A goal in the 95th minute from the Czech midfielder Antonin Barak allowed the Fiorentinacurrent runner-up, get closer to the quarterfinals of Conference Leagueafter losing 3-4 this Thursday against a Maccabi Haifa It’s useless for him to be ahead on the scoreboard even twice.
Difficulties that few might have imagined after seeing how the ‘Viola’ team (0-1) took the lead two minutes into the game with a goal from Angolan striker M’Bala Nzola, who headed in a cross into the nets from the right by young Italian full-back Michael Kayode.
A goal that did not scare the Hebrew team ten minutes later, in the twelfth minute, leveled the contest with a goal from Senegalese center-back Abdoulaye Seck who did not waste a loose ball in the area after a corner kick to establish 1 -1.
A point that sharpened the fatness of Maccabi Haifa, who in the twenty-ninth minute definitely turned the score around (2-1) with a goal from Gadi Kinda that definitely completed a sensational filter that pass by Nigerien midfielder Ali Mohamed.
A surprise that seemed to take care of the departure of Argentina striker Lucas Beltrán who signed a short-lived 2-2 in the 58th minute that seemed to return the initiative to the Italian team.
In fact, Fiorentina had a great chance eight minutes later to score their third goal from a Nzola pass that Rolando Mandragora unsuccessfully headed in at the far post.
But what could have been 2-3 for the transalpine team came a minute later at 3-2 for Maccabi Haifa after a great individual action by Anan Khalaili who, after leaving with a sensational maneuver of his pair, beat with a powerful and accurate cross. shot at Fiorentina’s goalkeeper.
A joy that hardly lasted six minutes for the Israeli team that saw how in the 73rd Mandragora did not waste another chance and established 3-3 that opened the doors to the victory of a Fiorentina, which did not waste the numerical superiority they enjoyed. the last ten minutes, to definitely get the victory (3-4) with the final goal from the Czech Barak in the extension time.
Source: La Verdad
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