UEFA Champions League Qualifying Round 2
Ferencvarosi TC 4 - 3 FT FC Noah
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Futmetrix Verdict
100
FT
Sun, Sep 20
Manchester City
5-3
Sunderland
⚡ Intensity
100
⚖️ Balance
91
🏆 Stakes
67
🎲 Upset
0
Eight goals, hat-trick heroics, pure chaos.
Futmetrix Verdict
55
FT
Sun, Sep 20
Gamba Osaka
0-1
Vissel Kobe
⚡ Intensity
40
⚖️ Balance
20
🏆 Stakes
78
🎲 Upset
0
Erik breaks Gamba hearts at 90'
Futmetrix Verdict
100
FT
Sun, Sep 20
Atletico Madrid
2-1
Real Madrid
⚡ Intensity
86
⚖️ Balance
31
🏆 Stakes
100
🎲 Upset
60
A chaotic derby flips Madrid's hierarchy.
Match Statistics
Possession
Shots
Shots on Target
Passes
Pass Accuracy
Corners
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Match Events
1' A. Pesic (L. Joseph)
H. Ferreira (S. Muradyan) 7'
12' L. Joseph (A. Toth)
Eric Boakye 18'
Matheus Aias (H. Ferreira) 22'
36' Toon Raemaekers
HT
↓ J. Levi ↑K. Zachariassen 46'
52' K. Zachariassen
60' ↓ Matheus Aias ↑M. Jakolis
↓ A. Pesic ↑B. Varga 64'
A. Grgic (G. Thorarinsson) 71'
73' ↓ Y. Eteki ↑I. Oulad Omar
73' ↓ E. Boakye ↑T. Oshima
74' B. Varga (C. Makreckis)
↓ L. Joseph ↑H. Maiga 78'
84' ↓ G. Manvelyan ↑H. Hambardzumyan
84' ↓ G. Thorarinsson ↑D. Sualehe
David Sualehe 88'
90' Callum O'Dowda
↓ C. O'Dowda ↑B. Nagy 90'+3
↓ C. Makreckis ↑Cadu 90'+3
Gustavo Sangaré 90'+6
FT
Player Cards
Our take on every player in this match
Ferencvarosi TC
Midfielders
Ognjen Čančarević 
FRIENDLY FIRE
Pen Given
Mistake
Pen Given
Mistake
1
Fouls
5.9
Rating
Eric Boakye 
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
73
Total Mins
73
Entry
Gonçalo Silva 
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Sergey Muradyan 
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
5
Tackles
78%
Duel Win %
Gudmundur Thórarinsson 
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.3
Rating
Yan Brice Eteki 
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
6
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Gustavo Sangaré
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Hélder Ferreira 
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
Gor Manvelyan
LATE SHIFT
6
Late Mins
6
Late Mins
84
Total Mins
84
Entry
Alen Grgić
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
Matheus Aiás
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
BENCH
Aleksey Ploshchadny 
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Gonçalo Gregório
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Artak Dashyan
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Imran Oulad Omar
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
18
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Takuto Oshima
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
18
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Hovhannes Hambardzumyan
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
13
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Zaven Khudaverdyan
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
David Sualehe
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Nermin Zolotić
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Marin Jakoliš
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
31
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Hovhannes Harutyunyan
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
FC Noah
Midfielders
Dénes Dibusz
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Stefan Gartenmann
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Toon Raemaekers
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Gábor Szalai
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Čebrails Makreckis
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
2
Key Passes
6.9
Rating
Alex Tóth
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
2
Key Passes
6.9
Rating
Bence Ötvös
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Callum O'Dowda 
NPC
89
Minutes
89
Minutes
21%
Pass Acc
6.3
Rating
Jonathan Levi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
Lenny Joseph 
FINISHER
1
Goals
1
Goals
3
Shots
9.3
Rating
Aleksandar Pešić
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
BENCH
Dávid Gróf
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Naby Keïta
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kristoffer Zachariassen 
SUPER SUB
1
Goal
1
Goal
45
Minutes
7.2
Rating
Edgar Sevikyan
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Barnabás Varga
SUPER SUB
1
Goal
1
Goal
27
Minutes
8
Rating
Zsombor Gruber
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Aleksandar Ćirković
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Cadu
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
1
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Norbert Kaján
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Szilárd Szabó
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Barnabás Nagy
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
1
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Habib Maïga
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
13
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Head to Head
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/22/2025 | FC Noah | 1 - 2 | Ferencvarosi TC | UEFA Champions League | Abovyan City Stadium |
07/22/2025
Ferencvarosi TC Win
FC Noah Win
Draw
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FC Noah
Ferencváros Survives Noah's Onslaught in Seven-Goal Champions League Spectacle
Must-Watch Futmetrix Score: 100/100. When a Champions League qualifier produces seven goals in 90 minutes, you're witnessing the kind of Intensity that defines cup football at its most unforgiving.
