Fiorentina Dominates The New Saints in UEFA Europa Conference League
Fiorentina secured a convincing 2-0 victory over The New Saints at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, in a match corresponding to the first matchday of the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage.
Fiorentina’s dominance was evident from the start, with 80% possession of the ball and 27 shots, 9 of them on target. The Italians took advantage of their superiority to open the scoring in the 65th minute, thanks to a goal by Y. Adli. M. Kean extended the lead in the 68th minute, sealing the encounter.
The New Saints, on the other hand, could barely create danger in the opponent’s goal, with only 2 shots, none of them on target. The only occasion they put the Fiorentina defense in trouble was a free kick that the opposing goalkeeper managed to contain.
The match was marked by the intensity of Fiorentina, who not only proved superior in the game but also in aggression, making 10 fouls and receiving only one yellow card. The New Saints, in turn, committed the same number of fouls and also received one yellow card.
Fiorentina’s victory leaves them in an excellent position to face the next matchdays of the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage.
Substitutions fiorentina: at minute 45 A. Richardson came in and R. Mandragora went out., at minute 58 Dodo came in and M. Kayode went out., at minute 58 M. Kean came in and R. Sottil went out., at minute 58 A. Gudmundsson came in and L. Beltran went out., at minute 82 D. Cataldi came in and Y. Adli went out.
Substitutions the new saints: at minute 61 J. Marshall came in and S. Bradley went out., at minute 67 D. McManus came in and B. Clark went out., at minute 82 R. Brobbel came in and D. Redmond went out., at minute 82 A. Cieslewicz came in and A. Wilson went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Fiorentina
Titulares:
The New Saints
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