Fajarasia.co – The legendary Italian club, AS Roma, successfully won the 2021-2022 European Conference League (UEFA Conference League) after defeating the Dutch representative, Feyenoord with a narrow score of 1-0 in the final match which was held at the Air Albania Stadium, Thursday (26). /5/2022) early morning WIB.
The only goal of AS Roma’s victory in this match was scored by Nicolo Zaniolo in the 32nd minute. One goal was able to bring Roma to the title, because the opposing team could not score a reply.
The competition was fierce. Roma did dominate the game since the early minutes. However, Feyenoord several times were able to provide resistance by spreading threats to the Italian capital club’s goal.
Roma fans cheered in the 32nd minute. Nicolo Zaniolo scored a goal and put the Giallorossi 1-0 up! Receiving a pass from Gianluca Mancini, Zaniolo netted the ball against Feyenoord with a quick reaction after seeing Justin Bijlow lunge.
The goal made Feyenoord moved to more aggressively attack. In the 41st minute, Orkun Kokcu fired enough to make the Roma fans tense. But luckily, Kokcu’s aim was aimed right at Rui Patricio.
Kokcu again spread the threat in injury time which was again successfully stopped by Patricio. The first half ended with Roma winning 1-0 thanks to a goal scored by Zaniolo.
Feyenoord immediately stepped on the gas in the second half to equalize the score. The game has only been running for one minute, Feyenoord almost scored. Fortunately, the shot that was scored by Guus Til could still be dammed by Rui Patricio.
It didn’t stop there, Feyenoord continued to attack Rome. They got the opportunity again in the 58th minute. Kokcu gets a chance to throw a kick on goal. However, Chris Smalling can block the pace of the ball.
Roma itself is not without opportunities in this second half. In the 73rd minute Lorenzo Pellegrini sent a pass into the penalty box from a corner kick. Jordan Veretout then greeted him with a shot. It’s just that this effort can not be a goal.
Throughout the rest of the match, both teams continued to carry out buying and selling attacks. However, no additional goals were created. The game ended with the score 1-0 and AS Roma came out as champions.
Lineup:
AS Roma (3-5-2): Rui Patricio; Chris Smalling, Ibanez, Gianluca Mancini; Rick Karsdorp (Matias Vina 89′), Bryan Cristante, Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Sergio Oliveira 17′), Nicola Zalewski (Leonardo Spinazzola 67′), Lorenzo Pellegrini; Tammy Abraham (Eldor Shomurudov 89′), Nicolo Zaniolo (Jordan Veretout 67′).
Feyenoord (4-2-3-1): Justin Bijlow; Lutsharel Geertruida, Gernot Trauner (Marcus Pedersen 74′), Marcos Senesi, Tyrell Malacia (Alireza Jahanbakhsh 89′); Fredrik Aursnes, Orkun Kokcu (Patrik Walemark 88′); Reiss Nelson (Bryan Linssen 74′), Guus Til (Jens Toornstra 59′), Luis Sinisterra; Cyriel Dessers.****
