Football · Seville
Feyenoord loses 1-0 at Real Betis after St. Juste handball and Isco penalty
Feyenoord lost 1-0 to Real Betis in Seville after a handball by Jeremiah St. Juste gave Isco a penalty. It was the club's eighth consecutive European away defeat.
In brief
Isco scored the only goal of the game from the spot after a handball by Jeremiah St. Juste, and Feyenoord could not respond despite late pressure.
The 1-0 loss at Real Betis is Feyenoord's eighth consecutive European away defeat, and leaves the side on three points from eight matches.
Feyenoord lost 1-0 at Real Betis in their Champions League match at the La Cartuja stadium in Seville. Goalkeeper Tjark Ernst kept the Rotterdam side in the game before halftime, saving shots from Marc Bartra and Troy Parrott. After the break, Jeremiah St. Juste was judged to have handled a shot from Abde Ezzalzouli, and Betis captain Isco stepped up to score the penalty past Ernst.
The defeat is Feyenoord's eighth consecutive European away loss. The team, coached by Giovanni van Bronckhorst, has three points from three of its eight matches, after an earlier defeat in Barcelona. Feyenoord had won the home match against Como 3-2, but could not carry that form into Spain.
Sources and context
- NOSFeyenoord loses again in Spain after unfortunate handball by St. JusteFeyenoord gaat opnieuw onderuit in Spanje na ongelukkige handsbal St. Juste · original in Dutch
- NOSFeyenoord suffers eighth consecutive European away defeat at Real BetisFeyenoord lijdt bij Real Betis achtste Europese uitnederlaag op rij · original in Dutch
- Isco
- Real Betis captain who scored the penalty that decided the match
- Jeremiah St. Juste
- Feyenoord defender whose handball led to the penalty
- Tjark Ernst
- Feyenoord goalkeeper who made saves before halftime
- Giovanni van Bronckhorst
- Feyenoord coach