Lask Linz vs Liverpool 3-6

Liverpool took control early and never gave it back, with Bradley Barcola’s hat-trick before the break setting up a 6-3 win over Lask Linz at Raiffeisen Arena.

Ronald Araujo opened the scoring in the 22nd minute from Konstantinos Tsimikas’ assist to make it 1-0, Barcola doubled the lead two minutes later after Lewis Koumas’ pass, and Barcola scored again in the 37th minute from Florian Wirtz to make it 3-0. That left Lask Linz 0-3 Liverpool at half-time.

Liverpool added a fourth through Jeremie Frimpong on 51 minutes, assisted by Tsimikas, then Lask Linz reduced the gap in the 63rd minute when Robert Ljubicic, who came on in the 62nd minute, scored from Yvan Dibango’s assist to make it 4-1. Barcola then made it 5-1 in the 66th minute with Frimpong providing the pass before Lewis Koumas made it 6-1 on 72 minutes from Frimpong’s assist. Lask Linz replied twice through Florian Flecker, who had come on in the 45th minute, with goals on 74 and 77 minutes, both from Dibango, to leave it 6-3. Liverpool made two changes on 62 minutes and two more on 85 minutes, while Lask Linz also made two changes on 71 minutes.

The numbers pointed to Liverpool having more of the ball, with 64% possession, 573 passes and 11 corners to Lask Linz’s 36%, 310 passes and 3 corners. Liverpool also had more shots, 26 to 12, and more on target, 9 to 4, with xG of 3.36 against 2.06. Lask Linz had 7 fouls to Liverpool’s 4, and the visitors made 1 save to Lask Linz’s 2.

Daniel Elfadli was booked for Lask Linz in the 80th minute. There were no red cards.