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Sparta Praha wins a thrilling match against Red Bull Salzburg
Prague, Czech Republic – Sparta Praha earned a convincing victory over Red Bull Salzburg in the opening match of the UEFA Champions League group stage, with a final score of 3-0. The match, played at the epet ARENA stadium, was a thrilling encounter with chances for both teams, but Sparta Praha proved more clinical in finishing.
Sparta Praha started strong and opened the scoring in the 2nd minute with a goal by K. Kairinen, assisted by L. Haraslin. In the 42nd minute, V. Olatunji extended the lead for the home team with a quality goal, again assisted by F. Panak.
Red Bull Salzburg tried to react in the second half, but the Sparta Praha defense held firm. In the 58th minute, Q. Laci sealed the match with a goal after an assist from V. Olatunji.
Despite the defeat, Red Bull Salzburg had more possession and took more shots, but couldn’t translate their dominance into goals.
The match was marked by the intensity and sportsmanship of both teams, with only one yellow card for L. Gourna-Douath of Red Bull Salzburg in the 72nd minute. The referee for the match was Rade Obrenovič, from Slovenia.
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Substitutions red bull salzburg: at minute 46 M. Diambou came in and J. Mellberg went out., at minute 57 K. Konate came in and M. K. Yeo went out., at minute 57 A. Daghim came in and D. Nene went out., at minute 66 L. Gourna-Douath came in and B. Clark went out., at minute 83 P. Ratkov came in and S. Bajcetic went out.
Substitutions sparta praha: at minute 64 A. Rrahmani came in and V. Olatunji went out., at minute 71 M. Rynes came in and T. Wiesner went out., at minute 71 E. Krasniqi came in and L. Haraslin went out., at minute 84 L. Sadilek came in and Q. Laci went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Sparta Praha
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Red Bull Salzburg
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