Bianconeri on brink of final 16 after Yildiz exhibition
Kenan Yildiz had a hand in all three objectives as Juventus put themselves on the point of the Membership World Cup final 16 with a 4-1 win over Wydad Casablanca.
Juve started their marketing campaign by crushing Al Ain 5-0 and, whereas they have been much less dominant in Philadelphia on Sunday, Yildiz’s excellent efficiency at Lincoln Monetary Subject moved them in the direction of the knockout rounds.
Yildiz’s deflected strike opened the scoring within the sixth minute with a purpose given as an personal purpose by the unlucky Abdelmounaim Boutouil.
The 20-year-old made it 2-0 with a elegant long-range effort quickly after and, although Thembinkosi Lorch pulled one again for Wydad, Yildiz made certain of the factors with a well-taken second within the 69th minute.
Dusan Vlahovic, linked with a transfer away from the membership, netted from the penalty spot to spherical off the victory in stoppage time. Juve’s place within the final 16 isn’t but confirmed however, with Manchester Metropolis dealing with Al Ain in a while Sunday, it’s extremely doubtless Juve and Metropolis might be dealing with off for prime spot in Group G on Thursday.
Juventus v Wydad Casablanca
Fortune was towards Wydad for the opener as Yildiz performed the ball into Khephren Thuram and continued his run, receiving the return move earlier than seeing his near-post effort deflected past El Mehdi Benabid by Boutouil.
There was little doubt that the sport’s second purpose belonged to Yildiz 10 minutes later when he discovered the online with a shocking drive into the top-right nook after glorious work from Andrea Cambiasso.
However Wydad responded effectively and the person who threatened most for them towards Metropolis halved the deficit, Lorch lifting the ball over Michele Di Gregorio after being discovered with a wonderfully weighted move by Nordin Amrabat.
Wydad didn’t threaten constantly thereafter, although, and Juve dictated phrases in an more and more tempestuous second half.
Andrea Cambiasso struck the put up from Francisco Conceicao’s nook earlier than Randal Kolo Muani by some means failed to show dwelling Lloyd Kelly’s left-wing cross, with Juve’s stress telling as Yildiz doubled his tally.
The Turkey ahead slid dwelling an assured end after Kolo Muani minimize in from the left flank and performed him in with a exact throughball.
Mohammed Moufid wasted a gilt-edged likelihood to present Wydad late hope when he headed over from a nook from shut vary, and Vlahovic promptly made the scoreline extra emphatic by discovering the bottom-right nook from 12 yards after Guilherme Ferreira’s clumsy foul.
