Sparta Praha vs Lillestrom 1-1

Sparta Praha were held to a 1-1 draw by Lillestrom at Stadion Letná after Thomas Lehne Olsen equalised in stoppage time to cancel out Josimar Alcocer’s second-half opener.

The first half ended goalless. Sparta Praha had already seen Martin Suchomel, Ebrima Singhateh and Lillestrom’s Gustav Kjolstad Nyheim booked before the break, and Singhateh was replaced by Alcocer on 45 minutes. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Alcocer, who had come on at the interval, put Sparta Praha ahead in the 56th minute from Jonatan Braut Brunes’s assist. Sparta Praha then made three changes on 61 minutes, while Lillestrom made two changes on 65 minutes and another two on 73 minutes. Lillestrom’s equaliser arrived three minutes into stoppage time, when Thomas Lehne Olsen, who had come on in the 65th minute, scored from Gustav Nordh’s assist to make it 1-1.

Sparta Praha had 52% of the possession and 412 passes to Lillestrom’s 389. They also had more shots, 15 to 6, more shots on target, 8 to 2, and more corners, 6 to 1, while the xG was 1.05 to 0.8. Lillestrom’s goalkeeper made 6 saves, and Sparta Praha made 1.

Sparta Praha finished with three yellow cards, to Lillestrom’s two. Martin Suchomel, Ebrima Singhateh and Roman Macek were booked for the home side, while Gustav Kjolstad Nyheim and Henrik Molvaer Melland were booked for Lillestrom. There were no red cards.