UEFA Europa League League Stage - 1

Ferencvarosi TC 1 - 1 FT Plzen

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Futmetrix Verdict
58
FT
Thu, Sep 25
Ferencvarosi TC
1-1
Plzen
⚡ Intensity 65
⚖️ Balance 40
🏆 Stakes 0
🎲 Upset 0
10-man Ferencváros snatch late Europa drama.

Ten-Man Ferencváros Resurrect Late European Drama

Worth Watching Futmetrix Score: 58/100. A gritty, backs-to-the-wall display proved that tactical resilience can trump numerical disadvantage on the continental stage.

Early Plzen Strikes

The Groupama Aréna was silenced early as Plzen executed a perfect smash-and-grab. Despite the hosts holding the ball well and eventually establishing an edged possession of 53%, the visitors drew first blood. In the 16th minute, M. Doski carved out the opening, feeding R. Durosinmi who made no mistake with the finish. The away side's early tactical blueprint worked flawlessly, absorbing pressure and waiting for the right moment to strike on the transition. The Intensity was palpable, with both sides treating this Europa League clash as a genuine battle for early playoff positioning.

Numerical Disadvantage

The complexion of the match violently shifted in the 37th minute. Cebrail Makreckis was shown a straight red card for a reckless foul, leaving Ferencvarosi TC staring down the barrel of a long night. Rather than crumbling, the home side found an incredible defensive rhythm. A shifting Balance of play saw Plzen try to press their man advantage, but the defensive duo of Stefan Gartenmann and Toon Raemaekers put on an absolute masterclass. They repelled wave after wave of Czech attacks, ensuring the deficit remained at a single goal while their teammates adjusted to the physical toll of playing with ten men.

The Bench Delivers

Just as the visitors looked set to secure all three points, a masterstroke from the manager altered the European table. Substitutes injected a wild Upset Factor into the dying moments. In the 90th minute, G. Kanichowsky floated a brilliant ball into the danger zone, finding fellow replacement A. Pesic. The striker's dramatic equalizer sent the home fans into delirium, salvaging a vital point. The 1-1 draw keeps both clubs locked together in the knockout playoff zone, proving that structural discipline and timely substitutions can salvage even the most desperate situations.

Key Questions

How did the red card for Cebrail Makreckis impact the match?

It forced Ferencváros into a deep defensive block, relying on outstanding center-back performances to stay in the game until their late counter-punch.

Did Ferencvarosi TC deserve the late equalizer?

Yes. Despite being down a man, they edged possession, managed more total shots (10 to 9), and created a higher expected goals tally (0.93 to 0.67).

How did substitute Gabi Kanichowsky change the game?

Coming on at halftime, Kanichowsky provided a crucial creative spark, eventually delivering the pinpoint assist for Pesic's 90th-minute equalizer.

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.

Match Statistics

Possession
53%
47%
Ferencvarosi TC 53%
Plzen 47%
Shots
10
9
Ferencvarosi TC 10
Plzen 9
Shots on Target
2
3
Ferencvarosi TC 2
Plzen 3
Expected Goals (xG)
0.93
0.67
Ferencvarosi TC 0.93
Plzen 0.67
Passes
406
345
Ferencvarosi TC 406
Plzen 345
Pass Accuracy
80%
80%
Ferencvarosi TC 80%
Plzen 80%
Corners
3
3
Ferencvarosi TC 3
Plzen 3
Fouls
21
17
Ferencvarosi TC 21
Plzen 17
Yellow Cards
4
2
Ferencvarosi TC 4
Plzen 2
Red Cards
1
0
Ferencvarosi TC 1
Plzen 0

