The first match of the third round of the UEFA Champions League qualifying stage took place between Feyenoord and Fenerbahce. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
In the first game, Feyenoord won 2:1. In the return match, Feyenoord scored first, but the subsequent events did not go according to their plan.
In the first half, after a pass from Nelson Semedo, Jon Duran took a shot from the penalty area, but the goalkeeper managed to save the ball. After that, Sebastyan Shimanski took the ball and passed it to the edge of the goalkeeper's area, and Youssef En-Nesiri came behind the defenders and sent the ball into the net.
However, this goal was disallowed due to offside. In the first half, Tsuyoshi Watanabe scored from a penalty kick, opening the scoring.
Shortly after, Archi Braun headed the ball into the net from a corner, equalizing the score. Jon Duran then outmaneuvered a defender and accurately sent the ball to the far corner, putting Fenerbahce ahead.
In the second half, Fred Santos quickly entered the opponent's penalty area and took a precise shot to the far corner, making the score 3:1. Braun provided a cross from the wing, and En-Nesiri sent the ball into the net.
Then Anel Ahmedhodzic passed the ball to Watanabe, who reduced the deficit. In the final minutes, Anderson Taliska took the ball in the opponent's half, passed a defender, and took a precise shot to establish the final score.
The match ended with a score of 5:2 in favor of Fenerbahce. In the next round, Fenerbahce will face either Benfica or Nice.
The following players scored in the match: Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Archi Braun, Jon Duran, Fred Santos, Youssef En-Nesiri, and Anderson Taliska. Other players continued to wait on the bench.
The match took place at the Fenerbahce Sukru Saracoglu Stadium in Istanbul.
