FINISHED ! Lille quietly wins against Sturm Graz!
A more than deserved success! The Northerners controlled this match from start to finish and barely trembled. The hardest part is done and we will have to manage in Lille next week.
Hierlander tries to save honor but fails
The Austrian had a little success on a shot from one of his teammates and inherited the ball at the entrance to the area, but he crossed his attempt too far.
Three minutes of added time
We will play three additional minutes in this game.
LOSC manages this end of the meeting
The Northerners were not worried by the Austrians and even continued to obtain opportunities. Sturm Graz was stunned.
Final change for Lille
Ichem Ferrah replaces Angel Gomes.
Chevalier’s stop!
Bouaddi wants to mystify his opponent with a body feint in front of his area but he slips on the ball. Wlodarczyk was quickly found but his left shot was repelled by the LOSC goalkeeper.
Last change for Sturm Graz
Johnston replaces Horvat for this last quarter of an hour.
Sortie de Zhegrova
Bazie replaces Zhegrova, who therefore scored a fantastic goal.
Yellow card for Bouaddi
Lille is late for an aerial duel.
OHHHHH THAT BUT FROM ZHEGROVA!!!
GORGEOUS ! On a corner on the right side played with two players, Zhegrova decides to try her luck and unleashes a superb shot from the left, which deceives Jaros. The Czech goalkeeper had not anticipated and was therefore a little too advanced. 0-3!
First card of the match
Wuthrich, behind Santos, receives the first yellow card of the match.
Three changes also on the Austrian side
Hierlander, Camara and Wlodarczyk replace Lavalée, Bireth and Kiteishvili.
Triple change for LOSC
David, Ismaily and Haraldsson give way to Yazici, Cabella and Gudmunsson.
The Sturm Graz bar!
Kiteishvili’s number, who gets back on his right foot and curls a marvel of ball which ends on the bar. Chevalier was beaten and behind, the Georgian’s teammate was unable to get on target.
David close to the hat-trick!
Another big opportunity for the Canadian! Santos crosses hard from the right and the Austrian defense completely misses. Which leaves David in an ideal position to score a hat-trick, but he perhaps makes the wrong choice and stumbles upon Jaros.
DAAAAAAVID !! 0-2!
Haraldsson combines with Gomes and unleashes a big shot from 20 meters which smashes the crossbar. David followed and doubled the lead into the empty goal!
OH THE 0-2 BALL FOR DAVID!!
The Canadian, who had gone to the edge of offside, presented himself alone against Jaros and tried to cross his shot, but the Czech goalkeeper pushed back! Very big opportunity to take a break!
The festival of Angel Gomes!
The English attacking midfielder wanders to the left of the area, but his solo act is repelled by the defense!
HERE WE GO AGAIN !
Lille starts this second period.
IT’S THE BREAK ! LOSC leads at half-time
A first serious act on the part of Lille. If we can emphasize Bouaddi’s good game, we can also highlight Zhegrova’s average half-time, messy in his dribbling, and little effort on his passes. Even towards his defense.
Two minutes of added time
Enough to score a second goal?
Entrance to Boving
The Dane therefore replaces Sarkaria, injured and out with an ice pack on his ankle.
Sarkaria appears to have injured himself
The striker seems to have hurt himself on his big chance and will give up his place.
THE KNIGHT’S PARADE!
Good movement from Sturm Graz on the left and a retreating cross finds Sarkaria, who manages to place the tip of his foot. But Chevalier puts his foot down to prevent the Austrian equalizer. Passivity in the northern defense!
WHAT A RESCUE OF JAROS!!
Sublime cross from Santos from the right, which lobbed everyone except Haraldsson, who just had to push the ball with his head… Except that Jaros came back from nowhere and took out the Icelandic’s attempt. What an opportunity for LOSC!
DAVID OPENS THE SCORE!!!!
Benjamin André directs towards Santos, on the right, who sends a superb through ball towards Bouaddi. The Mastiff skilfully projected himself into the area and moved back towards David, who calmly finished with the flat of his foot.
The Lille counter but Zhegrova is missed!
The Mastiffs project themselves into transition and Haraldsson even rewards us with a small bridge before shifting Zhegrova to the right. The Kosovar gets back on his left foot but misses his shot, blocked by the hand of a defender, sufficiently glued to the body not to call a penalty according to the referee.
Sturm Graz has been showing up for a few minutes!
The locals finally manage to cross the halfway line and approach Chevalier’s goal. The latter even has to impose himself with authority on a corner to seize the ball and relieve his defense. Be careful not to fall asleep.
Oh David’s sudden strike!
The ball returned to the Canadian at the edge of the area, which inspired him to volley, which passed just above the Sturm Graz cage. It was beautiful and spontaneous!
Good start from Bouaddi
The 16-year-old northerner succeeds in his match and stands out for his role as conductor in the middle. And he even allows himself some defensive interventions on the rare Austrian counterattacks.
Nearly 80% Lille possession
LOSC completely confiscated the ball and showed 76% possession after a quarter of an hour of play.
It’s hard for Sturm Graz
The premises are, for the moment, well organized in defense and are compact. As soon as they have the ball, the Austrians cannot chain three passes forward.
A fairly mediocre lawn
The Northerners confiscated the ball in the Sturm Graz camp and rotated the ball on a pitch in fairly poor condition. Fortunately, it’s not raining.
Corner for LOSC!
The Mastiffs systematically pass from the left and obtain a first corner. But the local defense manages to break free.
Have a good first foray into Lille!
Nice combination between Gomes and Ismaily but the full-back loses his control in the area and the ball goes 6 meters. The Portuguese midfielder could almost have tried his luck near the surface!
LET’S GO !!
The Austrians kick off!
An important first round
LOSC inherited a rather lenient draw for this round of 16 and can have good hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals of this C4. It would be the first time in their history that the Mastiffs had reached this far in a European Cup.
Sturm Graz in 3-5-2
Easy winners of Wolfsberg (4-0) on Sunday, the Austrians will be almost aligned in the same composition. Only change: the tenure of Grégory Wuthrich, suspended this weekend, in place of Alexander Prass.
Sturm Graz (3-5-2) : Jaros – Affengruber, Wuthrich, Lavalée – Gazibegovic, Horvat, Stankovic, Kiteishvili, Schnegg – Sarkaria, Biereth.
The LOSC line-up with the young Ayyoub Bouaddi
Some changes for Fonseca compared to the victory in Reims last Saturday (0-1). Alexsandro and Ismaily enter the eleven, just like young Bouaddi. Yazici and Cabella are on the bench!
LOSC (4-2-3-1): Knight – Thiago Santos, Yoro, Alexsandro, Ismaily – Andrew, Bouaddi – Zhegrova, Gomes – Haraldsson – David
The importance of Cabella
Paulo Fonseca affirmed his confidence in him
Hello everyone and welcome to this live Conference League
The only French representative in the Europa Conference League, Lille travels to Graz this Thursday for their C4 round of 16 first leg against SK Sturm Graz. The match starts at 6:45 p.m.
In Ligue 1, Losc takes advantage of the missteps of its competitors to appear as a real contender for the podium, despite sometimes up-and-down results: after its defeat against Toulouse, Lille was able to bounce back by winning in Reims on Last weekend. Lille will face Stade Rennais on Sunday.
Sturm Graz-Lille, match broadcast on TV on RMC Sport 1 exclusively, to also follow on the radio on RMC, on the website and on the RMC Sport app.