Kwadwo Asamoah hails strong second-half display from Juventus after Lyon triumph in Europa League

Published on: 04 April 2014
Kwadwo Asamoah hails strong second-half display from Juventus after Lyon triumph in Europa League
Kwadwo Asamoah in action against Lyon on Thursday night in the Europa League. Photograph: Uefa.com

By  Akyereko Frimpong Manson

Follow Akyereko on Twitter: @Akyereko

Ghana midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah says Juventus had to lift up their performance in the second-half to beat French side Olympique Lyon in the Uefa Europa League Cup.

The Bianconeris had to be patient before securing a 1-0 first-leg victory at Olympique Lyonnais, defender Leonardo Bonucci ultimately ending the home side's resistance in a tense UEFA Europa League quarter-final joust.

Juventus made a series of incursions in both halves but were unable to take the lead with the Black Stars midfielder having his attempted effort at goal deflecting a Lyonnais defender to go wide.

But four before full-time, the Italians took a vital lead with Bonucci lashing a shot high into the net after OL had failed to clear a corner.

And, Asamoah who lasted the entire duration of the game has hailed his side's performance in the second half.

"In the second-half we did well but during the first-half we were slow in the game and didn't move a lot," he told Sky Sports.

Asamoah will be playing before home fans should Juventus get to the final of the competition as it will be hosted at the Juventus Arena.

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