Eintracht Frankfurt struggles to win 1-0 in the Europa League!

Eintracht Frankfurt struggles to win 1-0 in the Europa League!

In an exciting Europa League duel, Frankfurt Eintracht and their fans were hoping for an exhilarating evening, but what they got was a narrow 1-0 win against Latvian champions FK Rigas Futbola Skola. In an arena with over 56,000 spectators, it was the joker Hugo Larsson who became the hero of the game and scored the decisive goal in the 79th minute. Eintracht Frankfurt is doing well in the group phase!

Coach Dino Toppmöller had warned his team urgently: “Riga has very robust, tall defenders”. And actually, Eintracht couldn't get through in the first half. A weak performance by the SGE caused the fans to whistle for the break. The first chances belonged to the visitors, but a hard shot from Adam Markhiyev narrowly missed the goal. The 18-year-old Can Uzun and Igor Matanovic were unable to implement the attacks effectively, which caused great unrest in the stands.

Drama in the second half

After the clear announcement in the dressing room during the half-time break, Eintracht came back with more force. However, the supposed 1-0 was canceled due to an offside position and the tension rose when a penalty for Frankfurt was initially given, but then revoked after a VAR review. But where others fell silent, Hugo Larsson emerged as a savior. The fans were finally able to celebrate with his late goal. But the nervousness remained, because in direct return the crossbar saved Eintracht from a possible equalizer. The SGE is still in the top group of the Europa League with two wins and one draw!