Eintracht Frankfurt Dominates HJK Helsinki in Conference League Match, Takes Step Towards Knockout Phase

2023-10-27 02:48:00
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Eintracht Frankfurt beats HJK Helsinki 6-0 on matchday 3 of the Conference League and takes a step towards the knockout phase.

Conference League: Eintracht Frankfurt against HJK Helsinki 6:0 (4:0)Eintracht Frankfurt gives the Finnish outsider no chanceThe live ticker to read

End: Eintracht Frankfurt beats HJK Helsinki and takes another step towards the knockout phase of the Conference League. Head coach Dino Toppmöller’s team showed a very strong performance and didn’t give the Finnish champions the slightest chance. Helsinki fell apart in the first half and had nothing to counter the SGE.

Aufstellung HJK Helsinki: Öst – Tenho, Halme, Peltola – Toivio, Raitala, Soiri, Lingman, Hetemaj – Radulovic, KeskinenTore: 1:0 Dina-Ebimbe (12th Minute), 2:0 Koch (28th Minute), 3: 0 Marmoush (31st Minute), 4:0 Tuta (45th Minute), 5:0 Skhiri (55th Minute), 6:0 Dina-Ebimbe (89th Minute)

90. Minute: The injury time is three minutes.

89. Minute: Chandler sets up Dina-Ebimbe to make it 6-0! The veteran plays a Jakic pass across to the Frenchman, who shoots in easily.

84. Minute: Eintracht tries again via substitute Chandler, but his cross is blocked.

78. Minute: The game is languishing. Eintracht Frankfurt now lets the guests come, but they can’t do anything with the amount of ball possession.

74. Minute: Radulovic tries from 16 meters, but Grahl quickly gets down and parries safely.

70. Minute: Slapstick from the SGE! Very bad back pass to Grahl, who receives the ball with his chest outside the penalty area, but his pass is too short, so that a Finn gets the ball but can’t do anything about the situation.

67. Minute: Knauff has to do it! Dina-Ebimbe with a cross in front of the empty goal, Knauff gets to the ball, but is decisively disturbed by an opponent.

66. Minute: Eintracht Frankfurt has taken at least two steps out here.

64. Minute: Great chance for Helsinki, but Grahl saves the shot into the short corner. The following corner brings nothing.

60. Minute: Now Helsinki again, Grahl certainly saves the weak header.

55th minute: Skhiri makes it 5-0! The new signing from Cologne receives the ball from Nkounkou in front of the goal and just has to hold out his foot.

54. Minute: The atmosphere in the Waldstadion is really outstanding. No wonder, given the score and the performance this evening.

50. Minute: Chaibi asserts himself strongly from the outside and passes it to Knauff, whose shot hits the crossbar.

48. Minute: Helsinki comes a little closer to Jens Grahl’s goal, but is not dangerous.

46. Minute: We continue with the second half.

Halftime: Eintracht Frankfurt leads 4-0 at the break and completely deserved it. Helsinki is overwhelmed and can thank goalkeeper Öst for not being further behind. After the break it’s all about damage limitation for the guests.

Eintracht Frankfurt meets HJK Helsinki. © IMAGO/Jan Huebner

45th minute: Next corner, next goal. This time Chaibi’s ball hits the second post, where Tuta wins the header duel and it makes it 4-0.

41. Minute: Yellow card for a swallow – nothing really works at HJK Helsinki.

38. Minute: Dina-Ebimbe climbs the highest after a corner, but his header barely scrapes Öst off the line.

36. Minute: The thing is probably already over by now. Eintracht Frankfurt plays in a frenzy, the guests are overwhelmed.

31st minute: Marmoush makes it 3-0! The first two attempts are blocked, then he tries with the outside of his foot and the ball hits the far corner – nice goal!

28th minute: The resulting corner makes it 2-0! Koch gets to the ball at the flat corner and moves it towards the far corner and the ball hits the goal.

27. Minute: Öst parries a beautiful free kick from Chaibi from 25 meters.

26. Minute: Eintracht Frankfurt is now dominating the game at will. Since going behind, Helsinki has only been on the defensive and is almost unable to cross the halfway line with the ball.

