Eintracht Frankfurt's winning streak comes to an end in the first round of the Europa League. The Hessians had to settle for a 3-3 draw against Viktoria Pilsen after conceding two goals in the final minutes.
After three successive wins in the Bundesliga, Frankfurt carelessly squandered what they thought was a sure triumph in the Europa League. The visitors from the Czech Republic turned the game on its head with goals in the 86th and 93rd minutes. Aurèle Amenda was once again left out by coach Dino Toppmöller. The 21-year-old central defender has only made one brief appearance since moving from Young Boys to Frankfurt this summer.
Nedim Bajrami got off to a better start at his new club in two respects. The former Swiss junior international, who now plays for Albania, scored after just 56 seconds for Glasgow Rangers in a 2-0 win in Malmö. It was the first goal in the third game for Bajrami, who wore the shirt of Sassuolo before moving to Scotland.
Following the dismissal of coach Daniele De Rossi, AS Roma missed out on their second win in their second game under new coach Ivan Juric. Despite dominating the game, the Italians conceded a 1:1 equalizer against Athletic Bilbao shortly before the end.
José Mourinho made a successful start to the Europa League campaign. The Portuguese head coach won 2-1 with Fenerbahce Istanbul against Union Saint-Gilloise, while Fenerbahce's city rivals Besiktas went down 4-0 at Ajax Amsterdam.
Eintracht Frankfurt
Viktoria Plzen
- Hugo Ekitike - 1:0 (38.)
- Eric Ebimbe - 2:1 (62.)
- Rasmus Kristensen - 3:1 (67.)
- (41.) 1:1 - Pavel Sulc
- (86.) 3:2 - Prince Kwabena Abu
- (90.+2.) 3:3 - Václav Jemelka
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Liveticker
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Liveticker closed
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90.+2'
Jemelka shocks Frankfurt
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86.
It gets exciting again: Prince Adu scores to make it 2:3
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76.
Pilsen's Prince Adu misses a great chance
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67.
Kristensen makes it 3:1 for Frankfurt
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62.
Frankfurt joker Ebimbe scores after 106 seconds
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41.
Pavel Sulc equalizes for Viktoria Pilsen
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38.
Ekitiké gives Frankfurt the lead
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29.
Pavel Sulc tries from distance
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90.+5.End of 2nd half
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90.+2.Goal for Viktoria Plzen, 3:3 through Václav Jemelka (Milan Havel)
Václav Jemelka
Defender
Assist: Milan Havel
Midfielder
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86.Goal for Viktoria Plzen, 3:2 through Prince Kwabena Abu (Václav Jemelka)
Prince Kwabena Abu
Striker
Assist: Václav Jemelka
Defender
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85.Substitution in Eintracht Frankfurt
Nnamdi Collins
Defender
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85.Substitution out Eintracht Frankfurt
Rasmus Kristensen
Defender
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82.Substitution in Viktoria Plzen
Jirí Panoš
Striker
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82.Substitution out Viktoria Plzen
Lukas Kalvach
Midfielder
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82.Substitution in Viktoria Plzen
Erik Jirka
Striker
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82.Substitution out Viktoria Plzen
Cadu
Midfielder
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77.Substitution in Viktoria Plzen
Alexandr Sojka
Midfielder
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77.Substitution out Viktoria Plzen
Lukas Cerv
Midfielder
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72.Substitution in Eintracht Frankfurt
Hugo Larsson
Midfielder
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72.Substitution out Eintracht Frankfurt
Mahmoud Dahoud
Midfielder
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71.Substitution in Eintracht Frankfurt
Jean Bahoya
Midfielder
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71.Substitution out Eintracht Frankfurt
Hugo Ekitike
Striker
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71.Substitution in Viktoria Plzen
Daniel Vasulin
Striker
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71.Substitution out Viktoria Plzen
Matej Vydra
Striker
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67.Goal for Eintracht Frankfurt, 3:1 through Rasmus Kristensen
Rasmus Kristensen
Defender
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62.Goal for Eintracht Frankfurt, 2:1 through Eric Ebimbe (Hugo Ekitike)
Eric Ebimbe
Midfielder
Assist: Hugo Ekitike
Striker
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61.Substitution in Eintracht Frankfurt
Fares Chaibi
Striker
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61.Substitution out Eintracht Frankfurt
Igor Matanovic
Striker
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61.Substitution in Eintracht Frankfurt
Eric Ebimbe
Midfielder
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61.Substitution out Eintracht Frankfurt
Ansgar Knauff
Midfielder
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46.Kick-off 2nd half
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45.+3.End of 1st half
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41.Goal for Viktoria Plzen, 1:1 through Pavel Sulc (Lukas Kalvach)
Pavel Sulc
Striker
Assist: Lukas Kalvach
Midfielder
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38.Goal for Eintracht Frankfurt, 1:0 through Hugo Ekitike (Rasmus Kristensen)
Hugo Ekitike
Striker
Assist: Rasmus Kristensen
Defender
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1.Start of the match
