Football: Besiktas draws with Lokomotiv in Moscow

In the other Group H game, Sporting CP defeated Skenderbeu, 5 - 1

Football: Besiktas draws with Lokomotiv in Moscow

Turkish club Besiktas drew 1-1 in an away match with Russian team Lokomotiv Moscow in the third UEFA Europa League group stage game Thursday.

Maicon Marques Bitencourt, commonly known as Maicon, put Lokomotiv Moscow ahead in the 54th minute, but Besiktas’s Mario Gomes equalized the game 10 minutes later.

In the other game of the UEFA Europa League’s Group H, Portugal’s Sporting CP defeated Albania’s Skenderbeu, 5-1.

After three games, Lokomotiv Moscow leads the Group H with seven points, followed by Besiktas with five points and Sporting CP with four points. Skenderbeu is the last in the group with zero points.

On Nov. 5, Besiktas is due to host Lokomotiv Moscow in Istanbul and Skenderbeu will host Sporting CP.