Football: Besiktas, Sporting Lisbon draw in Istanbul
Sporting forward Ruiz scores the leading goal for his team, while Besiktas winger Gokhan Tore responds in the second half
ANKARA
Turkish club Besiktas drew against their Portuguese opponents Sporting Lisbon, 1-1, in the UEFA Europa League Group H match at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on Thursday.
Sporting Lisbon's Costa Rican forward Bryan Ruiz scored the leading goal for visitors in the 16th minute; however, the home team Besiktas' Turkish winger Gokhan Tore scored the equalizer in the 61st minute.
As of match day two, Lokomotiv Moscow is leading the group with six points. Besiktas is in the second spot with four points. Sporting Lisbon came in third with one point. Albanian Skenderbeu is yet to have any point in Group H.
Group H results:
Besiktas 1-1 Sporting Lisbon
Lokomotiv Moscow 2-0 Skenderbeu