22. Minute: Great move, at the end of which Dina-Ebimbe finishes, but his shot is too central and therefore not a problem for Öst.

20. Minute: Next corner for Eintracht, which hits the first post but can be cleared.

17. Minute: Eintracht is trying to keep the pressure on and extend their lead.

12th minute: There is a hand penalty for Eintracht Frankfurt! Dina-Ebimbe runs up and sinks it safely – 1-0!

11. Minute: The VAR checks a possible handball by a Finnish defender. Are there penalties for the SGE?

9. Minute: After a free kick from Chaibi, it’s Marmoush who gets the header, but Öst makes a world-class save in the visitors’ goal!

8. Minute: Nkounkou with a sharp cross in front of the goal, but Chaibi narrowly misses it at the second post.

Eintracht Frankfurt meets HJK Helsinki. © IMAGO/Patrick Scheiber

5. Minute: Now Koch makes a mistake in his own penalty area, but Grahl makes an excellent save when the guests then finish. Great luck for the SGE not to have fallen behind here.

4. Minute: Tuta loses the ball in his own half, but the visitors’ shot on goal is blocked by Robin Koch.

2. Minute: Goalkeeper Jens Grahl on the ball for the first time. The 35-year-old is celebrating his European Cup debut today.

1. Minute: It starts in the Frankfurt Arena with the third matchday of the Conference League.

Update, 8:33 p.m.: Eintracht Frankfurt is in second place in Group G with three points, behind leaders PAOK. With a win over Helsinki, which has only managed to get one point so far, the SGE would take a big step towards the knockout phase of the Conference League.

Update, October 26th, 8 p.m.: The starting grid is there. Eintracht coach Dino Toppmöller chose the following players: Grahl – Tuta, Koch, Smolcic – Knauff, Dina-Ebimbe, Skhiri, Nkounkou – Götze, Marmoush, Chaïbi.

First report: Frankfurt – Eintracht Frankfurt wants to get their second win in the second home game of the Conference League and thus get one step closer to the knockout phase. In the duel with HJK Helsinki, the SGE is the big favorite, but should not underestimate the team from Scandinavia.

Eintracht Frankfurt meets Helsinki

“The goal is to win and perform in a good manner. With all due respect to our very strong opponents, we know that we are the clear favorites and want to confirm our positive trend and stay in the flow. We know what we have to do: approach the matter with the same willingness, intensity and enthusiasm as before,” said SGE head coach Dino Toppmöller at the press conference before the game.

“Helsinki likes to play football, has very good positional play, a lot of 3-4-3 and the sixes. I’m always happy to meet a team that wants to take part in the game. At the end of the day, it’s largely up to us how far Helsinki actually plays and how much they can combine. We want to put the opponent under pressure, put our stamp on the game and show that we are the clear favorites at home with the fans behind us,” the head coach continued.

Compared to the last Bundesliga game, there could be changes in the starting eleven, as Toppmöller indicated: “We have a very good squad with many players who are scratching their hooves to be on the pitch. We look to give one or the other the necessary playing time. Because at some point injuries and suspensions come, then it’s all about rhythm. In addition, there is the load control because we have some frequent players. Nevertheless, it’s about finding a good balance because the game against HJK is extremely important and we want to win.”

Eintracht Frankfurt with respect for the outsider from Finland

Philipp Max, who was not registered for the Conference League, will definitely not be there. The head coach has already decided on a replacement for the left-back. “Niels Nkounkou will start. He has trained well and will get his chance. We know that Philipp Max has stabilized. He showed exactly what we expect from the whole group: dealing with setbacks, overcoming resistance. He did a great job and is on the right track,” confirmed Toppmöller.

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It will be a first for Jens Grahl. The 35-year-old will play his first European game and is really looking forward to his debut: “It will be a very emotional game for me. My wife and children will be at the stadium. I’m especially happy that my son can see me play. It’s a huge joy to be able to play a game like this at my age. This is the reward for the hard work over the past few years. I am thankful for.” (smr)

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