Kovarik swings a cross into the box from the left, but the visitors are on the spot at the back to clear the danger.
118'
OVER! Kovarik slides a pass to Horava on the edge of the box and he goes for the first-time strike, only to fire over the bar.
Coentrao is down for the visitors and this will take further time off the clock as he receives treatment.
116'
CLOSE! Petrzela goes for goal from the edge of the box after being afforded space and time to shoot. However, his drive travels inches past the post with Patricio beaten.
114'
Sporting break out from the back through Gelson Martins after the referee plays advantage. However, the winger overhits his pass to Montero, allowing Hruska to gather.
111'
Krmencik fouls Battaglia in the centre circle as desperation starts to take hold of the home side.
110'
The time killing tactics have already started from the visitors. They're trying to take the ball into the corner to work the clock.
109'
Gelson Martins speeds down the right flank and lifts a cross to the back post, but it's inches away from the head of Dost. So close for Sporting.
108'
M. Petržela gets yellow.
Petrzela pulls back Bruno Fernandes and goes into the book.
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107'
SAVE! Viktoria win a corner and Horava wins a header from Kovarik's cross from the right flank. He powers his header down towards the bottom corner, but Patricio gets down to turn it past the post.
106'
Hejda replaces Reznik for the home side.
We're back underway.
105' +2
R. Battaglia has scored a goal for Sporting Lisbon! Assist by Bruno Fernandes.
Bruno Fernandes lifts a good cross towards the near post, which Battaglia attacks to head home.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! FINALLY SPORTING FIND THE NET!!! Battaglia rises highest at the near post and guides a perfect header away from Hruska into the back of the net. Sporting have the vital away goal at last. The midfielder delivers the goods with a brilliant headed effort.
105' +1
Piccini weaves his way through traffic down the right flank and wins a corner for the visitors.
105'
L. Hejda enters the game and replaces R. Řezník.
There will be one minute of added time.
103'
Piccini has space to raid down the right, but he sends a terrible cross into the box, lifting his delivery over the heads of everyone in the area.
101'
Ribeiro opens up the home side down the left flank. He sends a pass towards the edge of the box, but Bruno Fernandes slips before he can strike at goal.
100'
M. Petržela enters the game and replaces M. Zeman.
Petrzela come on for Zeman.
99'
Rúben Ribeiro enters the game and replaces B. Ruiz.
Ribeiro replaces Ruiz for the visitors.
98'
SAVE!!!! Ruiz is denied by Hruska. Sporting are having one of those days. Bruno Fernandes delivers a sublime cross into the middle. Ruiz heads at goal from six yards out, but he sees his effort saved by the Viktoria keeper. The header was near the keeper and had the midfielder placed it either side it was a certain goal.
97'
Krmencik tries to force the ball into the middle from the left flank, but Piccini guides the ball into the hands of Patricio.
95'
OVER! Gelson Martins works the ball into the path fo Bruno Fernandes on the edge of the box. However, the midfielder fires over with his left-footed strike.
93'
Bruno Fernandes knocks the ball out with a loose pass, looking for Coentrao on the left flank. It's going to be hard for Sporting to keep their composure.
91'
We're back underway.
Kolar raids down the right flank with ease and fires the ball across the face of goal. Patricio makes the save before Piccini clears the danger at the back post.
90' +6
Hrosovsky clears the ball behind and from the resulting corner the home side are able to head the delivery away.
The referee ends normal time.
90' +5
T. Hájek gets yellow.
Hajek goes into the book for his challenge.
90' +4
Montero goes down under pressure from Hajek and hands Sporting a free-kick in a promising position.
90' +2
Penalty saved by A. Hruška!
Hruska does not commit himself and makes the save. Fortune is on his side as Bruno Fernandes collects the rebound, but fires over the bar.
MISS!!!!! Dost hits an awful penalty straight down the middle without power and Hruska makes the save. Sporting have thrown away a chance of victory.
90' +1
R. Řezník gets yellow.
Reznik is booked for his foul on Dost.
90'
PENALTY TO SPORTING!!!! DRAMA! Dost goes down in the box under a shove from Reznik and the referee points to the spot. What an opportunity for the Portuguese outfit to win the tie.
89'
OFF THE POST!!! Gelson Martins latches on to a cross from the left from Coentrao after Montero edges out Hruska for the ball. From a tight angle he smashes his effort towards the net, only to be denied by the post.
88'
We're heading towards extra-time unless there's late drama here.
86'
Viktoria waste the set-piece as Zeman plays the ball short to Horava, who sends his delivery out for a goal-kick.
85'
Zeman goes down under pressure from Coentrao and wins a free-kick for his team on the right flank.
83'
M. Krmenčík enters the game and replaces M. Bakoš.
OVER! Sporting play the free-kick short to Mathieu to strike. His effort is deflected into the path of Pinto in the box. The defender swings his boot at the ball, only to hammer his volley over the bar.
Bakos makes way for Krmencík.
82'
Montero is pulled down by Hajek in the final third and it hands the visitors a free-kick in a decent position.
