THe ref really needs to start flashing cards so that the winger can get into his stride. With a stab of his foot the centre-forward found Gera, whose return pass behind the visitor's defence gave the club's leading scorer the ball inside the area. 86 mins: Hamburg have had plenty of the ball over the last couple of minutes but not come close to infiltrating the box. Fabio Capello is in the crowd, and even though Zamora is off the pitch there is still someone for him to inspect: Konchesky is doing well at left-back, just another of the players who joined Fulham with no fanfare whatsoever but who, under Hodgson, has turned into a consistently fine player. Catchy, eh? coos Gary Naylor. 84 mins: Pitroipa crosses. Fulham went 1–0 down, though it ended 1–1 after 90 minutes thanks to a Davies equaliser to force extra time. Can you name every English club to compete in the Europa League? 80 mins: Ze Roberto pings the ball into Van Nistelrooy, who knocks it wide for Guerrero to cross. ", Goals from Simon Davies and Zoltan Gera secured, Fulham's Zoltan Gera celebrates scoring his side's winner. Craven CottageAttendance: Attendance25,700. The opening 20 minutes here suggested a return to last week's template, when Hamburg had been unable to transform an excess of first-half possession into any end product. 26 mins: A reasonable retort from Fulham as Konchesky raids down the left and hoists a cross towards Zamora, who is unjustly penalised for challenging the keeper for it.
Half-time: The punctillious Turkish ref blows the whistle dead on 45 minutes. A 3–1 aggregate win over Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk saw them into the group stages, where they were drawn against Twente, Odense and Wisła Kraków in group K. They were knocked out of the tournament when Odense equalised for a 2–2 draw in the very last second of the final group game, leaving Fulham stranded in third, with Kraków going through along with Twente in first. Live text and data provided by The Press Association. Fulham survived the loss of top scorer Bobby Zamora, clearly still suffering from an Achilles injury, early in the second half to overcome the odds again. 1 min: Hamburg set the biggest game in Fulham's history in motion. The veteran coach had enjoyed success across the continent, but he hadn’t worked in England since being sacked by Blackburn nine years earlier in 1998. It's a story that has tickled hearts as much as it is has raised eyebrows – particularly as reaching the semi-finals required vanquishing the mighty Juventus, the nouveaux riches Ukrainian holders and the champions of Germany – but it is not yet a fairytale. This featured Aaron Hughes scrambling away a low ball from Dennis Aogo, before moments later the keeper had to beat away a Jérôme Boateng cross that was swung over from the left. I think so. Fulham 2-1 Hamburg (Gera 76') Fulham fling a corner in, Etuhu gets a touch, it runs away from him but Gera collects, spins past his man and jabs it into the net from close range! And another magnificent Fulham fightback was in sight as Hamburg, suddenly unsettled after a night of relative calm, faltered in the face of Hodgson's revived side. In flawless English like that? 49 mins: Pantsil misjudges a dropping ball but recovers just in time to thwart Pitroipa. And right on cue Gera skips into the box and ... falls over. And within 20 seconds of the second leg, the talisman Zamora spun past the defender before stroking the ball into the corner to make it 3-1 on aggregate. Pantsil clears. Fulham keep their shape better than a teddy boy's quiff (topical cultural references here at the Guardian, as always). “Hodgson has orchestrated the resurrection of this famous old club from the brink of relegation to the Championship into a European final,” read the BBC’s match report. "This team has unbelievable spirit and character. 10 mins: Hamburg are applying plenty of pressure, circulating the ball quickly and flining in dangerous crosses from both wings. Fulham were able to call on striker Zamora after he had an injection in the Achilles injury that threatened to sideline him - and he almost provided a packed Craven Cottage with the start the fans desired after only two minutes. 32 mins: Foul by Jarolim on Murphy, giving Fulham a freekick in much the same position as the one from which Petric scored for Hamburg, except at the other end, obviously. READ: Fun, cocky & a real character – why Roy Hodgson is nothing like you think. On The Brink Of History Thursday’s encounter between Fulham and Hamburg promises to be a huge clash for both sides. There were not many chances in the first half but that was some strike [from Petric]. Zamora has just won a corner, to boot, and reckons he deserved a penalty after he was held down and prevented from meeting Duff's delivery. And in the 22nd minute Fulham crumpled. “We should just do a Rocky Marciano and retire now because it’s not going to get any better than this,” Hodgson said at full time. There's jubilation all around Craven Cottage, and a tear in Roy Hodgson's eye. The commentator warbling on about 'the whole of London crossing their fingers tonight'? David Trezeguet’s goal after two minutes at Craven Cottage looked to have put the quarter-finals out of reach for Fulham, but the underdogs had clearly not read the script. “Dickson Etuhu fed Gera, whose deft pass offered Zamora a chance,” read The Telegraph’s match report.
