Status: 09/30/2021 9:35 p.m.
Eintracht Frankfurt has finally won its first competitive game under coach Oliver Glasner. Against Antwerp in the Europa League, however, it took a penalty in added time.
A late penalty goal gave Eintracht Frankfurt their first competitive game win of the season on Thursday evening. After 90 more than meager minutes, Goncalo Paciencia scored in the first minute of stoppage time for the celebrated 1-0 (0-0) final score at the Europa League away game in Antwerp. The Hessians now have four points in the group and can take a deep breath.
The Eintracht, in which Makoto Hasebe celebrated a comeback as a Libero, was the more agile team at the beginning – without being effective. Martin Hinteregger tried it first with a violent free kick, but failed because of Antwerp goalkeeper Jean Butez (3rd). Just a few minutes later, Sam Lammers also failed, but not because of Butez, but because of himself, when he struck a formidable air hole (8th).
Trapp gets firecrackers between the legs
In an intense and very competitive first half, the guests also came into the game. In the 18th minute, Kevin Trapp had to show for the first time that he can hold balls. Anyone who thought that this initial phase was the starting signal for a lively game, was seriously disappointed afterwards. The rest of the first section was characterized by a lot of idling. Kostic tried twice, failed once against Butez (18th) and was once offside (23rd). The first round did not offer any real chances to score.
The second section started with a bang. Unfortunately with one of the absolutely tasteless varieties. A firecracker flew from the block of the Royal fans and exploded right between the legs of Eintracht keeper Trapp. He went to the ground immediately, but was able to continue playing. The rest of the players on the field continued to play afterwards, but they still didn’t get much football. The level remained manageable on both sides.
Samatta misses the best chance
Even when Eintracht had the opportunity to switch quickly and generate an excess, the Hessians mostly squandered the ball. The hapless striker Lammers, in particular, often got tangled up in his actions. Antwerp wasn’t really better in this part of the game, but at least had a few good chances.
Dinis Almeida tried to head in the 61st minute, but Trapp was there. Shortly thereafter, Mbwana Samatta appeared free in front of the Eintracht enclosure, but miserably missed the game’s best chance at that time. And the Frankfurters? Rascals, did, made – but nothing jumped out for a long time.
Paciencia certainly hits the point
Rafael Borré had the next chance for Hessen, but couldn’t get the ball into the goal (76th). Substitute Daichi Kamada also tried twice, but his degrees were harmless. It took a more than unnecessary foul on Jesper Lindström in the 90th minute and a cool Paciencia from the penalty spot so that the Hessians could still score the extremely important three points that were not considered possible.
Source: sportschau.de