bragança with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 4': Corner, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Conceded by Sebastián Coates.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jusuf Gazibegovic.
  • 5': Corner, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Conceded by Antonio Adán.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Manprit Sarkaria (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jon Gorenc Stankovic.
  • 7': Hand ball by Manprit Sarkaria (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
  • 14': Daniel Bragança (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
  • 15': Offside, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Otar Kiteishvili tries a through ball, but Manprit Sarkaria is caught offside.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Morten Hjulmand.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by David Affengruber.
  • 19': Foul by Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 19': Manprit Sarkaria (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Jon Gorenc Stankovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
  • 22': Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 23': Manprit Sarkaria (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Foul by David Affengruber (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
  • 26': Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Foul by David Affengruber (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
  • 28': Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Jusuf Gazibegovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
  • 32': Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Foul by Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
  • 36': Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Attempt missed. William Bøving (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gregory Wüthrich.
  • 39': Foul by Trincão (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 39': Manprit Sarkaria (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Matheus Reis with a cross.
  • 42': Hand ball by Jusuf Gazibegovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
  • 45': Foul by Jusuf Gazibegovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
  • 45': Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Jusuf Gazibegovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0, Sporting Lisbon 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0, Sporting Lisbon 0.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ousmane Diomande.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 47': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Trincão tries a through ball, but Viktor Gyökeres is caught offside.
  • 52': Foul by Manprit Sarkaria (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
  • 52': Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': David Affengruber (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 54': Offside, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. David Affengruber tries a through ball, but Manprit Sarkaria is caught offside.
  • 56': Corner, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Conceded by Matheus Reis.
  • 58': Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Manprit Sarkaria.
  • 58': Goal! SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 1, Sporting Lisbon 0. William Bøving (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Geny Catamo with a cross.
  • 59': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Kjell Scherpen.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 61': Daniel Bragança (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Jon Gorenc Stankovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
  • 62': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Pote replaces Trincão.
  • 62': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Nuno Santos replaces Matheus Reis.
  • 63': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Szymon Wlodarczyk replaces Manprit Sarkaria.
  • 66': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Stefan Hierländer.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastián Coates with a headed pass.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 69': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Tomi Horvat replaces Otar Kiteishvili.
  • 71': Foul by Daniel Bragança (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 71': Tomi Horvat (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Tomi Horvat (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
  • 72': Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 73': William Bøving (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by Gregory Wüthrich (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
  • 74': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ousmane Diomande.
  • 76': Goal! SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 1, Sporting Lisbon 1. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 76': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Hidemasa Morita replaces Morten Hjulmand.
  • 76': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Marcus Edwards replaces Daniel Bragança.
  • 76': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Iván Fresneda replaces Geny Catamo.
  • 78': Foul by Gregory Wüthrich (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
  • 78': Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Jusuf Gazibegovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
  • 83': Nuno Santos (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Goal! SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 1, Sporting Lisbon 2. Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 86': Foul by Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 86': Jon Gorenc Stankovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Tomi Horvat (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jon Gorenc Stankovic.
  • 88': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Bryan Teixeira replaces William Bøving.
  • 88': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Mohammed Fuseini replaces Stefan Hierländer.
  • 88': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Max Johnston replaces Jusuf Gazibegovic.
  • 89': Foul by Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 89': Gregory Wüthrich (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by David Affengruber (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
  • 90': Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': David Affengruber (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 90'+1': Jon Gorenc Stankovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Alexander Prass (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
  • 90'+3': Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 1, Sporting Lisbon 2.
  • 0': Match ends, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 1, Sporting Lisbon 2.
  • 0': Match ends, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 1, Sporting Lisbon 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 18
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 5
61.4 Possession 38.6
13 SHOTS 7
7 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
451 Accurate Passes 243
535 Passes 336
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 2
16 Crosses 11
0.4 Cross % 0.2
69 Long Balls 56
44 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 1
9 Effective Tackles 15
14 Tackles 29
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
5 Interceptions 10
14 Effective Clearances 14
14 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Merkur Arena
Location: Graz, Austria
Attendance: 13,517

Line-Ups

STG SK Sturm Graz (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
1 Kjell Scherpen (GK)
5 Gregory Wüthrich
42 David Affengruber Yellow Card
4 Jon Gorenc Stankovic
44 Amadou Dante
22 Jusuf Gazibegovic Yellow Card
10 Otar Kiteishvili
8 Alexander Prass
25 Stephan Hierländer
11 Manprit Sarkaria
15 William Bøving
SK Sturm Graz Substitutes:
Mohammed Fuseini, Samuel Stückler, Niklas Geyrhofer, Szymon Wlodarczyk, Bryan Teixeira, Dimitri Lavelée, Leon Grgic, Max Johnston, Tomi Horvat, David Schnegg, Henry Obi, Luka Maric.

SCP Sporting CP (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Antonio Adán (GK)
4 Sebastián Coates
25 Gonçalo Inacio
26 Ousmane Diomande
23 Daniel Bragança
42 Morten Hjulmand
2 Matheus Reis
21 Geny Catamo
9 Viktor Gyökeres
20 Paulinho Yellow Card
17 Francisco Trincão
Sporting CP Substitutes:
Diego Callai Silva, Eduardo Quaresma, Nuno Santos, Luís Neto, Ricardo Esgaio, Pedro Gonçalves, Iván Fresneda, Hidemasa Morita, Rodrigo Ribeiro, Dário Essugo, Franco Israel, Marcus Edwards.

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