Eldor Shomurodov's Injury Time Goal Gets AS Roma Off Hook Against Athletic Bilbao
AS Roma seized an impressive comeback to undo trailing Athletic Bilbao and won by 2-1 in the UEFA Europa League round of 16 first-leg tie. It was an energetic and exhausting game that both sides committed deeply to fending off attacks. However, both sides found loopholes in the second half, changing the dynamics of the game. Making it worse, Athletic went one man down for Yeray Alvarez's red card. With combined efforts from Unai Gomez's and Aitor Paredez's flicker, the ball landed rightly for William to nod in from close range. Athletic took the lead. The scores were leveled six minutes later as Tasende struck a low-cut shot inside the six-yard after Celik picked him up with a cut-back. Roma completed the comeback following a build-up in front of the goal. Saelemaeker played the ball through a crowd of defenders. Shomurodov latched on, got a touch on the ball, and smacked a low-cut shot into the net. The victory gave Roma a good headstart to the second-leg...
