ROTTERDAM. Feyenoord conquers FC Union Berlin 3-1. Feyenoord got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from A. Jahanbakhsh (11′) and B. Linssen (29′). FC Union Berlin tried to recover with a goal from T. Awoniyi (35′). However, the match was closed by a goal (76′) scored by L. Sinisterra for Feyenoord. Feyenoord took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Stadion Feijenoord stadium in Rotterdam on Thursday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Giorgi Kruashvili with the help of Levan Varamishvili and Zaza Pipia. The 4th official was Davit Kharitonashvili. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.1 degrees Celsius or 48.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 21 Total 7
- 11 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 103 Attack 0
- 43 Dangerous attack 35
- 78 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 0
Ball possession
Feyenoord was in firm control of the ball 56% while FC Union Berlin was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Feyenoord was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Feyenoord won the match.
Feyenoord shot 18 times, 8 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Union Berlin shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Feyenoord didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, FC Union Berlin received 2 yellow cards (R. Khedira and A. Voglsammer).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After playing this match, Feyenoord will have 7 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, FC Union Berlin will stay with 3 points like Slavia Praha to stay in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Europa Conference League, Feyenoord will host Maccabi Haifa on the 9th of December with a 0-0 head to head stats.
FC Union Berlin will host Slavia Praha on the 9th of December with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Slavia Praha (0 draws).
Feyenoord – Formation
The manager Arne Slot decided to play with the following team: J. Bijlow, G. Trauner, T. Malacia, L. Geertruida, M. Pedersen, J. Toornstra, G. Til, O. Kökçü, B. Linssen, A. Jahanbakhsh and L. Sinisterra.
The home team had on the bench: O. Marciano, N. Bannis, C. Dessers, João Carlos Teixeira, F. Aursnes, R. Hendriks, R. Nelson, M. Benita and T. Jansen.
Substitutions
Feyenoord made 3 changes: O. Kokcu for F. Aursnes (83′), B. Linssen for C. Dessers (83′) and A. Jahanbakhsh for R. Nelson (83′).
FC Union Berlin – Formation
Talking about the opposition, Urs Fischer played with: A. Luthe, C. Trimmel, R. Knoche, T. Baumgartl, P. Jaeckel, T. Puchacz, R. Khedira, K. Möhwald, G. Prömel, M. Kruse and T. Awoniyi.
These were the players on the bench: G. Haraguchi, L. Dehl, K. Behrens, J. Ryerson, F. Rønnow, Y. Stein, C. Teuchert, N. Gießelmann, S. Becker, A. Voglsammer and L. Öztunali.
Substitutions
FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: T. Awoniyi for K. Behrens (66′), M. Kruse for S. Becker (67′), T. Puchacz for N. Giesselmann (78′), R. Knoche for A. Voglsammer (78′) and K. Mohwald for C. Teuchert (78′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa Conference League.
- Basel – Omonia Nicosia – 3-1
- Slovan Bratislava – Lincoln Red Imps – 2-0
- CFR Cluj – AZ – 0-1
- Jablonec – Randers – 2-2
- CSKA Sofia – Zorya – 0-1
- Partizan – Gent – 0-1
- HJK – Maccabi Tel Aviv – 0-5
- Qarabağ – Kairat – 2-1
- Vitesse – Tottenham Hotspur – 1-0
- Mura – Rennes – 1-2
- København – PAOK – 1-2
- Maccabi Haifa – Slavia Praha – 1-0
- Feyenoord – FC Union Berlin – 3-1
- Alashkert – LASK Linz – 0-3
- Bodø / Glimt – Roma – 6-1
- Anorthosis – Flora – 2-2