Feyenoord faced AS Roma in the final of the Conference League.

Feyenoord narrowly lost the final of the Conference League on Wednesday. The team of coach Arne Slot lost 1-0 to AS Roma in Tirana, the capital of Albania.

The lone goal in the final was scored over half an hour later by Nicolò Zaniolo, who was offside and took advantage of a sentencing error by Feyenoord defender Gernot Trauner.

Feyenoord almost tied the score twice in the second half, but saw attempts by Trauner (from a corner) and Tyrell Malacia (far field) land on the post. Slot’s team didn’t get any further than that, but backup Bryan Linssen missed the ball just before the finish in a promising position.

An epic season in the Conference League was disappointing and lost to Feyenoord in the final. Rotterdammers have reached the final of a European tournament for the first time since they won the UEFA Cup by beating Olympic Marseille in 2002.

AS Roma have won a European title for the first time in the club’s history, taking first prize since the Coppa Italia in 2008. For coach Jose Mourinho, this is the 26th trophy of his career. The Portuguese won all five European finals in which he was active as a coach.

Rome strike after Trauner foul

Feyenoord lived for weeks en masse for the final in Tirana, and the desire for a new main prize could be heard and felt in the Air Albania stadium. Feyenoord and AS Roma fans greeted the players in the small stadium with fireworks, streamers and cheers before kick-off, although the fighting in the stands ruined the pre-match mood.

Back under Justin Bijlow’s nail, the team of trainer Slot did not seem to be bothered by the tension in the opening phase: the Rotterdam team took the initiative from kick-off and played football more easily than the troubled AS Roma. significant ammunition loss. But dominance created no opportunities.

Feyenoord made a deal at the end of the quarter, when Roman playmaker Henrikh Mkhitaryan was injured and was unable to continue. The game of the Rotterdammers simply did not get any better. Especially in the front Feyenoord was powerless.

Mourinho’s Roma crouched on the counter in the 32nd minute on a mistake by Trauner and fired his shot. He misjudged a high pass from defender Gianluca Mancini, who is usually very reliable at Feyenoord, and then saw Zaniolo make the score 1-0 with a nice rebound from Bijlow. This was AS Roma’s first shot on target. Feyenoord could only counter this with a long shot from Orkun Kökçü before the end of the break.

Paal blocks two Feyenoord hits

Despite the difference, Feyenoord walked out of the dressing room fearlessly. The slots team got off to a quick start in the second half and were almost even more than a minute later.

Trauner crawled past his man around a corner and saw his attacker hit the post. In the rebound Guus Til faced Roman goalkeeper Rui Patricio. VAR then looked at Bryan Cristane’s handball, but decided it was not intentional hands.

Less than two minutes later, the post blocked Feyenoord from scoring again. After a flowing attack, Fredrik Aursnes kicked the ball head-to-head for the loose Malacia who played devastatingly. Patricio tapped the ball against the foil with his fingertips.

Feyenoord continued to take the initiative against the conservative Roman player, but failed to break through the defensive positions of Serie A number six. By contrast, Jordan Veretout and Lorenzo Pellegrini were still close to making it 2-0, but their shots were diverted by Bijlow. The club was left empty-handed in Tirana when a final Feyenoord attack failed.