Sparta Prague vs Brest, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
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UCL surprise package Brest beat Sparta Prague
Brest secured a 2-1 victory at Sparta Prague in their Champions League clash on Wednesday, with a first-half goal from Edimilson Fernandes and a late own goal from Sparta in the second half sealing the win for the French side.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Offside, Sparta Prague. Victor Olatunji is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by Kaan Kairinen (Sparta Prague).
- 8': Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Brendan Chardonnet (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague).
- 13': Attempt saved. Ludovic Ajorque (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 13': Foul by Ludovic Ajorque (Brest).
- 13': Peter Vindahl (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest).
- 15': Qazim Laçi (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Jakub Pesek (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Matej Rynes with a cross.
- 16': Foul by Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague).
- 16': Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Kamory Doumbia (Brest).
- 18': Martin Vitík (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Offside, Sparta Prague. Albion Rrahmani is caught offside.
- 23': Ludovic Ajorque (Brest) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 23': Ludovic Ajorque (Brest) is shown the yellow card.
- 24': Foul by Edimilson Fernandes (Brest).
- 24': Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Matej Rynes (Sparta Prague) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 26': Attempt missed. Ludovic Ajorque (Brest) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Massadio Haïdara.
- 32': Attempt missed. Ludovic Ajorque (Brest) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Edimilson Fernandes with a cross.
- 34': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Tomás Wiesner.
- 35': Attempt saved. Kamory Doumbia (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kenny Lala.
- 36': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Filip Panák.
- 37': Goal! Sparta Prague 0, Brest 1. Edimilson Fernandes (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 39': Foul by Jakub Pesek (Sparta Prague).
- 39': Massadio Haïdara (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Offside, Brest. Mama Baldé is caught offside.
- 41': Foul by Ludovic Ajorque (Brest).
- 41': Martin Vitík (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Edimilson Fernandes (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague).
- 44': Filip Panák (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Mama Baldé (Brest).
- 44': Brendan Chardonnet (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague).
- 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
- 45': First Half ends, Sparta Prague 0, Brest 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sparta Prague 0, Brest 1.
- 47': Attempt missed. Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 51': Delay in match because of an injury Filip Panák (Sparta Prague).
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Offside, Brest. Ludovic Ajorque is caught offside.
- 55': Attempt missed. Ludovic Ajorque (Brest) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kamory Doumbia with a headed pass.
- 56': Offside, Sparta Prague. Albion Rrahmani is caught offside.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Mahdi Camara (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ludovic Ajorque.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Edimilson Fernandes (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Corner, Sparta Prague. Conceded by Brendan Chardonnet.
- 63': Delay in match because of an injury Albion Rrahmani (Sparta Prague).
- 64': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Krystof Danek replaces Albion Rrahmani because of an injury.
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Attempt missed. Mahdi Camara (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ludovic Ajorque.
- 66': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Elias Cobbaut.
- 68': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Filip Panák.
- 68': Attempt saved. Edimilson Fernandes (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 69': Foul by Matej Rynes (Sparta Prague).
- 69': Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Matej Rynes (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest).
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Corner, Sparta Prague. Conceded by Kenny Lala.
- 74': Substitution, Brest. Mathias Pereira Lage replaces Mama Baldé.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Mahdi Camara (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ludovic Ajorque.
- 75': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Filip Panák.
- 76': Attempt saved. Kamory Doumbia (Brest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mahdi Camara with a cross.
- 77': Attempt saved. Ludovic Ajorque (Brest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou.
- 78': Attempt missed. Ludovic Ajorque (Brest) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kamory Doumbia.
- 78': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Indrit Tuci replaces Jakub Pesek.
- 78': Corner, Sparta Prague. Conceded by Kenny Lala.
- 79': Own Goal by Kaan Kairinen, Sparta Prague. Sparta Prague 0, Brest 2.
- 80': Substitution, Brest. Ibrahim Salah replaces Kamory Doumbia.
- 81': Substitution, Brest. Hugo Magnetti replaces Edimilson Fernandes.
- 81': Substitution, Brest. Jonas Martin replaces Mahdi Camara.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Hugo Magnetti (Brest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahim Salah.
- 82': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Elias Cobbaut.
- 83': Attempt missed. Kenny Lala (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 85': Foul by Martin Vitík (Sparta Prague).
- 85': Massadio Haïdara (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Martin Suchomel replaces Qazim Laçi.
- 85': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Lukás Sadílek replaces Matej Rynes.
- 85': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Markus Solbakken replaces Kaan Kairinen.
- 86': Attempt saved. Mathias Pereira Lage (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Peter Vindahl.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Filip Panák (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague).
- 90'+1': Kenny Lala (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Goal! Sparta Prague 1, Brest 2. Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lukás Sadílek.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Martin Vitík (Sparta Prague) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tomás Wiesner with a cross.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sparta Prague 1, Brest 2.
- 0': Match ends, Sparta Prague 1, Brest 2.
Statistics
 BRE |
SPP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Saves | 6 |
| 49.9 | Possession | 50.1 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 296 | Accurate Passes | 286 |
| 404 | Passes | 404 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 19 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 77 | Long Balls | 73 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 23 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 27 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Generali-Arena
Location: Wien, Austria
Attendance: 18,033
Venue: Generali-Arena
Location: Wien, Austria
Attendance: 18,033
UEFA Champions League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 4 | +9 | 12 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 4 | +7 | 10 |
| 3 | AS Monaco | 4 | +6 | 10 |
| 4 | Brest | 4 | +6 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Sparta Prague (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Vindahl Jensen (GK) |
| 27 | Filip Panak |
| 33 | Elias Cobbaut |
| 41 | Martin Vitík |
| 6 | Kaan Kairinen |
| 20 | Qazim Laçi |
| 32 | Matej Rynes  |
| 28 | Tomas Wiesner |
| 7 | Victor Olatunji |
| 10 | Albion Rrahmani |
| 21 | Jakub Pesek |
Brest (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Marco Bizot (GK) |
| 44 | Soumaila Coulibaly |
| 5 | Brendan Chardonnet |
| 22 | Massadio Haidara |
| 7 | Kenny Lala |
| 20 | Pierre Lees-Melou |
| 6 | Edimilson Fernandes |
| 45 | Mahdi Camara |
| 19 | Ludovic Ajorque |
| 9 | Kamory Doumbia |
| 14 | Mama Baldé |
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