Juventus Rescue Thrilling Tie After Goal-Filled Second Half Showdown With Borussia Dortmund
Englishman L. Kelly netted a leveler in the sixth minute of injury time to salvage a draw for Juventus following a thrilling eight-goal second half in Turin against Borussia.
The Defender’s Redemption After Spot-Kick Mistake
Centre-back Lloyd Kelly – who joined from Newcastle in the summer – conceded a penalty that allowed the visitors to go 4-2, but he followed up Vlahovic's late leveler with a headed goal a cross from the Serbia striker two minutes.
Slow Start Gives Way to Goal Fest
Both teams created little worth mentioning during the first 45 minutes as they cancelled each other out in the middle.
Initial 45 minutes would not have enthused viewers, but those who persisted were treated to an explosion of real excitement in the second half – with the hosts came from behind on three occasions, as eight goals coming after the 51st minute.
It is just the second UCL game where eight goals were netted during a single half, following the latter period of Bayern Munich's 9-2 win against Dinamo Zagreb the previous campaign.
Back-and-Forth Second Half
Karim Adeyemi put Dortmund ahead the opener after he neatly maneuvered the ball on the edge of the box and guided his shot into the far corner.
The German side improved considerably with their finishing, but, 11 minutes later, a moment of brilliance from Juve by Yildiz resulted in the young star curling a stunning strike top bins from range.
Under two minutes passed and Dortmund were again ahead, with Felix Nmecha delivering another sublime finish when he curled a first-time effort top shelf.
Yet there were always more turns to come, and Vlahovic coolly finishing in a breakaway under later to level once more.
Late Drama
After surrendering the lead twice, BVB retook the lead once again when Yan Couto, sprinting towards the Juve box, drilled a low drive inside the near post, just beyond the outstretched hand of Michele di Gregorio.
Bensebaini doubled the advantage from the penalty spot when former U21 star Kelly touched the ball in his box.
But Vlahovic fired a late effort in off the woodwork before setting up former club defender Lloyd Kelly to seal an injury-time draw.
