Her 51 game unbeaten streak Leverkusen there was… a riot in Dublin and the person responsible is Ademola Lukman!
Her Nigerian forward Atalanta he was delightful and with a hat trick he set it up deafening 3-0 of Bergamaski against “aspirins”, with the Italian team conquering it Europa League!
First European trophy for his team Gian Piero Gasperinilost his chance for an unbeaten treble Xabi Alonsonow focusing on the German Cup final with Kaiserslautern.
The match
The Bergamaskis were more active in the first minutes of the final and were fortunate to take the lead in their first good moment.
In the 12th minuteZapacosta made the turn from the right and found him Luqman inside the area, with the Nigerian sending the ball into the net with a nice shot.
The “aspirins” had their first shot in the 19th minute, when his effort Stanisic He ran into a defender and ended up on top of him Musoby Shack to respond seconds later with a missed shot from the semi-circle of the area.
Finally in the 26th minute it was 2-0, with Lukman strike again! This time he did… legs to Xhaka outside the area and with a terrible placement sent the ball curled into the left corner of Kovar!
His drift shot Shack in the 32′ he easily ended up in the arms of the goalkeeper of Dea, with Grimaldo to miss a good chance in the 35th minute, when he entered the area from the left and unsuccessfully tried to hang the opposing goalkeeper, who blocked easily.
His effort De Keletare in the 43′ he forced Kovar into a fine intervention, with Xhaka’s missed long shot in stoppage time being the last significant chance of the first half.
The “aspirins” were forced to take risks in the second half and raised their lines, but they could not break the Italian defense.
A volley from him Fribong through the area in the 59th minute, he went wide, with the Italians maintaining control of the match comfortably and finally reaching a third goal, again with Luqmanwho… bombarded the opposing home with news shot from inside the area in the 75′!
Somewhere in there it became clear that this time, there was no coming back for Bayer this time… A couple of shots from Andersson (79′), Wirtz (80′) and Hlosek (90+2′) were the last moments of note, with the referee’s final whistle to find the Bergamaskis celebrating the cup furiously!
The teams’ lineups
Atalanta (G. Gasperini): Musso, Jimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac (46′ Skalvini), Zapacosta (84′ Hattebur), Ederson, Kopmeiners, Ruggeri (90+1′ Toloi), De Ketelare (56′ Pasalic), Skamaka (84′ Toure), Lookman
On the counter: Carnesecchi, Rossi, Holm, De Ron, Backer, Andopo, Mirandchuk
Leverkusen (C. Alonso): Kovar, Stanisic (46′ Boniface), Ta, Tapsoba, Fribong (81′ Teja), Xhaka, Palacios (68′ Andrich), Hincapie, Wirtz (81′ Schick), Grimaldo (68′ Hlosek), Adli
On the counter: Hratetski, Lobb, Kosunu, Hoffmann, Borja Iglesias, Arthur, Puerta
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Source: Sport Fm
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