Olympiakos Piraeus vs Sparta Praha 1-0

Olympiakos Piraeus beat Sparta Praha 1-0 in the UEFA Europa League after Armando González struck in the 78th minute. Marcus Pedersen supplied the assist and the late goal settled a tight game in Piraeus.

The first half brought no goals, but Sparta Praha were booked twice before the break, with Jaroslav Zelený cautioned on 29 minutes and Roman Macek on 38. The half-time score was 0-0.

The match stayed level until Olympiakos made changes and found the breakthrough. Armando González, who came on in the 62nd minute, scored on 78 minutes after Marcus Pedersen, who had come on in the 74th minute, set it up. Sparta Praha had made two changes on 67 minutes, while Olympiakos did the same on 74, and those adjustments came before the decisive moment. After the goal, Sparta Praha could not force an equaliser. Olympiakos finished with 60% of the possession, 470 passes to Sparta Praha's 326, 23 shots to 15 and 14 corners to three, while Sparta had the better of the saves, 2-1.

Sparta Praha were shown four yellow cards, with Jaroslav Zelený and Roman Macek booked before the interval, then Ebrima Singhateh on 77 minutes and Martin Suchomel on 80. Olympiakos had two cautions, Jota Silva on 83 minutes and Gelson Martins three minutes into stoppage time. There were no red cards.