Brazilian winger Antony scored a crucial goal as Real Betis edged past Fiorentina 2-1 in a thrilling first leg of their Conference League semi-final.
After 13 minutes, the home team took a 1-0 lead. Cedric Bakambu squeezed past Pietro Comuzzo on the right before Comuzzo fell over. Bakambu broke through to the end line and crossed to Abde Ezzalzuli, who ran free and hit the ceiling of the net. The away team tried to protest the foul, but to no avail. The home team continued to attack สมัคร UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่
In the 14th minute, Isco got the ball in front of the penalty area before spinning with his right foot to aim at the far post. The ball did not turn enough and went wide. Muang had a chance
In the 21st minute, Robin Gosens crossed the ball in front of the goal. Rolando Mandragora dove to head the ball in front of the goal. The ball narrowly missed the post and went behind.
In the 33rd minute, Pablo Fornals passed to Isco who shot from outside the area and got blocked. In injury time, during the chaos in front of the goal, Marc Bartra accidentally got the ball into his path. But the shot went over the crossbar. The first half ended with Betis leading 1-0.
Coming back to the second half, one minute later, Fiorentina almost got their chance. Fabiano Parisi passed to Albert Gudmundsson who broke away to go one-on-one with Fran Beates before shooting low to his own right. Beates used his leg to poke and block it just in time.
Two minutes later, Betis scored another goal. Isco took a free kick from the right to the front of the goal. Bartra headed the ball hard but David De Gea saved it just in
time. Betis scored another goal! In the 64th minute, Giovani Lo Celso intercepted the ball in his own half before passing to the right for Antony who cut inside and took a shot from in front of the penalty area. The first shot was blocked by the visiting team but the ball was dangerous. Antony slammed a second shot with his right foot. The ball hit the ceiling of the net. The home team pulled ahead 2-0.
Purple does not give up! In the 72nd minute, Robin Gosens broke away on the left. Before the ball went into the middle, Luca Ranieri swung a left-footed shot, the ball hit Beatas a little, but it was good enough to go into the net. Fiorentina chased to make it 1-2.
The game ended with Real Betis defeating Fiorentina in a thrilling 2-1 before the second leg in Italy next Thursday.