Zachariassen leads Ferencvarosi TC to 2-1 win over Plzen in Europa League

Ferencvarosi TC beat visitors Plzen 2-1 in the match between the two sides in the second round of the league phase of the Europa League, played at 22:00 Damascus time.

Kristoffer Zachariassen opened the scoring for Ferencvarosi TC in the 49th minute, before adding the second goal from a penalty kick in the 81st minute. In the last minute of normal time, Denis Višinský managed to score Plzen's only goal in the match.

The match saw no red cards, while Ferencvarosi TC received 3 yellow cards compared with one yellow card for Plzen.

Kristoffer Zachariassen was named man of the match after scoring two goals and playing the full 89 minutes, with a rating of 8.2.

Statistically, Ferencvarosi TC had 54 percent possession compared with 46 percent for Plzen, and completed 432 passes compared with 387 for Plzen. In contrast, Plzen were more threatening in shots, registering 18 shots compared with 12 for Ferencvarosi TC, including 7 shots on target for Plzen compared with 6 for Ferencvarosi TC. Ferencvarosi TC also had 7 corner kicks compared with 3 for Plzen.

With this result, Ferencvarosi TC raised their tally to 3 points to sit in 11th place in the standings after a single win in which they scored 3 goals and conceded one, while Plzen remain without points in 33rd place after their defeat, having conceded 3 goals without scoring any.