Liverpool came out determined, giving Linzer no breathing room, with Kostas Tsimikas wearing the captain’s armband. From a corner kick taken by the “Greek Scouser,” Araujo opened the scoring with a header in the 22nd minute, and Barkola then took over. In the 24th minute, off an assist from Lewis Koumas, the French star made it 2-0, while the 3-0 goal came off an assist by Florian Wirz in the 37th minute, bringing the first half to a close.
In the second half, another incredible cross from Kostas Tsimikas found Fribong in a scoring position, and he headed the ball in to make it 0-4 in the 51st minute. Robert Ljubicic pulled one back to make it 1–4 in the 63rd minute, while Bradley Barkola completed his hat trick with an assist from Fribong to make it 1-5 in the 66th minute. Youngster Lewis Koumas also got on the scoresheet in the 72nd minute with a shot off a cross from Fribong to make it 1-6, before Flecker pulled one back in the 74th minute, while in the 78th minute, Flecker scored his second goal of the match to make it 3-6.
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Como got off to the perfect start at De Kuip when Ramón, with a long pass, found Diao on the left, and he beautifully evaded a defender, before slotting the ball past Ernst with his left foot from a difficult angle. However, a muscle injury prevented the Senegalese player from continuing the match, prompting Fabregas to immediately make a forced substitution, bringing on Rodríguez. As if that weren’t enough, Zekiell managed to equalize immediately with a thunderbolt from just outside the box, quickly erasing the Italians’ lead in the 20th minute.
Feyenoord came out strong in the second half, and with Haji Musa, they took the lead on a beautiful left-footed shot; beating Sánchez following an assist from Diarra and a shot by the Algerian from a difficult angle. In the 60th minute, Douvikas came on as a substitute for Kaiki, but it was Feyenoord that continued to look more threatening. And after Sanchez stopped Haji Musa in the 80th minute, an unlucky and, at the same time, decisive moment came a minute later with the Algerian’s shot, the ball deflecting off Ramón, hitting the crossbar, and then the body of Como’s goalkeeper, making it 3-1. In the final minute of the match, Tasos Douvikas, with a beautiful right-footed shot, limited the loss to a one-goal deficit, scoring for the second consecutive match in the top-tier competition.
*photo source: AP
