Match report

Sporting CP Defeats Kairat Almaty 4-1 in UEFA Champions League

Sporting CP
Sporting CP
4–1
FT
Kairat Almaty
Kairat Almaty
Sep 18, 2025

Sporting CP utterly dominated Kairat Almaty with a convincing 4-1 win in their UEFA Champions League encounter, thanks to a flurry of goals within minutes and strong team effort. Trincao was the standout performer scoring twice for Sporting CP.

Key Facts

  • • Sporting CP's Trincao scored two goals at 44' and 65'.
  • • Alisson Santos netted a goal from G. Quenda’s assist at 67'.
  • • G. Quenda also found the back of the net at 68'.
  • • Edmilson Santos conceded Kairat Almaty's consolation goal at 86'.

Lineups

Sporting CP

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 12 J. Virginia (G)
  • 22 I. Fresneda (D)
  • 72 E. Quaresma (D)
  • 25 G. Inacio (D)
  • 20 M. Araujo (D)
  • 42 M. Hjulmand (M)
  • 14 G. Kochorashvili (M)
  • 7 G. Quenda (M)
  • 17 Trincao (M)
  • 8 P. Goncalves (M)
  • 97 L. Suarez (F)

Substitutes

  • 41 Diego Callai
  • 2 Matheus Reis
  • 5 H. Morita
  • 6 Z. Debast
  • 13 G. Vagiannidis
  • 27 Alisson Santos
  • 28 R. Ribeiro
  • 52 J. Simoes
  • 60 Rayan Lucas
  • 67 L. Anjos
  • 89 F. Ioannidis
  • 91 R. Mangas

Kairat Almaty

Starting XI

  • 82 S. Kalmyrza (G)
  • 20 E. Tapalov (D)
  • 14 A. Martynovich (D)
  • 80 E. Sorokin (D)
  • 3 L. Mata (D)
  • 4 D. Kasabulat (M)
  • 15 O. Arad (M)
  • 24 A. Mrynskiy (M)
  • 7 Jorginho (M)
  • 55 V. Gromyko (M)
  • 9 D. Satpaev (F)

Substitutes

  • 31 D. Reimov
  • 98 B. Aldashev
  • 5 L. Kurgin
  • 6 A. Sadybekov
  • 17 O. Baybek
  • 25 A. Shirobokov
  • 26 Edmilson Santos
  • 33 J. Stanojev
  • 99 Ricardinho

Timeline

  1. Sporting CP
    4' Sporting CP Card · Yellow Card
    Giorgi Kochorashvili

    Foul

  2. Sporting CP
    31' Sporting CP Card · Yellow Card
    Luis Javier Suárez

    Foul

  3. Kairat Almaty
    39' Kairat Almaty Card · Yellow Card
    Jorginho

    Foul

  4. Sporting CP
    44' Sporting CP Goal · Normal Goal
    Trincao · Assist: Giorgi Kochorashvili
  5. Sporting CP
    61' Sporting CP subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Giorgi Kochorashvili · On: H. Morita
  6. Sporting CP
    61' Sporting CP subst · Substitution 2
    Off: P. Goncalves · On: Alisson Santos
  7. Sporting CP
    61' Sporting CP subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Luis Javier Suárez · On: F. Ioannidis
  8. Sporting CP
    65' Sporting CP subst · Substitution 4
    Off: M. Araujo · On: Matheus Reis
  9. Sporting CP
    65' Sporting CP Goal · Normal Goal
    Trincao · Assist: I. Fresneda
  10. Sporting CP
    67' Sporting CP Goal · Normal Goal
    Alisson Santos · Assist: G. Quenda
  11. Sporting CP
    68' Sporting CP Goal · Normal Goal
    G. Quenda
  12. Sporting CP
    69' Sporting CP Card · Yellow Card
    G. Quenda
  13. Sporting CP
    70' Sporting CP subst · Substitution 5
    Off: M. Hjulmand · On: Z. Debast
  14. Kairat Almaty
    70' Kairat Almaty subst · Substitution 1
    Off: O. Arad · On: Edmilson Santos
  15. Kairat Almaty
    70' Kairat Almaty subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Erkin Tapalov · On: J. Stanojev
  16. Kairat Almaty
    75' Kairat Almaty subst · Substitution 3
    Off: D. Kasabulat · On: A. Sadybekov
  17. Sporting CP
    79' Sporting CP Card · Yellow Card
    Z. Debast

    Foul

  18. Kairat Almaty
    81' Kairat Almaty subst · Substitution 4
    Off: L. Mata · On: L. Kurgin
  19. Kairat Almaty
    81' Kairat Almaty subst · Substitution 5
    Off: A. Mrynskiy · On: Ricardinho
  20. Kairat Almaty
    86' Kairat Almaty Goal · Normal Goal
    Edmilson Santos · Assist: Ricardinho
  21. Kairat Almaty
    90'+2 Kairat Almaty Card · Yellow Card
    D. Satpaev

    Simulation

Match Stats

Stat Sporting CP Kairat Almaty
Fouls 14 11
Pass Accuracy 86% 75%
Offsides 0 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 21 9
Corners 8 3
Total Passes 561 318
Yellow Cards 4 2
Blocked Shots 5 3
Shots on Target 8 4
xG 4.25 0.70
Shots off Target 8 2
Possession 64% 36%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 483 240
Shots Inside Box 13 4
Saves 3 4
Shots Outside Box 8 5

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Trincao’s early goal at 44' shifted momentum in favor of Sporting CP, setting the tone for a dominant performance.
  • ▸ The three consecutive goals within four minutes by Alisson Santos and G. Quenda sealed the victory for Sporting CP.