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Mats Wieffer scored a second-half winner to hand Feyenoord a 1-0 home victory over AS Roma in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final - after he had given away a first-half penalty.
Wieffer struck a bouncing half-volley from outside the box in the 53rd minute for the game's only goal and a narrow advantage for the Dutch league leaders ahead of the return leg in the Italian capital next week.
It turned the night into a triumph for the 23-year-old, capped last month for the first time by the Netherlands, after he had conceded a penalty before half-time for a tug on Roma striker Tammy Abraham.
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Lorenzo Pellegrini hit the 43rd minute spot-kick against the post to waste an opportunity for a potentially vital goal in a tightly contested tie at the Feyenoord Stadium.
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Feyenoord skipper Orkun Kokcu and Lutsharel Geertruida both had good chances to add to the home side's score, while Roma were denied an equaliser by the slimmest of margins nine minutes after conceding.
Defender Roger Ibanez's header hit the underside of the bar but goal line technology ruled his effort had not completely crossed