He Feyenoord This Tuesday he presented his candidacy for the fight for a place in the round of 16 Champions League in the group of Atlético de Madrid and that Lazio with an official win (2:0) against a Glasgow Celtic which hardly caused any problems.
As if time had frozen and not more than half a century had passed, both teams played football in the first half that was more typical of the year 1970 in which they faced each other in the final European Cup with victory for the Dutch in extra time. Lots of drive and little virtuosity.
Added to this, as back then, was the fear of losing. The need to start the tournament on the right foot in order to maintain hopes of continuing their tour of Europe at the end of the group stage left everyone on guard, tempting their rivals to apply pressure to oust them .
In this context, where it was too much to ask for a commendable game, individual actions were the only hope for goals. A cavalcade of Daizen Maeda which ended with a deflected low shot Timon Wellenreuthera recording of Quilindschy Hartman Covered by a defender, two distant hits away Yankuba Minteh That hardly bothered me… Nothing that justified the price of admission.
But just before halftime the lights came on. In a strategy game David Hancko He crouched down after standing on the barrier and missed a seemingly harmless long-range goal Calvin Stengsended surprisingly Joe Hart after a dribble at the edge of the small field.
The locker room tunnel was again a time tunnel and after the half-time break, color took over where there only seemed to be black and white. Encouraged by both Feyenoord He came out with dizziness and created uncertainty with lateral centers to Gustaf Lagerbielke He stretched his arm into the penalty area and blocked a run from Igor Paixao.
The foul not only led to the corresponding penalty, but also to a second yellow card and the Swede’s subsequent dismissal. He was hit by his own Paixao loose and in the middle a candy for Hardwhich prevented the striker from scoring a goal and caused him a deep displeasure, so he went to the bench to brood.
From then on he saw how things became more favorable for his people. An incorrectly measured entry Odin Thiago Holm around Matt Wieffer, with his heels at the front and halfway up, earned him a sleek red touch. It could have cost the Scots their 2-0 lead, but Luitsharel Geertruid after the free kick, take advantage of his mistake Celticwas disallowed due to offside.
The hosts didn’t score there, but were able to do so shortly afterwards when the header was deflected Mikey Johnston left a dead ball at the feet of Alireza Jahanbakhsh. The Iranian didn’t miss the opportunity and hit him with full force to extend the lead. With two less and two goals behind, the table is at Glasgow. But he couldn’t produce more blood Feyenoordwho had another goal disallowed due to an illegal position, this one from Ondrej Lingr.