Sporting CP 4-1 Kairat Almaty
Updated
Sporting CP won: Sporting CP 4-1 Kairat Almaty in the Champions League (Round 1) on Thu, 18 Sept 2025 at Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa. Sporting CP goals: Trincão 44', Trincão 65', Alisson Santos 67', Geovany Quenda 68'. Kairat Almaty goals: Edmilson Filho 86'. Expected goals: 3.81-0.72. Possession: 64-36. Player of the match: Trincão (9.4).
Match report
Sporting CP rout Kairat Almaty 4-1
Sporting CP ran riot against Kairat Almaty 4-1 at Estádio José Alvalade on Thursday 18 September in the Champions League.
Trincão put Sporting CP ahead on 44' (1-0), added another on 65' (2-0), Alisson Santos made it 3-0 on 67', Geovany Quenda made it 4-0 on 68' and Edmilson Filho pulled one back for Kairat Almaty on 86' (4-1).
Sporting CP had 64% of the ball, shots were 21-9 (8-4 on target) and expected goals finished 3.81-0.72. Sporting CP were the better side on chances, too.
Trincão (Sporting CP) was player of the match with a 9.4 rating.
Attendance: 38,696. Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak.
Match stats
| Sporting CP | Kairat Almaty | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 64 | 36 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 3.81 | 0.72 |
| Total shots | 21 | 9 |
| Shots on target | 8 | 4 |
| Touches in opposition box | 42 | 12 |
| Big chances | 5 | 1 |
| Big chances missed | 5 | 1 |
| Accurate passes | 482 (86%) | 240 (75%) |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 2 |
| Corners | 8 | 3 |
| Total shots | 21 | 9 |
| Shots off target | 8 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 8 | 4 |
| Blocked shots | 5 | 3 |
| Hit woodwork | 2 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 13 | 4 |
Lineups
Sporting CP (4-2-3-1): João Virgínia, Iván Fresneda, Eduardo Quaresma, Gonçalo Inácio, Maxi Araújo, Morten Hjulmand, Giorgi Kochorashvili, Geovany Quenda, Trincão, Pote, Luis Suárez
Kairat Almaty (4-2-3-1): Sherhan Kalmurza, Erkin Tapalov, Aleksandr Martynovich, Egor Sorokin, Luís Mata, Damir Kasabulat, Ofri Arad, Aleksandr Mrynskiy, Jorginho, Valeri Gromyko, Dastan Satpaev
Key events
- 4' · Yellow card · Giorgi Kochorashvili (Sporting CP)
- 31' · Yellow card · Luis Suárez (Sporting CP)
- 39' · Yellow card · Jorginho (Kairat Almaty)
- 44' · Goal · Trincão (Sporting CP)
- 61' · Substitution · Alisson Santos for Pote (Sporting CP)
- 61' · Substitution · Hidemasa Morita for Giorgi Kochorashvili (Sporting CP)
- 61' · Substitution · Fotis Ioannidis for Luis Suárez (Sporting CP)
- 65' · Substitution · Matheus for Maxi Araújo (Sporting CP)
- 65' · Goal · Trincão (Sporting CP)
- 67' · Goal · Alisson Santos (Sporting CP)
- 68' · Goal · Geovany Quenda (Sporting CP)
- 68' · Yellow card · Geovany Quenda (Sporting CP)
- 70' · Substitution · Zeno Debast for Morten Hjulmand (Sporting CP)
- 70' · Substitution · Edmilson Filho for Ofri Arad (Kairat Almaty)
- 70' · Substitution · Jug Stanojev for Erkin Tapalov (Kairat Almaty)
- 75' · Substitution · Adilet Sadybekov for Damir Kasabulat (Kairat Almaty)
- 78' · Yellow card · Zeno Debast (Sporting CP)
- 81' · Substitution · Ricardinho for Aleksandr Mrynskiy (Kairat Almaty)
- 81' · Substitution · Lev Kurgin for Luís Mata (Kairat Almaty)
- 86' · Goal · Edmilson Filho (Kairat Almaty)
- 90'+2 · Yellow card · Dastan Satpaev (Kairat Almaty)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Sporting CP vs Kairat Almaty?
Sporting CP won, 4-1 (Champions League) on Thu, 18 Sept 2025.
When and where is Sporting CP vs Kairat Almaty?
Thu, 18 Sept 2025, 19:00 UTC at Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa, Champions League.