Harry Maguire pelasti Manchester Unitedin hädän hetkellä. Lue kuinka joukkue sai draamallisen tasapelin Portossa!
Manchester United kohtasi FC Porton Europa League -ottelussa, ja tilanne ei ollut helppo. Joukkue pelasi 10 miehellä, kun kapteeni Bruno Fernandes tyhjensi kentän toistamiseen punaisella kortilla. Ihmiset ympäri Eurooppaa keskustelivat siitä, synnyttäisikö tämä pelillinen vastatasku valmentaja Erik ten Hagin potkut. Vaan jokin maaginen tapahtui - Harry Maguire hyppäsi kentälle ja loihtii laatuluokan tasoitusmaalin lisäajalla.
Maguire, joka monille on enemmän kulmakivi kuin juoksija, teki tempun tällä kertaa päätöksellä, jota muistellaan pitkään. Hänen hieno päähäntöäänensä tarjoili Unitedille tärkeän pisteen Portossa, vaikka joukkueen puolustustilanne oli sekaisin. Kun Samu Omorodion oli osoittautumassa ottelun sankariksi kolmen maalin myötä, oli Maguire kuitenkin se avaintekijä, johon fanit ja Unitedin johto saattoivat turvautua.
Vaikka peli päättyi 3-3, jäi ilo siitä, että Maguire onnistui rescuena, nykyajan jalkapallohistorian Harry Houdinona. Tämä tasapeli ei pelkästään auttanut Unitedia tiukassa tilanteessa, vaan se sai myös penkkiurheilijat vilkuilemaan sääntöjä, kuinka pitkään ten Hag säilyy enää ruokkimassa päävalmentajan apua. Taitavat kitarankitarat jatkuvat, ja jalkapalloilijat heräävät aikaisemmin ensi kauden Haastajien sarjaan sijoituessaan alennuslaariin.
Suurettomuus jalkapallossa tarkoittaa usein euforian ja draaman yhdistelmää, ja eilen oli Monoran kauden yksi dramaattisimmista hetkeistä. Uuden aikakauden alkaessa joitakin faneja saattaa hymyilyttää, kun Manchester Unitedin pelimekaanikot jaksavat vielä toivoa paluutaan huipulle. Kiinnitä huomiota siihen balladiin, joka saattaa kääntää joukkueen onnellisemmaksi vapautukseen Euroopan kentillä.
Mielenkiintoinen fakta Harry Maguiresta: Hän on yksi Valioliigan nopeimmista pelaajista ja pystyy yhteensovittamaan harvinaisia pallonhallinta- ja juoksuotteita. Ja niin, eivätkä Porto-fanit unohda niitä punaisia kortteja eikä heille yllättävän voimakasta Unitedin pelihenkeä - jokainen sekunti oli todella tunnepitoinen!
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