LENS, France (Interstat) — Visiting Sporting CP defeated host Lens 2-0 on Tuesday in a global football match, scoring once in each half to secure the result. Luis Suarez put Sporting ahead in the 22nd minute, and Issa Doumbia added the second in the 74th. Nestor Irankunda provided an assist while playing 73 minutes, and Silas Andersen also assisted in 17 minutes. Lens received yellow cards through Cuisance in the 71st and Thauvin in the 81st. Substitutions came throughout: Ivanovic and Baidoo entered for Lens in the 58th, Catamo for Sporting in the 66th, Abdulhamid and Kadile for Lens in the 68th, Simoes and Irankunda for Sporting in the 73rd, Haidara for Lens in the 80th, and Suarez and Doumbia exited for Sporting in the 85th. Sporting CP’s competition record is now 1-0, and its overall mark is 2-0. Lens dropped to 0-1 in the competition and 2-1 overall. Sporting CP had previously beaten Braga, while Lens had defeated Lyon and St. Liege. Lens next visits Troyes.