Well-deserved victory for Feyenoord, dream debut for Jerayno Schaken

The turbulent end to the transfer window, the lack of away fans, and the absence of Anis Hadj Moussa—Feyenoord had quite a lot to deal with in the run-up to their fifth league match of the season. This made it all the more impressive that the team showed complete focus right from the kickoff.

Even without Hadj Moussa—who had been left out of the lineup by Van Bronckhorst for disciplinary reasons—Feyenoord proved stronger than the home team at the Goffert Stadium. The first half ended scoreless, but the difference was made in the second half.

Gjivai Zechiël scored his fourth goal of the season off a pass from Nacho Ferri, who was making his first start. As if that weren’t impressive enough, the Eredivisie Player of the Month for August also delivered two assists—first to Luciano Valente (1-2), then to Jerayno Schaken.

The latter wrote the most remarkable story of the day. The son of former Feyenoord forward Ruben Schaken brilliantly set up Rotterdam’s third goal during his first minutes with the first team. At 17 years and 79 days old, he became the youngest debutant ever to score in the Eredivisie.

In this way, Feyenoord not only secured an important victory but also boosted its confidence ahead of next week’s UEFA Champions League opener. On Wednesday, the team faces an away match against FC Barcelona at 6:45 p.m. at Camp Nou.