Match Events

Rafiu Durosinmi 🟨 14'
R. Durosinmi (M. Doski) 16'
HT
46' 🔄 Z. Gruber Cadu
46' 🔄 N. Keita G. Kanichowsky
T. Ladra D. Visinsky 🔄 70'
Václav Jemelka 🟨 74'
74' 🔄 S. Gartenmann L. Joseph
M. Vydra P. Adu 🔄 77'
84' 🔄 A. Toth A. Pesic
84' 🔄 B. Otvos J. Levi
R. Durosinmi A. Zeljkovic 🔄 86'
90' 🟨 Ibrahim Cissé
90' A. Pesic (G. Kanichowsky)
90'+5 🟨 Aleksandar Pešić
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Ferencvarosi TC

Goalkeepers
D. Dibusz
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
S. Gartenmann
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
2
Tackles
83%
Duel Win %
T. Raemaekers
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
64%
Pass Acc
I. Cisse
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Midfielders
B. Otvos
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
C. Makreckis
FRIENDLY FIRE
FRIENDLY FIRE
Red Card
Mistake
Red Card
Mistake
2
Fouls
5.2
Rating
A. Toth
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
6
Late Mins
6
Late Mins
84
Total Mins
84
Entry
N. Keita
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
C. O'Dowda
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Forwards
Z. Gruber
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
4
Fouls Won
4
Fouls Won
6
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
B. Varga
MAGNET
MAGNET
63
Activity
63
Activity
35
Passes
28
Duels
BENCH
D. Grof
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
G. Szalai
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
B. Nagy
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
K. Zachariassen
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Cadu
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
Started
Entry
G. Kanichowsky
SUPER SUB
SUPER SUB
1
Assist
1
Assist
45
Minutes
7.6
Rating
J. Romao
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Pesic
CLUTCH HERO
CLUTCH HERO
90
Goal Time
90
Goal Time
Goal
Impact
7.2
Rating
J. Levi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
12
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Dele
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
L. Joseph
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
16
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Madarasz
👻 Invisible Nothing to note

