Saturday, August 31st, 2022
Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo
Second Half – 46th Minute
TWEEEEEEEEET.
The whistle's echo still hung in the air as Højlund touched the ball back to Demien at the center circle.
One touch square to Koopmeiners.
Koopmeiners turned, found De Roon.
De Roon to Tolói.
Tolói diagonal to Maehle on the left.
Five passes in eight seconds, patient and controlled, and Højlund had already sprinted into position between Lecce's center-backs while the yellow shirts scrambled to reorganize their defensive shape.
But something felt different now.
The pitch looked wider, gaps appearing between Lecce's midfield line that hadn't been there in the first half, and when Demien dropped to receive De Roon's pass near the halfway line, Hjulmand was three yards away instead of right on his back, the Dane's legs heavy with fatigue.
