Andoni Iraola Much is at stake in a match between two teams located in the Premier League’s relegation zone and the Basque coach held his breath as he celebrated Bournemouth’s first victory against promoted Burnley by Vincent Kompany (2-1). The ‘cherries’ temporarily leave the bottom three positions while the ‘clarets’ remain penultimate.
Burnley took the lead in the 11th minute with a goal that the author did not expect. Indeed, it is the first for left-back Charlie Taylor, 30, in 198 games with the ‘Clarets’ shirt since its arrival in 2017.
The 0-1 came after a defensive rebound in a corner, the center Dara O’Shea He headed for Taylor, who let the ball bounce and took a superb left foot shot that beat the goalkeeper. Andrei Radu.
It didn’t take long for Bournemouth to tie with a great individual effort by Antoine Semenyo. The Ghanaian striker stole the ball under pressure and started an attack that ended with a tight cross shot (22′).
Good goal from the Charge
After the break, Bournemouth took possession and kept Burnley at bay although, as it was only the start of the season, they struggled to create chances. Dominic Solanke intervened James Trafford by finishing a center from the first Philip Billing and he broke the tie ten minutes later with one of the great goals part of the year summaries (65′).
Billing received the ball on the midfield line, advanced a few meters and, seeing Trafford in front, hit the ball home over the goal, which despite holding it, the goal could not be stopped.
VAR saved Bournemouth
Burnley began to dominate the game in search of an equalizer and scored on a counterattack in the 88th minute but, after a lengthy review, VAR disallowed Jay Rodríguez’s goal for a millimeter offside.
Bournemouth escaped by the skin of their teeth and thankfully so to save Radu, replace the injured Neto between the sticks, to a header from Sandor Berge that was tight to the post.
And now, the City
The fans at the Vitality Stadium received the final whistle with relief. Bournemouth are coming off a four-match losing streak and he must achieve his first victory like the air he breathes. Three golden points for Iraola before visiting the champions in Manchester next Saturday City of Pep Guardiola.
Source: La Verdad
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