Samuel Adeniran was the top American player in round four of the Champions League as he scored a goal in LASK Linz’s defeat of Slovan Bratislava.
LASK 4-0 Slovan Bratislava
LASK won its second Champions League game as they annihilated Slovakia’s Slovan Bratislava at the Raiffeisen Arena to move up to 16th place in the standings.
Samuel Adeniran played 63 minutes as he took four shots, made a key pass, and made two defensive contributions.
The Austrian champions opened the scoring after 19 minutes when Moses Usor’s corner kick was headed home by Kasper Jorgensen. The Dane doubled their lead in the 37th minute when he fired a free-kick into the bottom corner of the goal.
LASK extended their lead before halftime when Robert Ljubicic punished Slovan’s failure to clear a corner kick, allowing him to poke the ball into the back of the net.
The hosts did not let up their momentum as they added a fourth goal on the night just minutes into the second half. Sascha Horvath played the ball to the Texan, and he fired a left-footed shot high into the goal.
LASK will make the journey to the Arctic Circle in Norway when they face Bod/Glimt on November 24.
Notes
In other Champions League action, Sergino Dest played the full 90 minutes, while Ricardo Pepi went for 21 minutes as PSV fell at home to Club Brugge in a 2-1 loss.
Mathis Albert was an unused substitute in Borussia Dortmund’s 2-1 win over Real Betis.
Giorgio De Marzi was on the bench to watch Roma collapse their lead in a 3-2 defeat to Manchester United.
Johnny Cardoso was out due to a thigh injury as Atletico Madrid was beaten by Bayern Munich in a 2-0 loss.