80'
SAVE! Gelson Martins breaks down the right flank and finds space to shoot from a tight angle, only to be denied Hruska.
Battaglia seizes on the loose ball on the left flank and tries to curl an effort at goal on his right foor, only to fire well over the bar.
78'
B. Ruiz gets yellow.
Ruiz goes into the book for a challenge on Havel.
Zeman has an opportunity to latch on to Kovarik's cross from the left, but he cannot take the ball in stride in the right inside channel.
76'
F. Montero enters the game and replaces M. Acuña.
Acuna, who struck the post earlier in the half, makes way for Montero.
75'
Sporting made a bright start to the second half, but since the Viktoria second goal they've barely had a kick. Jesus' men have to regain their composure.
73'
BLOCK! Kovarik strikes at goal from the free-kick, but Ruiz in the wall deflects his effort behind for a corner.
72'
Horava goes down under pressure from Bruno Fernandes and the home side have a free-kick in a decent position.
70'
Zeman tries to turn away from two Sporting defenders on the right flank, but he loses the ball out for a goal-kick. The winger is not happy with the linesman.
68'
Kopic breaks away down the left flank and cuts back across to fire at goal on his right foot. However, Patricio is able to get down to make the stop.
67'
C. Piccini enters the game and replaces R. Petrović.
Petrovic makes way for Piccini.
64'
M. Bakoš has scored a goal for Viktoria Plzen! Assist by M. Havel.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!! BAKOS LEVELS THE TIE!!!! Viktoria level the tie as the striker slams home from close range. Havel atones for his miss as he raids into the right inside channel and cuts the ball back for Bakos to drill his effort past Patricio. Game on.
Havel collects Kolar's offload and places the ball across the face of goal for Bakos to convert.
63'
CHANCE! VIKTORIA SHOULD BE LEVEL IN THE TIE! Havel latches on to a pinpoint cross from Kovarik on the left. He meets the ball with a powerful header six yards from goal, but he guides his effort over the bar. So close for the home side.
62'
Bruno Fernandes and Ruiz work the ball in the final third. The former goes for the offload for the Costa Rican, but the pass is cut out Hajek.
59'
Zeman has space on the right flank, but his cross into the middle is poor and cleared with ease by Petrovic. The home side need to up the ante.
57'
Viktoria have lost their rhythm, with the visitors seemingly enjoying control of the contest.
55'
Sporting build down the right and Gelson Martins lifts a cross to the back post. Coentrao attacks the ball, but Havel is there to head away from danger.
53'
Petrovic sends a pass back to Ruiz on the edge of the box, who goes for the strike with his right foot. However, he fires wide of the target. Will Sporting rue these missed opportunities?
51'
OVER! Kovarik threads the ball to Hajek in the box after a well-worked move from a corner, but he drills his left-footed strike over the bar.
49'
OFF THE POST!!! Sporting are denied a priceless away goal as Acuna hits the woodwork. Bruno Fernandes threatened with a strike from distancer, only to be denied by Hruska. However, the keeper palmed the ball to Acuna, who fired at goal on his left foot from close range, but he struck the post.
48'
WIDE! Hrosovsky lines up an effort at goal from distance, but he can only pull his effort wide of the post.
46'
We're back underway at the Doosan Arena.
45'
The referee ends the first half.
44'
Zeman curls another cross in to the box with his left foot from the left flank. Pinto leaves it late to allow it to go out for a goal-kick, which brings a few words from Patricio.
42'
Zeman sends the ball into the area with his left foot, but he gets too much power on the cross, sending it behind for a goal-kick.
41'
Coentrao gives away a free-kick on the left flank for handling the ball, allowing the home side an opportunity to whip a cross into the box.
39'
MISS! Dost knocks Bruno Fernandes' cross into the path of Ruiz 10 yards from goal. The midfielder controls and fires at goal with his left foot. However, Ruiz slices his strike wide of the target. A goal there would have been huge for Sporting.
37'
SHOT! Zeman cuts in from the right flank and goes for the strike from 25 yards. His effort travels through a crowd of players on the edge of the box, but Patricio is able to get down to make a comfortable save.
35'
Kopic lifts the ball into the box, but Dost rises highest in the area to head clear of danger. Solid work from the forward at the back.
34'
Kolar gets the better of Battaglia down the left flank and wins a free-kick for the home side. The Sporting defender goes unpunished.
33'
Ruiz lifts the ball over the top for Gelson Martins' run in the right inside channel, but the winger is caught offside as he knocks a pass across the face of goal.
31'
The home side put the pressure on down the right, but the Sporting defence hold their composure as Bakos and Kolar threaten, but Petrovic clears with a big boot.
29'
Ruiz wins possession from Hrosovsky, but the referee brings it back for a foul. The Viktoria midfielder is fortunate there as Sporting were in position to break.
28'
Coentrao takes on an effort from 25 yards after collecting a loose ball. He goes for the strike on the half-volley, only to fire his effort harmlessly wide of the post.
