Marciano celebrated: "Praise his name forever."
In the Netherlands praised: "The canal at the right moment"
The Israeli goalkeeper published an excited story after qualifying for the Conference League final, Zehavi, Weissman and Dassah greeted: "The King", "The Best".
The Dutch media gave him exceptionally high marks: "He was a beacon of silence, he played smart. That's exactly what Feyenoord needed."
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06/05/2022
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Summary of Feyenoord's promotion with Ophir Marciano to the Conference League final (Sport 1)
The media in the Netherlands praises Feyenoord after advancing to the final of the Conference League tonight (Thursday).
Arena Slot's players managed to keep the 2: 3 from the first game and saved 0: 0 at the Stade Velodrome, while the stressed French did not manage to endanger Ophir Marciano too much in the visiting goal.
"Feyenoord did it!" Shouted the headline on the Tel-Haraf website, where they called the Dutch team's achievement "heroic".
Thousands of fans of the team celebrated around Rotterdam after the final whistle, and even jumped into fountains in the city center.
The few attempts at the goal that Marseille managed to produce were described on the AD website as "easy prey for Ophir Marciano".
Although the Israeli goalkeeper did not have to show an excessively high ability, he nevertheless recorded an achievement that few Israeli footballers recorded before him - to play in a European final.
In terms of Feyenoord - she returned to its first European final after 20 years (then won the UEFA Cup with a win over Feyenoord) and will meet Roma in Tirana on May 25, where she hopes to win the first ever Conference League Cup. Maccabi Haifa in the home stage.
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The History of Ophir Marciano (Photo: Screenshot, Ophir Marciano's Instagram)
Marciano celebrated long minutes with his friends on the lawn at the Stade Velodrome and then wrote on Instagram: "Praise his name forever."
Assuming he continues between Feyenoord's posts, Marciano will be the first Israeli to appear in a European final since Eli Ohana won the 1988 Cup with Mechelen against Ajax.
Abraham Grant stood on the lines in 2008 as Chelsea coach in the Champions League final against Manchester United, and others like Yossi Benayoun and Avi Cohen sat on the bench and did not participate in the finals.
As mentioned, the Dutch media were positively impressed by the Israeli goalkeeper.
"Marciano suffered criticism after his first appearance on the team. Tonight he did not have to record hard saves, but when he had a job, he was in the right place. He was a beacon of calm with the ball, and wisely spent a few seconds here and there to help Feyenoord slow down. The game ", wrote in" Voetbalprimeur ", where they gave Marciano a score of 7 for last night's performance.
We also noted in "Voetbalprimeur" that "Marciano was reliable and responsible at just the right moment", adding: "He is far from being Feyenoord's guaranteed goalkeeper, and in the first game against Marseille he did not seem particularly confident between the posts, but tonight he did nothing out of the ordinary. .
The "Voetbalinternational" website also gave Marciano a score of 7, while the "Voetbalnieuws" website settled for 6.5 and explained: "He had a significant job in the first half, but he was still safe and calm between the posts, which is different from what he showed this season. In the last part of the game "He helped Feyenoord keep a slow pace. For the most part, Marciano instills unrest between the posts, but tonight it looks different."
Marciano celebrates with friends (Photo: GettyImages, ANP)
"A lighthouse of calm."
Marciano last night (Photo: GettyImages, John Berry)
Marciano's teammates also congratulated him on the impressive achievement.
Eran Zehavi, Mons Dabour, Beavers Natcho, and Nir Bitton were among the congratulators on Instagram, and Sean Weissman praised and wrote: "The King!", While Dolev Haziza described him as "the best" and Eli Desa added: "A fan!".
Feyenoord striker Cyril Desers said at the end: "We have shown that we can play tough to achieve the result we want. Who would have believed at the start of the season that we would reach a European final? It's amazing. I have not digested it yet. Achieving a good result under such a scary we deserve".
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