On 24 August one of the matches of the Football Conference League took place. Zalgiris (Lithuania) and Ferencvaros (Hungary) met.
Жальгирис - Ференцварош - 0:4. Лига конференций. Обзор матча, статистикаConference League
Zalgiris (Lithuania) - Ferencvaros (Hungary) - 0:4 (0:1)
Goals: A. Traore (17), B. Varga (65), Pesic (76), A. Traore (84).
Warnings: B. Varga (31)
Review of the match Zalgiris vs Ferencvaros:
In a thrilling UEFA Europa Conference League encounter, Hungarian team Ferencvarosi TK demonstrated their superiority over Vilnius Zalgiris at the LFF Vilniaus Stadium. The match ended with a confident victory of Ferencvarosi TK with the score 0:1 at half-time and 0:4 in regular time. From the first minutes of the match, TK Ferencvarosi showed their skills in attack. Already in the 17th minute Amadou Traore successfully realised a goal, putting his team in the lead. This goal set the tone for the whole match: Ferencvarosi continued to attack, but Zalgiris Vilnius tried to fend off the offence and make themselves known. In the 31st minute, Ferencvarosi FC player Benče Varga received a yellow card for a tactical error. This signalled Zalgiris Vilnius FC's desire to disrupt the opponent's play. Just before the break FC Zalgiris Vilnius made the first substitution: Laimonas Antal was replaced by Lukas Vaca. This substitution was supposed to energise the team and improve their game. However, it was obvious that Ferencvarosi TK had prepared and were not going to give up their advantage so easily. At the start of the second half, FC Zalgiris Vilnius made another substitution in the 46th minute: Mihajlo Milikovic was replaced by Yuki Karashima. Despite their efforts, in the 62nd minute Zalgiris Vilnius faced a serious problem: Nikolai Gorobtsov received a red card and was left with ten men on the pitch. This put them at a disadvantage compared to the unyielding Ferencvarosi TC. In the 65th minute, TK Ferencvarosi were awarded a free kick after a foul in the penalty box. Benche Varga took the lead and flawlessly converted the penalty, further increasing his team's advantage.
In the 68th minute FC Zalgiris Vilnius made their third substitution: Marko Pavelic replaced Justynas Bopes. This substitution was aimed at strengthening the defence and preventing more goals from Ferencvarosi FC. In the 70th minute, TK Ferencvarosi also made a substitution, replacing Benche Varga with Antonio Pesic. This change signalled the manager's intention to keep the intensity of the game and not let the team slacken. In the 72nd minute FC Zalgiris Vilnius made the last substitution, bringing Arturas Novikovas into the game instead of Domantas Kazlauskas. However, this substitution did not have a significant impact on the game, as Ferencvarosi FC continued to dominate. In the 76th minute, Ferencvarosi scored their third goal of the match - Antonio Pesic scored. This goal further demoralised FC Zalgiris Vilnius and cemented Ferencvarosi FC's control over the game. In the end of the match, Ferencvarosi FC continued to make substitutions. In the 80th minute, Kristoffer Zachariassen came on in place of Anderson Esiti. Soon after, in the 81st minute, Muhammad Abu Fani replaced Moez Ben Romdan. In the 84th minute, Ferencvarosi TK scored their last goal of the match as Amadou Traore converted his second goal of the match. This gave Ferencvarosi a solid win and allowed them to showcase their attacking talent. Ferencvarosi made their fourth and final substitution at the end of the match, with Amadou Traore replacing Owusu. Overall, Ferencvarosi's impressive performance against Zalgiris Vilnius demonstrated their attacking prowess and ability to control the game. This victory will undoubtedly give them confidence in their abilities on their way to further advancement in the UEFA Europa Conference League. For their part, FC Zalgiris Vilnius need to regroup and learn from this defeat in order to come back stronger in the next matches.
The following matches await the opponents in the next round: Ferencvaros vs Zalgiris, Ferencvaros vs Zalgiris.
Statistics of the match Zalgiris - Ferencvaros:
| Žalgiris | Ferencvaros | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Kicks in goal | 5 |
| 6 | Blows | 9 |
| 0 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 2 | Penalty kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Kicks from outside the penalty area | 5 |
| 5 | Offences | 13 |
| 0 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 57% | Ball possession | 43% |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Keeper saves | 4 |
| 281 | Total assists | 207 |
| 233 | Accurate assists | 157 |
| 83% | Accuracy of passes | 76% |
