Adeyemi
Karim Adeyemi was Salzburg's match winner in the 2-1 victory in the Champions League against Lille. The German team player scored twice with a penalty.
In Seville, the Mozartstädter had taken three penalties, Adeyemi and Luka Sucic missed one penalty each. This time Adeyemi kept his nerve, sinking both penalties (35th, 53rd).
“It didn't work out against Sevilla. But it did today. I knew what I had to do, I knew where to shoot,” beamed the German team player on “Sky”. Lille keeper Ivo Grbic had put his hand on the ball on the first penalty kick. But it wasn't enough for the parade. “When it was his turn, my heart stopped short, but he was still there,” said the 19-year-old, stressedly calm.
It was clear to the Salzburg offensive star that Adeyemi would then also take the second penalty: “I kept practicing in training.”
Due to a mistake by keeper Philipp Köhn, the guests came up again through Burak Yilmaz. Nevertheless, the young Bull team did not let the game overturn. “We had to sweat a bit, but we got the three points,” concluded Adeyemi.
Defense chief Maximilian Wöber analyzed similarly. The central defender had taken the second penalty with a free kick that Yilmaz got in the arm. “That was a bombshell for us, we didn't allow anything at the back, we were freezing at the front. It was a bit tricky after the stupid goal, but it was still a great game for everyone,” said Wöber.
Coach Matthias Jaissle, meanwhile, revealed that Adeyemi was assigned to the Salzburg penalty shooter. “It was right that he went, he used one or the other unit for penalties,” said the German, who was particularly proud of his team: “It was an emotional victory, for many the first Champions League victory We needed something in the beginning, there was hesitation, then we fought our way in. The way we acted after the goal made me really proud, “said the coach.
With four points from two games, the Mozartstadters are clearly at the top of Group G. So is Austria's series champion the clear favorite for promotion? “We are happy that we scored so many points. Now let's see what we can conjure up against Wolfsburg,” concluded the German.