This game is taut. “The scale of the achievement is a tribute to the work of Hodgson and his players – and given the compelling performances they have produced in the Europa League, they will travel to the final with genuine ambitions of lifting the trophy.”, ⚫ 19 games
Davies is not Petric, alas, and he slahses his shot high and wide. Fulham are repelling them well so far. Davies handed Fulham the lifeline they needed with 21 minutes left, taking Murphy's pass and turning past Guy Demel inside the area before beating Rost to send Craven Cottage into delirium. Mark Schwarzer pulled off a couple of vital stops as Fulham secured a crucial goalless draw in our First Leg meeting with Hamburg. Today marks 10 years since our @EuropaLeague campaign kicked off with a 3-0 qualifying win over FK Vetra , Little did we know the magnitude of the journey on which we were embarking… pic.twitter.com/DZA4xuG82t, — Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) July 30, 2019. Still, to be continually hemmed in while trying not to concede the away goal is hardly the ideal scenario. Meanwhile, Dempsey is warming up for Fulham ... 57 mins: Fulham were getting up a pleasing head of steam there and had pulled the hamburg defence out of shape ... but Duff ruined it all by straying offside. guffs Justin Kavanagh. Please turn on JavaScript. The ground's capacity was 25,700, all-seated, until the closure of the Riverside Stand for redevelopment in the close season of 2019, though the record attendance is 49,335, for a game against Millwall, 8 October 1938. The Wales winger also had his taste of glory, thanks to a superb equaliser seven minutes before Gera's goal. I lived in SW10 for a few years and Stamford Bridge definitely felt like it was outside the Royal Borough while Craven Cottage (what happens in a craven cottage, has this some relevance as to it's proximity to Earls Court?) And the man who appointed him, Fulham owner Mohamed Al Fayed, also took his share of the glory as he strode off waving his scarf. Check. Seriously, this Justin dude needs to get a job. Hamburg are just launching long balls into the box now, and that's free beer for Fulham. The American then dinked a delightful chip which sailed over the helpless Chimenti and sparked delirium from the home crowd. "Fulham have their name written on this, though shouldn't it be Hammersmith F.C.?"
GOAL Fulham 0-1 Hamburg (Petric) [agg 0-1] Hamburg goal: Danny Murphy slides in on Ze Roberto to give Hamburg a free-kick about 30 yards out. 16 mins: After Fulham cobble a move together for the first time in a while, Zamora is penalised for excessive jostling with Aogo. Subs: Zuberbuhler, Nevland, Riise, Dempsey, Smalling, Greening, Dikgacoi. “Hodgson has orchestrated the resurrection of this famous old club from the brink of relegation to the Championship into a European final,” read the BBC’s match report. Despite Diego Forlan’s early opener and Atletico’s domination, Fulham fought back bravely and found themselves level at half-time. Match info . Says Danny Murphy. One week later at Wolfsburg, Zamora struck again, this time in the first minute to give Fulham an overall 3–1 lead in the series. It wouldn't harm the game and certainly wouldn't take up time as we are currently given at least five-minutes of arguing,or in the case of a non-foul, five-minutes of the most appalling acting this side of the local production of Fame at the rundown theatre after everycontentious whistle.
82 mins: This is good stuff from Fulham, who are certainly not merely clinging on. 22/04/2010.
Going forward they're particularly potent. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. But Hamburg have shown they can be wicked on the break.
In the first leg Hamburg had pulled off the trick all Fulham's previous opponents in this competition had not managed: denying Hodgson's team the away goal which can be so telling in European club competition. The crowd were demanding red - the fact that the did connect with the ball, albeit almost by chance, must have saved him. "The manager said at half-time to keep on going and playing football and we will get our reward and we did. 36 mins: Mathijsen lifts a lovely ball over the top to pick out Pitroipa, who thus finds himself face-to-face with Schwarzer ... but there the story ends, for now, as the Burkinabe is pulled back for offside. Then Gera’s lofted cross was deflected into the path of Davies, and the Welshman accepted the invitation by flashing a sublime half volley past De Gea.
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