Feyenoord 1- Roma: Mats Wieffer volleys dwelling to give hosts slender benefit in Europa League quarter-final… with a missed penalty and injuries to Paulo Dybala and Tammy Abraham introducing to Jose Mourinho’s woes
Wieffer struck a bouncing 50 percent volley from outside the house the box in the 53rd minuteMidfielder had earlier specified absent a initial 50 % penalty, but Pellegrini strike the postDybala limped off in the to start with-half, when Abrahams suffered a shoulder injury
Mats Wieffer scored a second 50 percent winner to hand hosts Feyenoord a 1- property victory around Roma in the initial leg of their Europa League quarter-final on Thursday, soon after he experienced supplied away a very first half penalty.
Wieffer struck a bouncing 50 % volley from outside the house the box in the 53rd minute for the game’s only goal and a slim benefit for the Dutch league leaders in the return leg in the Italian funds subsequent week.
It turned the night into a triumph for the 23-calendar year-previous, capped very last month for the first time by the Netherlands, after he experienced conceded a penalty right before halftime following tugging on Roma striker Tammy Abraham.
Lorenzo Pellegrini hit the 43rd moment spot kick from the upright to squander an chance for a probably vital objective in a tightly contested tie at the Feyenoord Stadium.
Wieffer’s aim was set up by an incisive run down the remaining by winger Oussama Idrissi, who dribbled into the box in advance of laying the ball back.
Feyenoord grabbed a slender direct in the initial-leg of their Europa League quarter-remaining
Wieffer fired the home side forward with a volley from outdoors the box in the 53rd minute.
Feyenoord skipper Orkun Kokcu and Lutsharel Geertruida equally experienced good likelihood to insert to the property side’s rating although Roma have been denied an equaliser by the slimmest of margins nine minutes just after conceding.
Defender Roger Ibanez’s header hit the underside of the bar but target line know-how dominated his work experienced not totally crossed into the net.
Roma endured two critical harm setbacks after Paulo Dybala went off early, followed early in next 50 % by Abraham who suffered a shoulder damage.
Final year, Jose Mourinho’s workforce beat Feyenoord 1- in the ultimate of the inaugural Europa Conference League.
The 2nd leg of this tie is following Thursday at Romeâs Olympic Stadium.
The winner satisfies both Bayer Leverkusen of Germany or the Belgian club Union Saint Gilloise in the semi-remaining.
Roma midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini thumped his place kick in opposition to the outside of the publish
Forward Paulo Dybala limped off with what appeared to be an additional muscular injuries
England striker Tammy Abraham was pressured off by a shoulder personal injury in the second-half