"Sporting v Midtjylland 1-1. Europa League

On 16 February, one of the Europa League football matches took place. Sporting Lisbon and Midtjylland Denmark met.

«Спортинг» — «Мидтьюлланд» — 1:1. Лига Европы

Europa League

"Sporting (Lisbon) - Middtjælland (Denmark) - 1:1 (0:0)
Goals: Sebastian Coates (90+4) - E. Ashour (77)

Warnings: Emiliano Martínez (63), Gustav Isaksen (83), A. Gigovic (86), Sebastian Coates (87), M. Tanlongo (90+3)

In the UEFA Europa League match at the Stadio José Alvalade, the score was 0-0 between Sporting and Midtjylland. There were several substitutions in the match, including the first of the game in the 46th minute when FC Midtjylland replaced V. Andreasen with E. Chilufiu. FC Midtjylland didn't stop there: just over 10 minutes later, in the 59th minute, F. Heiselberg replaced O. Sorensen. In the 63rd minute, E. Martinez was given a yellow card for Midtjylland. Sporting KP then took the lead in substitutions, replacing Artur Gomes with Trinchao in the 65th minute and R. Esgaio with H. Bellerin.

FC Midtjylland continued to move forward, replacing Paulinho with W. Bak Jensen and E. Martinez with E. Ashour in the 67th minute. The substitutions eventually paid dividends as Midtjylland took the lead in the 77th minute thanks to an E. Ashour goal. Sporting CP responded by replacing Paulinho with Yu Cermiti and Matheus Reis with Goncalo Inacio just a minute later. In the 83rd minute, G. Isaksen received a yellow card. A flurry of yellow cards followed in the final stages of the game, with A. Gigovic and G. Isaksen of FC Midtjylland receiving cards in the 86th minute, as well as S. Coates of Sporting in the 87th minute and M. Tanlongo in the 90th minute. The game was finally decided in the 90th minute when Sporting KP equalised thanks to a goal from S. Coates. As a result, the match ended in a 1-1 draw.

In the next round, the following matches await the opponents: Midtjylland vs Sporting, Midtjylland vs Sporting.

Sporting vs Midtjylland match statistics:

Sporting Middtjælland
1 Shots on goal 2
15 Shots 5
6 Blocked kicks 0
6 Kicks from the penalty area 3
9 Kicks from behind the penalty box 2
9 Offences 10
4 Corner 4
3 Offsides 1
72% Possession of the ball 28%
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
1 Safeties by goalkeeper 0
664 Total assists 255
567 Accurate passes 155
85% Accuracy of transmissions 61%
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