UEFA Europa League

Sporting CP vs Skenderbeu Korce, 2015-16 UEFA Europa League, 2015 First Round

· UEFA Europa League
Sporting CP
  • 38': Alberto Aquilani (P)
  • 41': Fredy Montero (P)
  • 64': Matheus Pereira
  • 69': Tobias Figueiredo
  • 77': Matheus Pereira
FT
5 - 1
Skenderbeu Korce
  • Red Card 23': Hamdi Salihi
  • 89': Bajram Jashanica

About

Sporting CP are hosting Skenderbeu Korce at Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 3': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Tefik Osmani.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Jonathan Silva (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alberto Aquilani with a cross.
  • 4': Bruno Paulista (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Esquerdinha (Skenderbeu Korce).
  • 5': Bruno Paulista (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Sabien Lilaj (Skenderbeu Korce).
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Fredy Montero (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alberto Aquilani.
  • 6': Foul by Bakary Nimaga (Skenderbeu Korce).
  • 6': Matheus Pereira (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 8': Foul by Carlos Mané (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 8': Gerhard Progni (Skenderbeu Korce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 9': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Tefik Osmani.
  • 9': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Tefik Osmani.
  • 11': Offside, Skenderbeu Korce. Gerhard Progni tries a through ball, but Hamdi Salihi is caught offside.
  • 12': Carlos Mané (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Foul by Bajram Jashanica (Skenderbeu Korce).
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Alberto Aquilani (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 13': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Renato Arapi.
  • 13': Hamdi Salihi (Skenderbeu Korce) is shown the yellow card.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Carlos Mané (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alberto Aquilani.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Fredy Montero (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. André Martins (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 17': Kristi Vangjeli (Skenderbeu Korce) is shown the yellow card.
  • 18': Foul by Bernard Berisha (Skenderbeu Korce).
  • 18': Matheus Pereira (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Carlos Mané (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Esgaio with a cross.
  • 22': Foul by Matheus Pereira (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 22': Renato Arapi (Skenderbeu Korce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Corner, Skenderbeu Korce. Conceded by Alberto Aquilani.
  • 23': Hand ball by Hamdi Salihi (Skenderbeu Korce).
  • 23': Second yellow card to Hamdi Salihi (Skenderbeu Korce) for hand ball.
  • 25': Esquerdinha (Skenderbeu Korce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Bruno Paulista (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 27': Foul by André Martins (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 27': Sabien Lilaj (Skenderbeu Korce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Carlos Mané (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 31': Sabien Lilaj (Skenderbeu Korce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Bajram Jashanica (Skenderbeu Korce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by André Martins (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 32': Bernard Berisha (Skenderbeu Korce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 32': Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Sabien Lilaj (Skenderbeu Korce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 33': Corner, Skenderbeu Korce. Conceded by Rui Patrício.
  • 36': Foul by Tefik Osmani (Skenderbeu Korce).
  • 36': Matheus Pereira (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Penalty Sporting Lisbon. Fredy Montero draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 36': Penalty conceded by Bajram Jashanica (Skenderbeu Korce) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 38': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Skenderbeu Korce 0. Alberto Aquilani (Sporting Lisbon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 40': Penalty Sporting Lisbon. Fredy Montero draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 40': Penalty conceded by Kristi Vangjeli (Skenderbeu Korce) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 41': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 2, Skenderbeu Korce 0. Fredy Montero (Sporting Lisbon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Carlos Mané (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
  • 45'+1': Esquerdinha (Skenderbeu Korce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 2, Skenderbeu Korce 0.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Sporting Lisbon 5, Skenderbeu Korce 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Lisbon 2, Skenderbeu Korce 0.
  • 47': Bakary Nimaga (Skenderbeu Korce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by André Martins (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 48': Attempt saved. Fredy Montero (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Mané.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Matheus Pereira (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alberto Aquilani.
  • 48': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Orges Shehi.
  • 49': Offside, Skenderbeu Korce. Bernard Berisha tries a through ball, but Hamdi Salihi is caught offside.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Fredy Montero (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Silva with a cross.
  • 50': Bruno Paulista (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by Bakary Nimaga (Skenderbeu Korce).
  • 50': Attempt saved. Bruno Paulista (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Mané.
  • 51': Foul by Gerhard Progni (Skenderbeu Korce).
  • 51': Jonathan Silva (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Gerhard Progni (Skenderbeu Korce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Gerhard Progni (Skenderbeu Korce) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sabien Lilaj with a cross.
  • 53': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Tefik Osmani.
  • 54': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Kristi Vangjeli.
  • 54': Foul by Bernard Berisha (Skenderbeu Korce).
  • 54': Matheus Pereira (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Ewerton (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by André Martins.
  • 56': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Renato Arapi.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Matheus Pereira (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alberto Aquilani.
