Europa League Goal Summary: Fulham 4 vs. 1 Wisla Krakow
Fulham played host to Wisla Krakow at the Craven Cottage, as they looked to put an end to their poor form, which saw them lose three of their last four games.
Going into the game, it was unclear as to which side would come out on top, since both the teams were not doing too well in their domestic leagues. However, with Fulham playing at home, their home ground advantage was bound to kick in sooner or later.
In the 5th minute of the game, the first goal of the game was scored by Damien Duff. Zamora and Duff exchanged passes and then Johnson went on to surge down the flank with the ball in his feet. The forward then squared the ball to Duff, who smashed
the ball into the back of the net.
Fulham’s lead was short lived as Wisla Krakow went on to equalize in the 9th minute. Andraz Kirm went on to take a pop at goal from range and following a minute deflection, the ball sailed into the back of the net.
In the 30th minute, Andy Johnson went on to restore Fulham’s lead in the game. A corner was flicked across the face of the goal and Danny Murphy went on to loft the ball back into a dangerous area. Johnson was the quickest to react as he smacked
a volley on the turn into the goal.
In the 58th minute, Fulham went on to get a two goal margin over their opponents. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Danny-c10193 Murphy played a free kick towards Zamora, who went on to flick the ball into the path of the charging Johnson. The striker then went on to delicately lift
the ball over the charging keeper, as he gave Fulham the three goals to one lead in the game.
Just when it seemed like things couldn’t get any worse for the visiting side, Fulham went on to score a fourth goal. Another corner was played short by Fulham and then the ball was eventually crossed into the box. Sidwell went on to head the ball goal wards,
but the keeper managed to deflect the ball off the post. Sidwell then rushed towards the loose ball and smacked it into the net from about one yard out.
As a result, Fulham went on to win their game with the final score card reading four goals to one in favour of the Premier League side.
The line ups for the game were as follows:
Fulham: Schwarzer, Kelly, Hangeland, Baird, Riise, Duff, Etuhu, Murphy, Dempsey, Johnson, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zamora-c40983
Subs: Etheridge, Sidwell, Kasami, Gecov, Frei, Grygera, Briggs
Wisla Krakow: Pareiko, Lamey, Jaliens, Brud, Diaz, Wilk, Nunez, Paljic, Gargula, Kirm, Biton
Subs: Jovanic, Kurto, Boguski, Genkov, Jovanovic, Czekaj, Illiev.
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