Feyenoord was beaten in disappointing fashion by Red Bull Salzburg on Wednesday night in the UEFA Champions League at the Kuip in Rotterdam. The 1-3 was the Austrian team’s first victory in this season’s Champions League. The match turned after a mistake by Timon Wellenreuther, which led to the 0-1 in the first half.
The German goalkeeper had been dropped last week for Justin Bijlow after underperforming this season. However, Bijlow was injured last week, which gave Wellenreuther another chance. However, the 28-year-old did not take the opportunity to change the manager, Brian Priske, ’s mind.
Luka Ivanusec was picked to start in the midfield. The Czech winger was replacing the injured Antoni Milambo. The home side made a good start to the match, forcing Salzburg keeper Janis Blaswich into a few saves within the first 15 minutes.
But Salzburg came back into it after this, with both sides showing some sloppy play, resulting in a first half with very few chances. However, that changed right before the half-hour mark when Salzburg took the lead. Wellenreuther tried to throw the ball out to Igor Paixao, but he was not ready for it, resulting in the Austrian team, managed by Dutch coach Pepijn Lijnders, gaining possession.
This led to the first goal after Oscar Gloukh crossed the ball for Karim Konate in the box, who was completely unmarked to head home. The Feyenoord supporters made their feelings clear as they whistled Wellenreuther after the goal. Priske’s team made a s.