  • 58': Bernard Berisha (Skenderbeu Korce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Foul by Jonathan Silva (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 58': Offside, Skenderbeu Korce. Gerhard Progni tries a through ball, but Tefik Osmani is caught offside.
  • 59': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Islam Slimani replaces André Martins.
  • 59': Bajram Jashanica (Skenderbeu Korce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Carlos Mané (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Bruno Paulista (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 63': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Sabien Lilaj.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Alberto Aquilani (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Paulista.
  • 64': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Orges Shehi.
  • 64': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 3, Skenderbeu Korce 0. Matheus Pereira (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Silva with a cross.
  • 65': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Gelson Martins replaces Carlos Mané.
  • 66': Bajram Jashanica (Skenderbeu Korce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Gelson Martins (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 67': Substitution, Skenderbeu Korce. Bledi Shkembi replaces Bakary Nimaga.
  • 67': Substitution, Skenderbeu Korce. Liridon Latifi replaces Gerhard Progni.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Gelson Martins (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Islam Slimani.
  • 68': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Orges Shehi.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Matheus Pereira (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Ewerton (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 68': Hand ball by Sabien Lilaj (Skenderbeu Korce).
  • 69': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 4, Skenderbeu Korce 0. Tobias Figueiredo (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Fredy Montero following a set piece situation.
  • 70': Foul by Jonathan Silva (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 70': Liridon Latifi (Skenderbeu Korce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Bruno Paulista (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 71': Sabien Lilaj (Skenderbeu Korce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Fredy Montero (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
  • 72': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. William Carvalho replaces Alberto Aquilani.
  • 73': Bledi Shkembi (Skenderbeu Korce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Bruno Paulista (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 74': Attempt missed. Matheus Pereira (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by William Carvalho.
  • 75': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Gelson Martins tries a through ball, but Islam Slimani is caught offside.
  • 76': Substitution, Skenderbeu Korce. Leonit Abazi replaces Esquerdinha.
  • 76': Foul by Jonathan Silva (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 76': Liridon Latifi (Skenderbeu Korce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Offside, Skenderbeu Korce. Sabien Lilaj tries a through ball, but Leonit Abazi is caught offside.
  • 77': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 5, Skenderbeu Korce 0. Matheus Pereira (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Esgaio with a cross.
  • 80': Offside, Skenderbeu Korce. Renato Arapi tries a through ball, but Bernard Berisha is caught offside.
  • 81': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Renato Arapi.
  • 83': Bernard Berisha (Skenderbeu Korce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Gelson Martins (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Sabien Lilaj (Skenderbeu Korce) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 83': Corner, Skenderbeu Korce. Conceded by Bruno Paulista.
  • 85': Foul by Ewerton (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 85': Liridon Latifi (Skenderbeu Korce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Bruno Paulista (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 86': Foul by Jonathan Silva (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 86': Liridon Latifi (Skenderbeu Korce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Fredy Montero (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
  • 88': Hand ball by Fredy Montero (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 88': William Carvalho (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 89': Corner, Skenderbeu Korce. Conceded by Tobias Figueiredo.
  • 89': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 5, Skenderbeu Korce 1. Bajram Jashanica (Skenderbeu Korce) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Bernard Berisha with a cross following a corner.
  • 90': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Bajram Jashanica.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Ewerton (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fredy Montero with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Hand ball by Fredy Montero (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 5, Skenderbeu Korce 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 21
2 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 13
12 Saves 1
32.7 Possession 67.3
4 SHOTS 29
2 ON GOAL 17
0.5 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
181 Accurate Passes 460
258 Passes 527
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 9
12 Crosses 33
0.2 Cross % 0.3
57 Long Balls 31
15 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.3 Long Balls % 0.8
1 Blocked Shots 5
12 Effective Tackles 15
14 Tackles 17
0.9 Tackle % 0.9
0 Interceptions 0
20 Effective Clearances 3
25 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 20,567

Line-Ups

SCP Sporting CP (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Rui Patrício (GK)
5 Ewerton Almeida
55 Tobias Figueiredo
3 Jonathan Silva
47 Ricardo Esgaio Yellow Card
28 André Martins
6 Alberto Aquilani
30 Bruno Paulista
10 Fredy Montero
36 Carlos Mané
73 Matheus Pereira
Sporting CP Substitutes:
Marcelo Boeck, Naldo , Gelson Martins, William Carvalho, Islam Slimani, João Pereira, Junya Tanaka.

SKE Skenderbeu Korce (4-5-1)

No. Name
1 Orges Shehi (GK)
19 Tefik Osmani
5 Bajram Jashanica
3 Renato Arapi
32 Kristi Vangjeli Yellow Card
8 Bakary Nimaga
88 Sabien Lilaj
30 Francisco Duarte
23 Bernard Berisha
7 Gerhard Progni Yellow Card
14 Hamdi Salihi Yellow Card
Skenderbeu Korce Substitutes:
Leonit Abazi, Ademir, Blendi Shkembi, Erjon Lapanji, Liridon Latifi, Djair, Ventsislav Hristov.

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