Jonathan David Brings Lille Closer to the Next Round
Two goals from Canadian Jonathan David brought Lille closer to the quarter-finals of the Conference League after a convincing victory over Sturm Graz at the Merkur Arena (0-3).
The team led by Portuguese manager Paulo Fonseca gave no chance to the Austrian representative, unable to narrow the gap to feed their slim chances of reversing the tie in the return leg.
David opened the scoring after half an hour, beating Vitezslav Jaros with a pass from Ayyoub Bouaddi. At the beginning of the second half, in the 51st minute, the Canadian added another goal, and his team's lead widened even further with the third goal scored in the 71st minute by Kosovar Edon Zhegrova, assisted by Englishman Angel Gomes.
The return leg will take place the following Thursday in Lille.
