Football: Sporting Lisbon beat Besiktas in Europa League
Group H game ends 3-1 in Lisbon; Portuguese team move on to the last 32
Ankara
ANKARA
Turkish club Besiktas lost 3-1 in an away game against Portuguese opponents Sporting Lisbon in their last Europa League Group stage game at Jose Alvalade Stadium on Thursday.
Thursday's defeat cost the Istanbul club a spot in the last 32, while Sporting Lisbon advanced, having finished second of Group H with 10 points.
Besiktas's Mario Gomez scored the first goal in the 58th minute, but Sporting Lisbon's Islam Slimani equalized in the 67th minute.
The third and fourth goals of the game came shortly thereafter in the 72nd and 78th minutes, and were scored by Bryan Ruiz and Teofilo Gutierrez respectively.
In the other Group H game tonight, Lokomotiv Moskva won 3-0 in an away game against Albania's Skenderbeu.
The Russian team also advanced to the last 32, having finished first with 11 points.
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