Juventus Snatch Dramatic Draw Following Eight-Goal Second Period Showdown With Dortmund
Englishman L. Kelly netted an equaliser deep into stoppage time of injury time to salvage a draw for Juventus following a thrilling eight-goal second half at home to Dortmund.
The Defender’s Comeback Following Penalty Mistake
Centre-back Lloyd Kelly – who joined from Newcastle in the summer – had given away a spot-kick to allow the visitors to go 4-2, but he responded Vlahovic's 94th-minute leveler with a headed goal a cross from Vlahovic two minutes.
Quiet Opening Leads to Scoring Frenzy
Neither side produced much of note in the opening 45 minutes while they cancelled each other out in the middle.
Initial 45 minutes failed to excite viewers, yet anyone who persisted witnessed an explosion of thrilling action in the second half – with the hosts fought back on three occasions, with eight goals scored after the 51st minute.
This marks only the second-ever Champions League match where eight scores have been scored during a single half, following the second half of Bayern Munich's 9-2 victory over Zagreb last season.
Back-and-Forth Action
Karim Adeyemi put Dortmund ahead the opener when he neatly maneuvered the ball on the edge the area and guided it into the far corner.
Dortmund improved considerably with their finishing, however, 11 minutes after, a piece of brilliance from Juve from Kenan Yildiz ended with the young star bending a wonderful effort into the far top corner from distance.
Under two minutes later and Dortmund were back ahead, as Nmecha producing another sublime shot curling a one-time strike into the top corner.
But there were always further twists around the corner, and Vlahovic slotted home when one-on-one under later to level once more.
Stoppage-Time Heroics
After surrendering their advantage on two occasions, BVB retook control again as Couto, sprinting into the penalty area, fired a low drive inside of the post, narrowly past the outstretched hand of Michele di Gregorio.
Ramy Bensebaini extended Dortmund's lead via a penalty when ex- U21 star Kelly handled it in his box.
But Vlahovic fired a last-gasp shot in off the woodwork then assisting ex- club back Kelly to secure a late draw.
