On Thursday, Ferencváros played a goalless draw at the Belgian Genk's home in the third round of the group stage of the football Conference League.
In a tough and combative encounter with an extremely high number of fouls, both guards reached a goal post.
With this tie, FTC is in second place in the group with five points.
Under the management of Dejan Stankovic, Ferencváros is still undefeated and will host Genk at home on November 9 in the next round of the third European Cup series.
Dejan Stankovic, the head coach of the Ferencváros football team, is satisfied with the one point obtained in the goalless draw at Genk's home
"In Europe, every single point has significance. The most important thing is that we did not suffer defeat. It was a very tough match in all respects, and of course we want to win every match, our opponent was strong. Maybe Ferencváros didn't play the best football today, but I feel we honored our fans who traveled so far to support us"
- said the Serbian coach after the match in the third round of the Conference League group stage.
The specialist added that it was an interesting match, as the match could have been either a win or a loss.
Dejan Stankovic, the Serbian head coach of Ferencváros, played in the third round of the football Conference League group stage before the Genk - Ferencváros TC match at the Cegeka Arena in Genk on October 26, 2023.
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Dejan Stankovic emphasized that this is an extremely strong group, which he thinks is much more at Europa League level, which is why every single point is important. He added that the fact that the team can play two more matches at home gives them a realistic chance to advance from the group.
Wouter Vrancken, the head coach of Genk, said that in the second half they were not able to keep their Hungarian rivals under as much pressure as they had planned, and that evening we did not have the necessary quality and momentum in the attacking third. He added that thanks to this result, they should achieve a better result away from home, which is always more difficult than at home.
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Cover photo: Dávid Sigér from Ferencvárosi (l) and Maarten Vandevoordt, the goalkeeper of the Belgian team, played in the third round of the football Conference League group stage in the Genk - Ferencvárosi TC match at the Cegeka Arena in Genk on October 26, 2023.
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