Sporting CP vs Lask Linz 2-3

LASK Linz came from behind to win 3-2 at Sporting CP, with Luis Suárez's late second goal in the 89th minute sealing a comeback built on three unanswered strikes after the interval.

Sporting CP led in the 5th minute when Suárez scored from the penalty spot for 1-0. Christoph Lang levelled in the 15th minute from Kasper Jorgensen's assist, and the teams were tied 1-1 at half-time.

Sasa Kalajdzic put LASK ahead in the 63rd minute from Robert Ljubicic's pass, then Krystof Danek made it 3-1 in the 68th minute from Samuel Adeniran, who had come on in the 65th minute. Sporting kept pressing and Suárez, who had already opened the scoring from the spot, reduced the gap in the 89th minute to make it 2-3, but LASK held on through the closing minutes and stoppage time.

Sporting had 61% of the ball, 567 passes to LASK's 352 and an xG of 3.18 to 1.14, while they also had more shots, 15 to 11, and more corners, 6 to 4. LASK were sharper on target, with 7 shots on target to Sporting's 4, and they made more saves, 4 to 2, as the home side's 10 fouls were fewer than LASK's 22.

Christoph Lang was booked in the 33rd minute, Sascha Horvath on 45 minutes, and LASK ended with five yellow cards after Sasa Kalajdzic on 72 minutes, Tobias Schützenauer in the 89th minute and Krystof Danek in stoppage time. Sporting's cautions went to Issa Doumbia in the 64th minute and João Simões on 65 minutes.