Plzen

Goalkeepers
M. Jedlicka
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
J. Paluska
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
S. Dweh
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
V. Jemelka
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
3
Tackles
43%
Duel Win %
Midfielders
A. Memic
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
7
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
C. Souare
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
7
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
L. Cerv
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
5
Fouls Won
5
Fouls Won
8
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
T. Ladra
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
70
Total Mins
70
Entry
M. Doski
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
1
Assists
18%
Pass Acc
Forwards
M. Vydra
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
13
Late Mins
13
Late Mins
77
Total Mins
77
Entry
R. Durosinmi
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
BENCH
M. Tvrdon
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
F. Wiegele
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
S. Markovic
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
K. Spacil
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. Havel
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
D. Visinsky
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
20
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. Valenta
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Zeljkovic
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
10
Total Mins
Started
Entry
C. Kabongo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
P. Adu
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
13
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
02/20/2025 Plzen 3 - 0 Ferencvarosi TC UEFA Europa League Doosan Aréna
02/13/2025 Ferencvarosi TC 1 - 0 Plzen UEFA Europa League Groupama Aréna
01/25/2024 Ferencvarosi TC 1 - 3 Plzen Friendlies Clubs Estadio Camilo Cano
01/16/2023 Plzen 0 - 0 Ferencvarosi TC Friendlies Clubs Melia Villaitana Football Center
02/20/2025
UEFA Europa League Doosan Aréna
02/13/2025
UEFA Europa League Groupama Aréna
01/25/2024
Friendlies Clubs Estadio Camilo Cano
01/16/2023
Friendlies Clubs Melia Villaitana Football Center
Ferencvarosi TC Win
Plzen Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Panathinaikos 1 3 4 1 +3 WBSC Young Boys 1 - 4 Panathinaikos (25-09-2025)
2 Dinamo Zagreb 1 3 3 1 +2 WDinamo Zagreb 3 - 1 Fenerbahçe (24-09-2025)
3 FC Midtjylland 1 3 2 0 +2 WFC Midtjylland 2 - 0 Sturm Graz (24-09-2025)
4 Lille 1 3 2 1 +1 WLille 2 - 1 Brann (25-09-2025)
5 SC Freiburg 1 3 2 1 +1 WSC Freiburg 2 - 1 FC Basel 1893 (24-09-2025)
6 VfB Stuttgart 1 3 2 1 +1 WVfB Stuttgart 2 - 1 Celta Vigo (25-09-2025)
7 AS Roma 1 3 2 1 +1 WNice 1 - 2 AS Roma (24-09-2025)
8 Ludogorets 1 3 2 1 +1 WMalmo FF 1 - 2 Ludogorets (24-09-2025)
9 Aston Villa 1 3 1 0 +1 WAston Villa 1 - 0 Bologna (25-09-2025)
10 Lyon 1 3 1 0 +1 WUtrecht 0 - 1 Lyon (25-09-2025)
11 FC Porto 1 3 1 0 +1 WRed Bull Salzburg 0 - 1 FC Porto (25-09-2025)
12 SC Braga 1 3 1 0 +1 WSC Braga 1 - 0 Feyenoord (24-09-2025)
13 FCSB 1 3 1 0 +1 WGO Ahead Eagles 0 - 1 FCSB (25-09-2025)
14 Genk 1 3 1 0 +1 WRangers 0 - 1 Genk (25-09-2025)
15 Nottingham Forest 1 1 2 2 0 DReal Betis 2 - 2 Nottingham Forest (24-09-2025)
16 Real Betis 1 1 2 2 0 DReal Betis 2 - 2 Nottingham Forest (24-09-2025)
17 Celtic 1 1 1 1 0 DFK Crvena Zvezda 1 - 1 Celtic (24-09-2025)
18 Plzen 1 1 1 1 0 DFerencvarosi TC 1 - 1 Plzen (25-09-2025)
19 FK Crvena Zvezda 1 1 1 1 0 DFK Crvena Zvezda 1 - 1 Celtic (24-09-2025)
20 Ferencvarosi TC 1 1 1 1 0 DFerencvarosi TC 1 - 1 Plzen (25-09-2025)
21 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1 1 0 0 0 DPAOK 0 - 0 Maccabi Tel Aviv (24-09-2025)
22 PAOK 1 1 0 0 0 DPAOK 0 - 0 Maccabi Tel Aviv (24-09-2025)
23 Nice 1 0 1 2 -1 LNice 1 - 2 AS Roma (24-09-2025)
24 Brann 1 0 1 2 -1 LLille 2 - 1 Brann (25-09-2025)
25 Malmo FF 1 0 1 2 -1 LMalmo FF 1 - 2 Ludogorets (24-09-2025)
26 Celta Vigo 1 0 1 2 -1 LVfB Stuttgart 2 - 1 Celta Vigo (25-09-2025)
27 FC Basel 1893 1 0 1 2 -1 LSC Freiburg 2 - 1 FC Basel 1893 (24-09-2025)
28 Utrecht 1 0 0 1 -1 LUtrecht 0 - 1 Lyon (25-09-2025)
29 Feyenoord 1 0 0 1 -1 LSC Braga 1 - 0 Feyenoord (24-09-2025)
30 Rangers 1 0 0 1 -1 LRangers 0 - 1 Genk (25-09-2025)
31 GO Ahead Eagles 1 0 0 1 -1 LGO Ahead Eagles 0 - 1 FCSB (25-09-2025)
32 Bologna 1 0 0 1 -1 LAston Villa 1 - 0 Bologna (25-09-2025)
33 Red Bull Salzburg 1 0 0 1 -1 LRed Bull Salzburg 0 - 1 FC Porto (25-09-2025)
34 Fenerbahçe 1 0 1 3 -2 LDinamo Zagreb 3 - 1 Fenerbahçe (24-09-2025)
35 Sturm Graz 1 0 0 2 -2 LFC Midtjylland 2 - 0 Sturm Graz (24-09-2025)
36 BSC Young Boys 1 0 1 4 -3 LBSC Young Boys 1 - 4 Panathinaikos (25-09-2025)