Goal of the Month focus: Ighalo v LASK
Bruno Fernandes will be the first to admit his pass into Odion wasn’t perfect. The Nigerian, previously in space, glances LASK’s no.7, Rene Renner, bearing down on him out of the corner of his eye.
As Renner’s fellow defenders press in on Ighalo from the other side, the Nigerian’s striking instincts, honed in Nigeria and Norway and developed further in Italy, England and China, kick in.
His controlling touch, with his right foot, is deliberately heavy.
The ball loops on to Ighalo’s left, and Renner twists his body to react.
You think: now, surely, now is when the shot will come.
