Africans shot Slavia a valuable point from Feyenoord for a 3:3 draw

Slavia made it to the end of the opening quarter-final of the Conference Europa League, drawing 3:3 at Feyenoord.Peter Olayinka, Yira Sor and Ibrahim Traoré scored the goals. The rematch will be played in Eden next week.

Ibrahim Traoré had the first chance of the match in the ninth minute, but his attempt was knocked down for a corner by the home defence. Two minutes later, Feyenoord were already ahead. Luis Sinisterra finished a fast break with a shot to the near post.

On the other side, Yira Sor got into a good position but missed the target. Rotterdam dominated the ball, with Orkun Kökcü hitting the crossbar in the 19th minute. Ten minutes later, Ondrej Kolář shone when he saved a fierce shot by Sinisterra.

In the 42nd minute, the Susians equalised. Peter Olayinka double-teamed the ball into the net and although the replay revealed that it was offside, VAR was not at the stadium and the goal stood.

After a half-time skirmish between the two benches, the nervous atmosphere continued and Guus Til had the first opportunity, but Kolar made a fine tackle. On the other side, Sor had a sure chance but missed the target.

In the 68th minute, the Susians celebrated. Ivan Schranz found Sor, who hit the open goal from a volley. Six minutes later the game was level again when Marcos Senesi chested the ball into the net. Slavia didn’t give up though, Olayinka headed in on the other end but missed the back post by inches.

In the 86th minute, the home side took the lead again. Kökcü, from a direct kick, surprisingly fired straight at the goal, Kolář couldn’t cope with the simple shot. Just when it looked like Feyenoord were going to take the three points, Ibrahim Traoré equalised with a penalty to make it 3-3.

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