That third goal from Duncan was the final nail in the coffin for Unique FC.
They tried really hard after that goal to get back into the ga but despite everything Norman planned for the second half, their opponents just had them figured out.
Every counterattack they tried to pull off failed and the sa could be said for the chances they managed to get.
Despite being tightly marked, Mateo was able to get a couple of okay chances but they just weren't his type of chances, and with all the pressure and marking he ended up missing them.
Dave also tried a couple of things from his goalpost but Lyon's goalkeeper made sure to stay in his goal line whenever the ball was sent back to the goalkeeper or whenever he had the ball.
During this period, Lyon could have gotten one or two more goals but Unique FC's defense got tougher for them after that third goal and even when they managed to slip through the cracks, Dave was there to make sure.
The match dragged on until the ninetieth minute and that was when everyone concluded that this was a loss for Unique FC.
The last person to touch the ball was Mateo, he received it from Mateo during the sixth minute of added ti, and from twenty-five yards out, he fired the ball straight toward the goalpost.
He fired the ball toward the top right side and the goalkeeper was glued to a spot as the ball ended up hitting the crossbar before flying over for a goal kick.
"Oh, my, that was so close!"
With the ball out of play, the referee decided to blow his whistle.
The mont the first high-pitched sound pierced through the air, Minino turned and began to make his way toward the tunnel.
"Looks like it's all over here at the Groupama Stadium, the Olympique Lyonnais fans are delighted as their team just ran away with a three-one victory. The Unique fans and supporters from all over the world are definitely disappointed but all hope isn't lost yet, Lyon will be traveling to Bilbeth for the second leg and that's where the score will be settled or not." Jim articulated.
"After making it out of the group stage unbeaten, Unique has finally taken their first loss of the Europa Conference League and their second loss of the season overall." Steve disclosed. "They played pretty well today but Lyon was just the better team in almost every departnt. Another interesting thing about this match is that this is the first ti that Dave Richards is conceding three goals in a match this season."
"Yeah, that's true, he was good in between the sticks just like always and even tried those bizarre shots of his but I guess all that couldn't suffice today."
Duncan was announced as the man of the match at the end of the ga which was pretty well deserved because the midfielder really caused a lot of problems for Unique FC and was the key to breaking their defensive line most of the ti.
While players like Minino, Aima, and even Ferran stord down the tunnel as soon as the ga was over, Dave alongside Mateo, Roland, Adolf, and their other teammates had to stay behind to greet the fans first.
They may have lost the match today but that wasn't enough to discredit the fact that the fans were there to give them their support and they did it as loud as they could.
They were the ones who failed to give them what they ca for but at this mont, it wasn't really that much of a big deal because they weren't out of the competition yet.
They still had the second leg coming up, their chance to redeem themselves.
Despite the loss, most of the fans seed cheerful and were even trying to cheer them up because they understood how they were feeling now.
"After a smooth sailing group stage, we've finally hit a rock," Dave muttered as he made his way toward the tunnel alongside Mateo.
"Yeah, we hit a big rock today." The winger remarked. "But then again, it's just a rock, we can always find a way around it, and smashing through it is always an option."
After hearing him say that, Dave couldn't help but smile.
"Huh? What's wrong?" The winger asked with a confused expression on his face.
"Nothing," Dave replied before shaking his head. "It's just that unlike , you always find a way to be optimistic about every situation."
"Oh, but you know that's not entirely true."
"Huh?"
"There have been situations in the past where I just crumbled and lost sight of myself."
"That's okay, nobody's perfect and besides that was in the past, I used to be way worse if you can recall." The goalkeeper replied.
"Are you sure you want to talk about that?"
"No, not really." He sighed before shaking his head.
[ System is back online ]
[ Quest completed ]
[ System deactivated ]
'Oh, just stay deactivated stupid system.'
'Huh? Why didn't you ntion that earlier?'
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