Eintracht Frankfurt meets HJK Helsinki on matchday 3 of the Conference League and wants to celebrate their second home win. The live ticker for the game.
- Conference League: Eintracht Frankfurt against HJK Helsinki 4:0 (4:0)
- Eintracht Frankfurt does not underestimate the Finnish outsider
- This live ticker is continuously updated
Halftime: Eintracht Frankfurt leads 4-0 at the break and completely deserved it. Helsinki is overwhelmed and can thank goalkeeper Öst for not being further behind. After the break it’s all about damage limitation for the guests.
| Lineup HJK Helsinki: | Öst – Tenho, Halme, Peltola – Toivio, Raitala, Soiri, Lingman, Hetemaj – Radulovic, Keskinen |
| Gates: | 1:0 Dina-Ebimbe (12th minute), 2:0 Koch (28th minute), 3:0 Marmoush (31st minute), 4:0 Tuta (45th minute) |
45th minute: Next corner, next goal. This time Chaibi’s ball hits the second post, where Tuta wins the header duel and it makes it 4-0.
41st minute: Yellow card for a swallow – nothing really works at HJK Helsinki.
38th minute: Dina-Ebimbe climbs the highest after a corner, but his header barely scrapes Öst off the line.
36th minute: The thing is probably already over by now. Eintracht Frankfurt plays in a frenzy, the guests are overwhelmed.
31st minute: Marmoush makes it 3-0! The first two attempts are blocked, then he tries with the outside of his foot and the ball hits the far corner – nice goal!
28th minute: The resulting corner makes it 2-0! Koch gets to the ball at the flat corner and moves it towards the far corner and the ball hits the goal.
27th minute: Öst parries a beautiful free kick from Chaibi from 25 meters.
26th minute: Eintracht Frankfurt is now dominating the game at will. Since going behind, Helsinki has only been on the defensive and is almost unable to cross the halfway line with the ball.
22nd minute: Great move, at the end of which Dina-Ebimbe finishes, but his shot is too central and therefore not a problem for Öst.
20th minute: Next corner for Eintracht, which hits the first post but can be cleared.
17th minute: Eintracht is trying to keep the pressure on and extend their lead.
12th minute: There is a hand penalty for Eintracht Frankfurt! Dina-Ebimbe runs up and sinks it safely – 1-0!
11th minute: The VAR checks a possible handball by a Finnish defender. Are there penalties for the SGE?
9th minute: After a free kick from Chaibi, it’s Marmoush who gets the header, but Öst makes a world-class save in the visitors’ goal!
8th minute: Nkounkou with a sharp cross in front of the goal, but Chaibi narrowly misses it at the second post.
5th minute: Now Koch makes a mistake in his own penalty area, but Grahl makes an excellent save when the guests then finish. Great luck for the SGE not to have fallen behind here.
4th minute: Tuta loses the ball in his own half, but the visitors’ shot on goal is blocked by Robin Koch.
2nd minute: Goalkeeper Jens Grahl on the ball for the first time. The 35-year-old is celebrating his European Cup debut today.
1st minute: It starts in the Frankfurt Arena with the third matchday of the Conference League.
Update, 8:33 p.m.: Eintracht Frankfurt is in second place in Group G with three points, behind leaders PAOK. With a win over Helsinki, which has only managed to get one point so far, the SGE would take a big step towards the knockout phase of the Conference League.
Update, October 26th, 8 p.m.: The starting grid is there. Eintracht coach Dino Toppmöller chose the following players: Grahl – Tuta, Koch, Smolcic – Knauff, Dina-Ebimbe, Skhiri, Nkounkou – Götze, Marmoush, Chaïbi.
First report: Frankfurt – Eintracht Frankfurt wants to get their second win in the second home game of the Conference League and thus get one step closer to the knockout phase. In the duel with HJK Helsinki, the SGE is the big favorite, but should not underestimate the team from Scandinavia.
Eintracht Frankfurt meets Helsinki
“The goal is to win and perform in a good manner. With all due respect to the very strong opponent, we know that we are the clear favorites, we want to confirm our positive trend and stay in the flow. We know what we have to do: approach the matter with the same willingness, intensity and enthusiasm as before,” said SGE head coach Dino Toppmöller at the press conference before the game.
“Helsinki likes to play football, has very good positional play, a lot of 3-4-3 and the sixes. I’m always happy to meet a team that wants to take part in the game. At the end of the day, it’s largely up to us how far Helsinki actually plays and how much they can combine. We want to put the opponent under pressure, put our stamp on the game and show that we are the clear favorites at home with the fans behind us,” the head coach continued.
Compared to the last Bundesliga game, there could be changes in the starting eleven, as Toppmöller indicated: “We have a very good squad with many players who are scratching their hooves to be on the pitch. We look to give one or the other the necessary playing time. Because at some point injuries and suspensions come, then it’s all about rhythm. In addition, there is the load control because we have some frequent players. Nevertheless, it’s about finding a good balance because the game against HJK is extremely important and we want to win.”
Eintracht Frankfurt with respect for the outsider from Finland
Philipp Max, who was not registered for the Conference League, will definitely not be there. The head coach has already decided on a replacement for the left-back. “Niels Nkounkou will start. He has trained well and will get his chance. We know that Philipp Max has stabilized. He showed exactly what we expect from the whole group: dealing with setbacks, overcoming resistance. He did a great job and is on the right track,” confirmed Toppmöller.
It will be a first for Jens Grahl. The 35-year-old will play his first European game and is really looking forward to his debut: “It will be a very emotional game for me. My wife and children will be at the stadium. I’m especially happy that my son can see me play. It’s a huge joy to be able to play a game like this at my age. This is the reward for the hard work over the past few years. I am thankful for.” (smr)