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Salzburg let Lokomotiv off the hook in 2-2 draw

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group A - FC Red Bull Salzburg v Lokomotiv Moscow - Red Bull Arena Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria - October 21, 2020 FC Salzburg's Dominik Szoboszlai scores their first goal REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

Salzburg let Lokomotiv Moscow off the hook when they were held to an entertaining 2-2 draw at home by the Russian side in the Champions League on Wednesday.

The Austrian champions were leading 2-1 and completely in control only to be pegged back by an equaliser from substitute Vitali Lisakovich, who scored six minutes into his Champions League debut in the Group A game.

Portugal forward Eder, scorer of the winning goal in the Euro 2016 final against France, gave Lokomotiv the lead in the 19th minute with a header into the corner after Rifat Zhemaletdinov nodded on a corner at the near post.

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group A - FC Red Bull Salzburg v Lokomotiv Moscow - Red Bull Arena Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria - October 21, 2020 Lokomotiv Moscow's Eder scores their first goal REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

The hosts turned the game around with two goals either side of halftime. Dominik Szoboszlai curled in the equaliser in the 45th minute and veteran Zlatko Junuzovic scored with a deflected shot after Patson Dako laid the ball back to him seven minutes after the restart.

Sekou Koita hit the post for Salzburg but they were caught after losing possession on the edge of their own area and Lisakovich levelled with a 75th minute header which bounced between goalkeeper Cican Stankovic and his near post.

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group A - FC Red Bull Salzburg v Lokomotiv Moscow - Red Bull Arena Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria - October 21, 2020 Lokomotiv Moscow's Maciej Rybus in action with FC Salzburg's Albert Vallci

(Writing by Brian Homewood, editing by Pritha Sarkar)

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group A - FC Red Bull Salzburg v Lokomotiv Moscow - Red Bull Arena Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria - October 21, 2020 Lokomotiv Moscow's Eder scores their first goal REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Soccer Football - Champions League - Group A - FC Red Bull Salzburg v Lokomotiv Moscow - Red Bull Arena Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria - October 21, 2020 FC Salzburg's Mergim Berisha with teammates after the match REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
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