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43% Ball Possession FEYENOORD and 57% Ball Possession AS ROMA
Feyenoord 1 – 2 AS Roma
57′ Elvis Manu 45′ Adem Ljajic
. 61′ Gervinho
AS Roma conquering Feyenoord after defeating them at the De Kuip Stadium. Roma not only winning the match, but also qualifying to the Europa League Round of 16. It’s a super boost for the morale of the team after the discriminatory acts towards Roma forward Gervinho with fans even throwing an inflatable banana in the 38th minute. Referee watched the episode and had to stop the game for about 10 minutes.
Roma forward Adem Ljajic opening the score in the 45th minute defeating Feyenoord goalkeeper Vermeer with a left footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by defender Vasilis Torosidis.
AS Roma forward Adem Ljajic running to celebrate after his goal against Feyenoord.
Feyenoord equalizing in the 57th minute. Forward Elvis Manu defeating AS Roma goalkeeper Skorupski with a right footed shot in the center. The assist is by Karim El Ahmadi.
A tough situation for Feyenoord in the 59th minute when Referee gives the red card to forward Mitchel te Vrede.
Roma forward Gervinho scoring the winner goal in the 59th minute with a left footed shot in the center. The assist is by Torisidis. Way to go for Torisidis making both assists for the 2 goals.
An inflatable banana thrown indicating racism towards Roma forward Gervinho.
Here is FEYENOORD official starting lineup by coach Rutten:
AS ROMA (4-3-3) Lukasz Skorupski; Torosidis, Manolas, Yanga-Mbiwa, Holebas; Miralem Pjanic, Daniele De Rossi, Keita; Gervinho, Totti, Adem Ljajic
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2014 – 2015 UEFA Europa League
Round of 32
Feyenoord 1 – 2 AS Roma
Thursday 26 February 2015
De Kuip Stadium
Rotterdam, Netherlnds
21:05
Referee | Clément Turpin (FRA) |
Assistant referee | Frédéric Cano (FRA) , Nicolas Danos (FRA) |
Additional assistant referee | Fredy Fautrel (FRA) , Nicolas Rainville (FRA) |
Fourth official | Hicham Zakrani (FRA) |
UEFA Delegate | Graham Hover (ENG) |
UEFA Referee observer | Zdravko Jokić (SRB) |
Goals: 45′ Adem Ljajic (R), 57′ Elis Manue (F), 60′ Gervinho (R)
Official formations – lineups:
Attendance: 47,000 approximately
Sent off: 54′ Te Vrede al 9′
Booked: Van Beek, Clasie, Paredes, Boulahrouz, Torosidis
Match Stats
Feyenoord | Match Stats | AS Roma |
1 | Goals | 2 |
11(6) | Shots (on goal) | 12(4) |
18 | Fouls | 4 |
5 | Corner kicks | 5 |
2 | Offsides | 7 |
43% | Ball Possession | 57% |
2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
2 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Saves | 5 |