45′+2
9:50 p.m
Half-time conclusion:
It’s all about making it to the round of 16 in Frankfurt and that’s something that can be seen by both the SGE and the guests from Belgium. As a result, the first half of the game was a disjointed and uneventful game in which both teams concentrated on defensive work. After half an hour, Eintracht got into the game a little better, gained a minimal visual advantage and had the best chance of the first half with a direct free kick from Chaïbi shortly before the break. In order to make it to the round of 16, more of the Toppmöller team must come in the second round.
45′+1
9:47 p.m
End of 1st half
45′
9:46 p.m
Official injury time (minutes): 1
44′
9:46 p.m
Mac Allister hits Marmoush clearly in the head ball duel and there is a good free kick position for the SGE. From 20 meters from a half-right position, Chaïbi grabs the ball and flicks it strongly towards the right angle. Moris prevents Frankfurt from taking the lead with his fingertips.
41′
9:42 p.m
Marmoush takes the next corner on a counterattack and heats up the crowd. Chaïbi brings it from the left to the far post, where Tuta passes it into the middle and Marmoush narrowly misses the ball four meters in front of the goal. Then Union can clarify.
38′
9:39 p.m
Amoura hits it from a half-right position from 17 meters, the half-high finish remains harmless for Trapp and passes two meters to the left of the goal.
37′
9:37 p.m
Frankfurt takes control of the game a little more, has more possession of the ball, but the Adlerträger are not yet able to capitalize on it.
35′
9:36 p.m
Eintracht gets a corner again. Chaïbi brings it to the five from the right, but Mac Allister heads the ball out safely.
32′
9:33 p.m
A few short interruptions disrupt the flow of the game, which is already barely there. You realize what is at stake today.
28′
9:30 p.m
After a long ball, Knauff wants to pass it to Marmoush in the middle on the right in the penalty area. The attempt slips a little over his head, Moris picks up the ball safely. There is a lack of determination and precision in the SGE’s offensive game.
26′
9:26 p.m
After a foul by Mac Allister on Marmoush, Eintracht receives a free kick from a good 30 meters on the right. Chaïbi miserably hits it far too long into the goal.
24′
9:25 p.m
Burgess doesn’t look good with a long ball, so Marmoush runs towards Moris almost alone on the left of the penalty area. But the defender makes amends for his mistake and clears it for a corner in desperate need. It doesn’t bring in anything.
23′
9:23 p.m
Both teams continue to shy away from taking any risks, and scenes in the goal area remain in short supply.
20′
9:21 p.m
Yellow card for Buta (Eintracht Frankfurt)
The Portuguese comes clearly too late against Machida, clears him and sees the yellow box. Buta would be missing in a round of 16 first leg.
17′
9:18 p.m
In return, Buta sent Chaïbi into the penalty area, who scored the supposed 1-0 from 15 meters in front of Moris, but was clearly offside. The flag goes straight up.
16′
9:17 p.m
Machida chips the ball from the left corner of the penalty area to the far post, where Castro-Montes wants to give it sharply in the middle to Nilsson. The ball flies dangerously past friend and foe into the goal.
15′
9:14 p.m
It’s an even start in Frankfurt, both teams are still feeling each other out.
13′
9:13 p.m
Puertas appears on the right side of the penalty area and shoots from 15 meters. The Swiss’s attempt missed the right angle by a good meter.
11′
9:11 p.m
The Belgians’ first shot comes from Mashida, who simply shoots it from 23 meters from the left-hand position. Trapp safely clears the half-high ball towards the left corner for a corner, which poses no danger.
10′
9:10 p.m
Amoura goes through to the baseline on the right side of the penalty area and chips the ball into the middle. Nilsson climbs up but can’t reach this cross either.
8th’
9:09 p.m
Nkounou breaks through on the left wing and looks for Marmoush at the five, but he is well placed by Mac Allister and takes a goal kick for the Belgians.
5′
9:07 p.m
Chaïbi crosses from the left to Knauff, who rises up in the six-yard box but can no longer get under the ball. All that comes out is an arc lamp that sails over the gate.
3′
9:04 p.m
The guests get a first free kick near the right corner flag. Rasmussen brings it into the penalty area, the cross is a little too high and therefore out of reach for Nilsson.
1′
9:01 p.m
Here we go and there’s still a lot of smoke over the pitch – the visiting fans warmed up their team to the game with lots of pyrotechnics.
8:57 p.m
The referee team around Espen Eskås, who is assisted by Isaak Bashevkin and Anders Dale, comes from Norway. Can Eintracht make it to the round of 16? It’s about to start in the sold-out Deutsche Bank Park, have fun!
8:46 p.m
Blessin changed his starting eleven in four positions compared to the 3-1 in Kortrijk: Mac Allister moves back into the back three for Sykes (bench), in midfield Lapoussin and Sadiki replace Vanhoutte and Teklab (bench), who were suspended due to the yellow-red card in the first leg ). In addition, the former Ingolstadt player Eckert-Ayensa initially takes a seat on the bench, but the first leg goalscorer Nilsson starts alongside Amoura in the attacking position.
8:36 p.m
At the beginning of the week, the Hessians had to cope with the bad news that loan player Kalajdžić tore his cruciate ligament. Otherwise, Toppmöller has almost everything he can do, only midfield strategist Larsson has not yet gotten fit in time. Compared to the 3:3 in Freiburg, Koch – suspended in the league – starts in place of Hasebe (bench). Nkounkou also moves into the starting line-up for Max (bench) and Knauff, who was outstanding on Sunday, for Kalajdžić.
20:26
Saint-Gilloise took the momentum from the comeback against Eintracht into the league and celebrated an easy 3-1 away win against Kortrijk. Union is still alone in the Jupiler League and is eight points ahead of second-placed Anderlecht. The German coach Alexander Blessin has respect for the atmosphere in Frankfurt: “It will be a very intense atmosphere for us. We have to control our emotions and take advantage of our opportunities.”
8:16 p.m
In the first leg a week ago in Anderlecht, Eintracht were already leading 2-0 after ten minutes, but then carelessly gave up this comfortable lead and had to settle for a 2-2 draw. So everything is still open before today’s second leg at Deutsche Bank Park and the SGE is challenged. In the league there was a wild ride in Freiburg on Sunday, in which the Eagles regained their lead three times (3:3). That can’t happen again today if Frankfurt wants to reach the round of 16 of the UEFA Conference League. Head coach Dino Toppmöller is relying on the fans: “We want to use the home advantage for ourselves and, with our fans behind us, as the twelfth man, we want to show the opponent right from the start that it will be very difficult to take anything away here.”
Hello and welcome to the game Eintracht Frankfurt – Union Saint-Gilloise! The live ticker for the second leg of the Europa Conference League playoffs starts just in time before the game starts.