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Hugo Duro misses late chance to give Valencia victory
Valencia drew 2-2 after Hugo Duro missed a clear chance in the final moments of the match.
The striker was unmarked and had the goal in front of him, but his shot went wide.
Scoring would have made it 3-2 and given Valencia its first victory under coach Javier Aguirre.
Aguirre said Duro had worked hard and suggested tiredness contributed to the miss.
Duro has not scored in the eight matches he has played this season.
He scored 11 goals for Valencia last season.
The miss adds to a difficult start to the campaign for the striker.
Hugo Duro missed a clear chance in the final play that could have given Valencia a 3-2 win.
The striker’s shot went wide after Otorbi cut the ball back from the byline.
Valencia coach Javier Aguirre said Duro was exhausted and had worked hard.
Duro had not scored in the eight matches he had played that season.
- Who
- Hugo Duro, Valencia striker.
- What
- He missed a late chance that could have made the score 3-2 and given Valencia victory.
- When
- In the final play, more than four minutes into stoppage time.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Aguirre said Duro could not continue because of fatigue in his calves.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
It is true that a number 9 is judged by goals, but he worked very hard. He missed the last goal because his calves could not take any more. That is what happens with number 9s: they miss one like that and then score three.
Dimitrievski stopped Pablo García from scoring with a spectacular save.
Otorbi reached the byline and cut the ball back, and Salinas could not block the pass.
Duro’s unmarked shot went wide, missing the chance to make it 3-2.
- Player
- Hugo Duro
- Team
- Valencia
- Score chance
- 2-3
- Matches without a goal that season
- Eight
- Coach
- Javier Aguirre
Sources
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