
Sporting CP vs Bologna, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions LeagueHarder's late goal rescues Sporting in 1-1 draw with Bologna
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Conrad Harder's second-half strike ensured Sporting's progress to the Champions League's playoffs after the Portuguese side secured a 1-1 draw with Bologna on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Tommaso Pobega.
- 3': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Iván Fresneda.
- 4': Sam Beukema (Bologna) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lewis Ferguson with a cross following a corner.
- 4': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Zeno Debast.
- 5': Conrad Harder (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Emil Holm (Bologna).
- 6': Foul by Iván Fresneda (Sporting Lisbon).
- 6': Samuel Iling-Junior (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Bologna).
- 6': Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Foul by Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting Lisbon).
- 10': Delay in match because of an injury Lewis Ferguson (Bologna).
- 10': Substitution, Bologna. Nikola Moro replaces Lewis Ferguson because of an injury.
- 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 11': Foul by Emil Holm (Bologna).
- 11': Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Juan Miranda (Bologna).
- 12': Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt saved. Conrad Harder (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trincão.
- 14': Foul by Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna).
- 14': Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Conrad Harder is caught offside.
- 17': Attempt missed. Conrad Harder (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Daniel Bragança.
- 18': Attempt missed. Tommaso Pobega (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 19': Emil Holm (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Foul by Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting Lisbon).
- 20': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Maximiliano Araújo.
- 21': Attempt missed. Sam Beukema (Bologna) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nikola Moro with a cross following a corner.
- 21': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 0, Bologna 1. Tommaso Pobega (Bologna) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam Beukema following a corner.
- 22': Foul by Emil Holm (Bologna).
- 22': Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Emil Holm (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Attempt missed. Zeno Debast (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
- 25': Foul by Nikola Moro (Bologna).
- 25': Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Sam Beukema (Bologna).
- 25': Zeno Debast (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Nikola Moro (Bologna).
- 26': Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (Bologna).
- 27': Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Delay in match because of an injury Santiago Castro (Bologna).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Foul by Nicolò Casale (Bologna).
- 32': Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Emil Holm (Bologna).
- 32': Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Zeno Debast (Sporting Lisbon).
- 33': Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Attempt missed. Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emil Holm with a cross.
- 34': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon).
- 34': Nikola Moro (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Ousmane Diomande.
- 36': Foul by Samuel Iling-Junior (Bologna).
- 36': Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Emil Holm (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Conrad Harder (Sporting Lisbon).
- 39': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Nicolò Casale.
- 40': Attempt saved. Conrad Harder (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zeno Debast with a through ball.
- 41': Conrad Harder (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Sam Beukema (Bologna).
- 41': Sam Beukema (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Geny Catamo.
- 42': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
- 43': Foul by Zeno Debast (Sporting Lisbon).
- 43': Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Zeno Debast (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Foul by Samuel Iling-Junior (Bologna).
- 44': Iván Fresneda (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Samuel Iling-Junior (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Delay in match because of an injury Iván Fresneda (Sporting Lisbon).
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+1': Foul by Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon).
- 45'+1': Nicolò Casale (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 0, Bologna 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Lisbon 0, Bologna 1.
- 45': Substitution, Bologna. Charalampos Lykogiannis replaces Emil Holm.
- 45': Substitution, Bologna. Martin Erlic replaces Sam Beukema.
- 46': Daniel Bragança (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by Nicolò Casale (Bologna).
- 48': Delay in match because of an injury Zeno Debast (Sporting Lisbon).
- 50': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. João Simões replaces Zeno Debast because of an injury.
- 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51': Attempt missed. Dan Ndoye (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nikola Moro.
- 52': Foul by Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna).
- 52': Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt saved. Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iván Fresneda.
- 53': Attempt saved. Tommaso Pobega (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dan Ndoye.
- 55': Daniel Bragança (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna).
- 56': Foul by Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna).
- 56': João Simões (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Foul by Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon).
- 58': Santiago Castro (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt saved. Iván Fresneda (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 59': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Federico Ravaglia.
- 60': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
- 61': Foul by Iván Fresneda (Sporting Lisbon).
- 61': Samuel Iling-Junior (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Geovany Quenda replaces Daniel Bragança.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Dan Ndoye (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Iling-Junior with a cross.
- 62': Dangerous play by Santiago Castro (Bologna).
- 62': Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting Lisbon).
- 64': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Ousmane Diomande.
- 65': Attempt missed. Dan Ndoye (Bologna) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 66': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by João Simões (Sporting Lisbon).
- 66': João Simões (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Ousmane Diomande.
- 69': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 70': Foul by Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon).
- 70': Martin Erlic (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt missed. Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dan Ndoye.
- 72': Foul by Martin Erlic (Bologna).
- 72': Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Martin Erlic (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Foul by Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon).
- 73': Tommaso Pobega (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Substitution, Bologna. Jens Odgaard replaces Tommaso Pobega.
- 77': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Bologna 1. Conrad Harder (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Simões.
- 79': Substitution, Bologna. Thijs Dallinga replaces Samuel Iling-Junior.
- 80': Attempt missed. Dan Ndoye (Bologna) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Santiago Castro following a fast break.
- 81': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Bologna).
- 81': Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Thijs Dallinga (Bologna).
- 82': Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Conrad Harder (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Martin Erlic (Bologna).
- 85': Foul by Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna).
- 85': Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by João Simões (Sporting Lisbon).
- 85': Nikola Moro (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Conrad Harder (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Foul by Martin Erlic (Bologna).
- 87': Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Matheus Reis replaces Trincão.
- 90': Foul by Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna).
- 90': Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Jens Odgaard (Bologna).
- 90'+1': Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Hand ball by Conrad Harder (Sporting Lisbon).
- 90'+3': Foul by Geovany Quenda (Sporting Lisbon).
- 90'+3': Nikola Moro (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Geovany Quenda (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon).
- 90'+5': Santiago Castro (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Jens Odgaard (Bologna).
- 90'+5': Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 1, Bologna 1.
- 0': Match ends, Sporting Lisbon 1, Bologna 1.
Statistics
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SCP![]() |
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29 | Fouls | 18 |
5 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 1 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
4 | Saves | 1 |
42.9 | Possession | 57.1 |
11 | SHOTS | 9 |
2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.6 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
240 | Accurate Passes | 359 |
316 | Passes | 439 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
18 | Crosses | 11 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
56 | Long Balls | 45 |
21 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
18 | Tackles | 15 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
8 | Interceptions | 12 |
15 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
15 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 37,328
UEFA Champions League Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool | 8 | +12 | 21 |
2 | Barcelona | 8 | +15 | 19 |
3 | Arsenal | 8 | +13 | 19 |
4 | Internazionale | 8 | +10 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Sporting CP (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Franco Israel (GK) |
25 | Gonçalo Inacio |
26 | Ousmane Diomande |
20 | Maximiliano Araújo |
22 | Iván Fresneda |
23 | Daniel Bragança |
6 | Zeno Debast ![]() |
42 | Morten Hjulmand ![]() |
19 | Conrad Harder |
21 | Geny Catamo |
17 | Francisco Trincão |
Bologna (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
34 | Federico Ravaglia (GK) |
15 | Nicolo Casale |
31 | Sam Beukema |
33 | Juan Miranda |
2 | Emil Holm ![]() |
80 | Giovanni Fabbian |
19 | Lewis Ferguson |
18 | Tommaso Pobega |
9 | Santiago Castro |
14 | Samuel Iling-Junior ![]() |
11 | Dan Ndoye |
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