Early Blitz Sets Tone for Chaos
The opening moments at Groupama Arena belonged entirely to the hosts. Aleksandar Pešić struck in the first minute—barely time for the crowd to settle—with Lenny Joseph providing the assist. But Hélder Ferreira answered immediately for FC Noah seven minutes later, signalling this would be no coronation. By the 22nd minute, the score read 2-2. The Balance shifted constantly, each team refusing to blink. Joseph doubled his tally on 12 minutes; Matheus Aias equalised for the visitors with Ferreira's assist. Two teams, one pitch, zero defensive solidity.
Penalty Turns the Stakes
The second half began with Ferencváros reasserting control. A penalty on 52 minutes—converted by K. Zachariassen—gave the hosts a 3-2 advantage. For 20 minutes, they looked to have seized command. But Noah's resilience proved their greatest asset. A. Grgic's goal on 71 minutes levelled matters once more at 3-3, setting up a final, frantic 20 minutes. The Upset Factor hung heavy: the visiting underdogs remained alive. Then B. Varga struck on 74 minutes, assisted by C. Makreckis, to restore Ferencváros's lead at 4-3. No further goals arrived, but the tension never eased.
Joseph's Complete Performance Seals Victory
Joseph's rating of 9.3 tells the story: one goal, one assist, and the constant intelligent movement that unravelled Noah's backline. Ferreira (8.9 rating) matched him in ambition with his own goal and assist, yet it wasn't enough. Ferencváros managed 15 shots to Noah's 10, and despite lower possession (48% to 52%), they converted their chances with clinical precision when it mattered. The hosts' 84% pass accuracy proved decisive in the final third.
Key Questions
What made Lenny Joseph the Man of the Match?
Joseph's goal and assist, combined with intelligent positioning and key passes, orchestrated Ferencváros's attacking threat throughout the 90 minutes.
What caused the seven-goal thriller?
Defensive vulnerabilities on both sides, relentless attacking ambition, and clinical finishing in the final third created a goal-fest neither team could control.
What is the Futmetrix Score?
The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.
Archive note: this preview was written after the match was played.
Tactical Chess at Groupama Arena
Skip It Futmetrix Score: 24/100. The outcome hinges on whether the Hungarian champions can convert their territorial dominance into the clinical finish required to navigate this balanced qualifying tie.
The Setup
On July 30, 2025, Ferencvarosi TC continue their quest for the UEFA Champions League league stage, knowing that the Balance of this tie leaves no room for complacency. While the overall Stakes for the early rounds are often calculated, the pressure of a second-leg knockout environment is palpable. The home side possesses the superior Stars, but their recent Form suggests a team still searching for its peak rhythm. They will look to the creativity of Callum O'Dowda to unlock a stubborn opposition that has proven difficult to break down in transitional phases.
Key Battle
The match will be won or lost in the space between the visitors' defensive lines and the Ferencvarosi attack. Without a specific focal point for the away side, the burden falls on the home midfield to maintain high-intensity ball circulation against a compact defensive unit. The ability of Barnabás Varga to find pockets of space inside the box will be the deciding factor against a visiting back line that prioritizes structural integrity over adventurous play.
Our Prediction
Expect a match defined by patience and attrition rather than end-to-end chaos. FC Noah will likely sit deep and look to exploit the counter-attack, forcing the hosts to take risks. However, the individual quality of the Hungarian side should eventually tell. A single goal, likely late in the second half as fatigue sets in for the visitors, will see Ferencvarosi through. We anticipate a controlled 1-0 victory for the home team.