Feyenoord overcomes FC Union Berlin 3-1

ROTTERDAM. Feyenoord conquers FC Union Berlin 3-1.

Feyenoord overcomes FC Union Berlin 3-1

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

Alireza Jahanbakhsh  (goal)G. Til
11'
29'
35'
66'
67'
76'
77'
77'
77'
78'
Rani Khedira- Yellow
83'
83'
83'
90'

Standings

Standings

Group A

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
6
6

Group B

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
13
6
5
6

Group C

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
13
6
7
6

Group D

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
14
6

Group E

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

Group F

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
11
6

Group G

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
14
6
10
6
3
6

Group H

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
14
6

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

Feyenoord
G
Justin Bijlow  1.Netherlands
D
Gernot Trauner   18.Austria
D
Tyrell Malacia 5.Netherlands
D
Lutsharel Geertruida 3.Netherlands
M
Marcus Pedersen 2.Norway
M
Jens Toornstra 28.Netherlands
M
Guus Til 26.Netherlands
M
Orkun Kökçü 10.Turkey
83'
F
Bryan Linssen 11.Netherlands
83' Goals29'
F
83' Goals11'
F
Luis Sinisterra 7.Colombia
Goals76'
Substitutes
G
O. Marciano 21.Israel
G
Thijs Jansen 30.Netherlands
D
Ramon Hendriks 25.Netherlands
M
João Carlos Teixeira 20.Portugal
M
Fredrik Aursnes 17.Norway
83'
F
N. Bannis 24.Morocco
F
Cyriel Dessers 33.Nigeria
83'
F
Reiss Nelson 14.England
83'
F
Mimeirhel Benita 43.Netherlands

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

FC Union Berlin
G
Andreas Luthe 1.Germany
D
D
Robin Knoche 31.Germany
D
Timo Baumgartl  25.Germany
77'
D
Paul Jaeckel 3.Germany
D
T. Puchacz 26.Poland
77'
M
Rani Khedira 8.Germany
78'
M
Kevin Möhwald 30.Germany
77'
M
Grischa Prömel  21.Germany
F
Max Kruse 10.Germany
67'
F
Taiwo Awoniyi 14.Nigeria
66' Goals35'
Substitutes
G
Frederik Rönnow 19.Denmark
G
Yannic Stein 40.Germany
D
Julian Ryerson  6.Norway
D
Niko Gießelmann 23.Germany
6.2
77'
M
Genki Haraguchi 24.Japan
M
Levin Öztunali 7.Germany
F
Laurenz Dehl  29.Germany
F
Kevin Behrens 17.Germany
66'
F
Cedric Teuchert 36.Germany
6.2
77'
F
Sheraldo Becker 27.Suriname
67'
F
Andreas Voglsammer 9.Germany
6.8
77' 90'

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.​