Win against Trabzonspor | OneFootball

An own goal as well as efforts from Hugo Larsson and Jonathan Burkardt gave Eintracht a comfortable 3-0 victory in a fast-paced friendly.

Adi Hütter’s side went on the front foot from the outset against the Turkish Cup winners and soon wrestled control of the game, linking up well and covering lots of ground. Larsson opens the scoring The Eagles were rewarded for their commitment in the ninth minute when, following a short corner, Ritsu Doan delivered the ball into the middle and found Larsson, who back-heeled it in at the near post to put Eintracht in front. 

Burkardt doubles the lead Shortly before the interval, Can Uzun was fouled inside the box (38’). Burkardt confidently converted the ensuing penalty low into the bottom right corner to make it 2-0 at the break. Trapzonspor own goalHütter sent out an entirely different XI for the second half and soon witnessed the third goal of the game. After some neat interplay, Niels Nkounkou crossed from the left into the centre, where Trabzonspor defender Chibuike Nwaiwu inadvertently struck the ball into his own net while trying to clear. 

Deserved victory The Eagles continued to perform well at both ends of the pitch for the remainder of the game, and were ultimately able to celebrate a richly deserved 3-0 friendly win. “I’m pleased”After the match, head coach Adi Hütter said: “For much of the game, the players tried to implement a lot of what I wanted and what we’ve worked on in training. Not everything came off but a 3-0 win against Trabzonspor is a good result considering where we are in our preparations. I was also pleased that we kept a clean sheet. There were a lot of encouraging signs, particularly in the first half. I’m pleased with the performance in this friendly.”