Standard Liege 0 - 3 Feyenoord Rotterdam: Stroll for Feyenoord

Posted Friday, December 12, 2014 by PA

Feyenoord eased to victory in Belgium to qualify for the Europa League knock-out stages as the winners of Group G.

Standard had no chances of making through and were no match for Fred Rutten's side, who completed a dominant display with a comfortable 3-0 win.

A Jens Toornstra free-kick had the visitors ahead at half-time, with goals from Jean-Paul Boetius and Manu wrapping up the three points.

Colin Kazim-Richards passed up a good early chance for Feyenoord, but it was the Turkey winger who won a 15th-minute free-kick which Toornstra struck with aplomb past Eiji Kawashima at his near post to set the Eredivisie outfit on their way.

Lex Immers headed wide as Feyenoord looked to double their lead, but they were forced into a change when Khalid Boulahrouz came off injured.

Standard offered very little going forward and it was no surprise when Boetius struck on the hour mark to move Feyenoord further clear.

Kazim-Richards crossed from the right and Dutch international finished from close range to score his fourth goal of the campaign.

Igor de Camargo came closest for the visitors five minutes later, but he could not work Kenneth Vermeer in the Feyenoord goal.

Boetius was replaced by Manu with a little over seven minutes remaining, but that was ample time for the Holland Under-21 international to make his mark.

It was Kazim-Richards who was once again the architect for the visitors as he laid the ball off to Manu, with the substitute's shot beating Kawashima courtesy of a deflection.

Feyenoord saw the game out with minimal fuss as they finished a point and a place above defending Europa League winners Sevilla.