The Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martínez led, 42 years later, to Aston Villa of Unai Emery in a new European semi-finals after certifying the qualification of the English team for the penultimate round of Conference League by stopping two shots in the penalty shootout, which included provocative moves towards the stands, that settled the tie in Lille.
A round of maximum penalties in which the Albiceleste international showed his two faces, on the one hand that of the majestic goalkeeper who grows like few others when faced with the eleven meter shot and on the other hand that of the provocateur who driving his rivals out of their minds with his actions. ‘Dibu’, also a hero in the maximum penalty round that gave the title to Argentina in the view of France in the late past Qatar World Cup 2022confirmed his status as a ‘penalty saver’.
‘Dibu’ saw two yellow cards and was not sent off
In fact, at times it looked like Argentina’s goalkeeper would be fired after see his second yellow card during the penalty shootout, after being cautioned in the first half for wasting time. But the regulation establishes that the yellow cards shown during the regulation time and overtime are not considered in the penalty shootout, because it is considered not part of the match.
An event that allows ‘Dibu’ Martínez not only continue under the sticks, but become a hero of Aston Villa after stopping the launch of Nabil Bentaleb and Benjamin Andre and give the victory (3-4) to the ‘villains’ after a match that ended in the France team 2-1 after extra time.
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Lille: Chevalier Tiago Santos, Yoro, Diakité, Ismaily; André, Bentaleb, Yusuf Yazici (Cavaleiro, 86′), Haraldsson (Gomes, 77′), Gudmundsson (Cabella, 91′); and Jonathan David
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TheAston Villa: Draw Martínez; Cash, Konsa, Pau Torres, Digne; McGinn (Jhon Durán, 80′), Tielemans, Douglas Luiz, Zaniolo (Rogers, 28′); Diaby (Bailey, 68′) and Watkins
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TheThe objectives: 1-0 Yusuf Yazici (15′); 2-0 André (68′); 2-1 Cash (87′)
Penalties: 0-1, Tielemans, goal; 0-1, Bentaleb for ‘Dibu’; 0-2, Watkins, goal; 1–2, David, purpose; 1-3, Cash, purpose; 2-3, Gomes, goal; 2-3, Bailey for Chevalier; 3-3, Cabella, goal; 3-4, Douglas Luiz, goal; 3-4, André for ‘Dibu’
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TheReferee: Mevan Kruzliak (Slovakia). He showed yellow cards to Zaniolo (21′), Dibu Martínez (39′ and another in the penalty shootout), Bentaleb (42′), André (43′), Digne (61′), Tiago Santos (61′), Rogers (76′), Durán (91′), Watkins (109′) and Gomes (117′)
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Incidents: Match equaling the second leg of the Conference League quarterfinals played at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in front of 47,093 spectators
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It’s extra time Aston Villa forced into a Polish cause Matty Cash in 87 minutes the party turned sour for a French team already seen in the semifinals after turning 2-1 in the first leg with goals (2-0) from Turkish Yusuf Yazici and Benjamin Andre.
An extra hour in which the local goalkeeper prevented the English victory with a spectacular double intervention with shots from Leon Bailey and Douglas Luizbut when the moment of truth came, in the penalty shootout there was only one hero: the ‘Draw’ Martínez. The Argentine took Villa to the European semifinals with his saves, which they have not played since 1982, when they were crowned. European champion.
Source: La Verdad
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