26'
Zeman latches on to a ball over the top down the right flank. He looks for a cross into the middle with plenty of support in the box, but Mathieu gets across to make the block.
23'
Gelson Martins goes down on the edge of the box as he jostles with Hajek for possession, but the referee waves play on. There was incidental contact from the Viktoria defender.
21'
A scary moment for Patricio as he slips when clearing downfield. Fortunately for the keeper, the ball clears the advancing Bakos and lands at the feet of Bruno Fernandes.
19'
Kopic surges down the left flank and tries to break into the box, but Battaglia is there to stop his progress and win a free-kick for the visitors.
17'
Gelson Martins breaks down the right and lifts a cross to the back post. However, it just sails over the head of Dost, who pulled away from Reznik.
16'
The visitors have started to move the ball around the pitch, but the Viktoria defence has been hard to penetrate.
13'
On this occasion the Sporting defence holds firm to see off the delivery from Zeman. Jesus will be concerned by his side's lacklustre start to the game.
12'
Bakos goes down under pressure from Petrovic and wins his team a free-kick in the Sporting half.
10'
Sporting have not settled into the game in the early stages and are well and truly on the back foot.
8'
The early goal will give the home side the confidence they need to continue to take the game to Sporting.
6'
M. Bakoš has scored a goal for Viktoria Plzen! Assist by J. Kovařík.
Kovarik lifts a cross to the back post for Bakos to convert.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!! BAKOS HEADS HOME! Viktoria take the lead as Kovarik takes a short corner and lifts the ball to the back post. Bakos rises highest at the back post to head home, He attacked the ball with menace and was able to guide his effort past Patricio.
3'
Hajek attempts to slide a pass behind the visitors' backline, but Bakos is offside as he latches on to the ball.
1'
We're underway at the Doosan Arena.
The team news has been announced and we'll start with the home side.
A brace from Bas Dost guided Sporting to victory over Chaves in their last outing, keeping Jesus' side in contention for the Primeira Liga crown. However, they will have their sights firmly on reaching the last eight of the Europa League.
Viktoria have been in action once since their defeat in the first leg. They played out a 2-2 draw in the Czech Liga against Slovan Liberec, although Pavel Vrba's side allowed two winning positions to slip from their grasp. They will need a stronger performance at the back this evening to advance.
Good evening and welcome to the live commentary of the Europa League round-of-16 clash between Viktoria Plzen and Sporting CP at the Doosan Arena.
VIKTORIA (4-2-3-1): Ales Hruska; Milan Havel, Radim Reznik, Tomas Hajek, Jan Kovarik; Tomas Horava, Patrik Hrosovsky; Jan Kopic, Daniel Kolar, Martin Zeman; Marek Bakos.
Viktoria subs: Matus Kozacik, Lukas Hejda, Milan Petrzela, Michal Krmencik, Ales Cermak, Diego Zivulic, Andreas Ivanschitz.
SPORTING (4-2-3-1): Rui Patricio; Radosav Petrovic, Andre Pinto, Jeremy Mathieu, Fabio Coentrao; Rodrigo Battaglia, Bruno Fernandes; Gelson Martins, Bryan Ruiz, Marcos Acuna; Bas Dost.
Sporting subs: Ruben Ribeiro, Stefan Ristovski, Romain Salin, Fredy Montero, Joao Palhinha, Cristiano Piccini, Rafael Barbosa.
Sporting hold a 2-0 lead heading into the contest as a brace from Fredy Montero handed Jorge Jesus' men the victory on home soil. The Portuguese outfit are on course to reach the quarter-finals of the competition for the first time since 2011/12 season.
Viktoria have made four changes from their defeat in the first leg. Havel, Kovarik, Kopic and Bokas come into the fold this evening as Vrba has altered his back four and his frontline.
Sporting have made four changes from their win over Viktoria last week. Dost returns to lead the line ahead of Montero, Petrovic and Pinto come into the backline, while Battaglia anchors the midfield.
HALF-TIME: VIKTORIA PLZEN 1-0 SPORTING CP
The tie hangs in the balance at the break in the second leg. Viktoria got themselves back into the contest thanks to Marek Bakos' early header as he guided his effort past Rui Patricio. However, the home side were unable to up the ante and put further pressure on the visitors. Sporting could have effectively killed off the tie through Bryan Ruiz, but the midfielder fired wide from close range. It's all set up for an exciting climax to the match.
END OF 90 MINUTES: VIKTORIA (2) 2-0 (2) SPORTING CP
Bas Dost will be feeling terrible. The Dutchman could have ended the contest, but he missed from 12 yards. It's been the story of the game for Sporting as Bryan Ruiz and Marcos Acuna also missed glorious chances. Viktoria have displayed a clinical edge in the final third, scoring twice, to send the match into extra-time.
Rodrigo Battaglia's headed effort has guided Sporting CP into the quarter-finals of the Europa League. It was a struggle for Jorge Jesus' men as they were beaten on the night as Marek Bakos notched a brace, while missing a plethora of chances, including a stoppage-time penalty. However, they kept going and were able to advance through Battaglia's effort.
Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.
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