Andoni Iraola just needed time and he showed it. The more than solid Bournemouth, who started the season with a lot of doubts, accumulated another victory, this time comfortably against Fulham (3-0).
He couldn’t remember what it was like to lose the ‘cherrie’ painting. He has not done so since November 4 after beating Manchester City and that explains how he has climbed up the ranks to tenth position in the table after a less than encouraging start.
What made the difference against Fulham, their direct rivals, was their effectiveness in both defense and attack. Although on paper the match looked even, Marco Silva clearly sent Raúl Jiménez out and the goal that Neto defended was never really threatened.
Bournemouth came and played with more conviction. This is the only way to explain how Scott dared to execute a game where there seemed to be no space, breaking Fulham from the inside and giving the first goal to Kluivert moments before going to the locker room (44′).
While it’s fair to say in Marco Silva’s side’s favor that the first minute of the second half seemed to offer something different, that was no danger. And Fulham made themselves worse when Palhinha took a needless penalty on Semenyo which Solanke (62′) converted perfectly, in a seemingly insurmountable advantage on the pitch.
Fulham’s carousel of changes in the second half showed nothing. The team did not improve and Bournemouth did not even suffer. Furthermore, it gave Sinisterra time to close the game, scoring a great goal with a very difficult shot from the edge of the area that served to close the score (93′).
match lineup
1
fifteen
Eleven
10
27
25
24
14
9
19
16
17
2
33
10
4
3
14
26
19
18
22
Vitality Stadium
Bernard Leno17
61′
Kenny Tete2
72′
Anthony Robinson33
81′
Tom Cairney10
82′
Tosin Adarabioyo4
Calvin Bassey3
71′
Bobby De Cordova-Reid14
72′
João Palhinha26
61′
Rodrigo Muniz19
43′
72′
Andreas Pereira18
61′
82′
87′
Alex Iwobi22
Replacements
Marek Rodák1
Fodé Ballo-Toure12
81′
Timothy Castagnetwenty-one
72′
Issa Diop31
87′
Harrison Reed6
Harry Wilson8
72′
72′
Sasa Lukic28
82′
71′
92′
Luke Harris38
Carlos Vinicius30
82′
coach
Andoni Iraola
Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
