A Zidanesque performance. Luca Zidane, second son of Blues legend Zinédine Zidane, was the great architect of Granada’s qualification for the third round of the Cup during their victory on penalties against Zaragoza (2-2, 5 tab 4), Tuesday December 3. A session during which the 26-year-old French goalkeeper shone. He himself was responsible for converting his team’s third shot on goal before stopping Enrique Clemente’s attempt. Zaragoza’s last missed shot then allowed the Andalusian club to advance to the next round.
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Goalkeeper number 2 with Granada
Before that, Luca Zidane had already distinguished himself during the game by stopping the penalty from Spanish striker Alberto Mari allowing his team, then trailing 1-0, to stay afloat. The Andalusian club returned to the score shortly before half-time thanks to a goal from their Israeli number 9 Shon Weissamn in the 42nd minute, then took the advantage with an own goal from Enrique Clemente, decidedly not in a great evening. A completely unbridled end to the first period during which the Aragonese club will come back through Adu Ares, author of the equalizer in stoppage time (45 + 3′).
“It was a complicated match. Both teams logically wanted to qualify. We are happy to have won and qualified. This is the most important”reacted Luca Zidane in an interview for his club’s media after the meeting.
A performance which will do good for the French goalkeeper who is confined to an understudy role this season and who must be content with Cup matches to have playing time.
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