Sporting 7:0 Strasbourg — Match Report

Gary RedknappFootball AnalystMATCH REPORT

Silas Andersen scored one and ran the midfield as Sporting demolished Strasbourg 7-0 in a Club Friendly Games rout, setting up a meeting with AS Monaco on 25 July. There was no stage to this fixture, just a thorough dismantling of a side that never laid a glove on their hosts.

The turning point arrived inside four minutes when Issa Doumbia opened the scoring, and after Sergi Altimira doubled the lead on 36 minutes the contest was effectively over. Silas Andersen made it three on 51 minutes, Rodrigo Zalazar added a fourth on 65, and further strikes from Maximiliano Araújo, Geny Catamo and Fotis Ioannidis turned the second half into a procession.

Sporting held 51 percent possession and took six corners to Strasbourg's four, but those narrow numbers flatter the visitors—the run of play was relentlessly one-way. Silas Andersen was the standout with a 9.47 rating from midfield, scoring once and dictating the tempo throughout. CheckLive's model rated Sporting marginally ahead, and the result confirmed that call, though even the model could not have foreseen a seven-goal margin. Sporting now face AS Monaco.

Questions & Answers

What was the final score of Sporting vs Strasbourg?

Sporting 7-0 Strasbourg (Club Friendly Games).

Who scored?

Issa Doumbia (4') for Sporting; Sergi Altimira (36') for Sporting; Silas Andersen (51') for Sporting; Rodrigo Zalazar (65') for Sporting; Maximiliano Araújo (70') for Sporting; Geny Catamo (80') for Sporting; Fotis Ioannidis (84') for Sporting.

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