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Yeboah’s Penalty Double Blow Defines Venezia’s Clash with Lazio

By Hugo Brennan

Yeboah’s Penalty Double Blow Defines Venezia’s Clash with Lazio

An Ecuadorian forward endured a difficult afternoon, missing a penalty before conceding one at the other end in an episode that changed the balance of the match.

The decisive moments came at both ends of the pitch. His missed spot-kick denied his side an important opportunity, while the penalty he later gave away inside his own area offered the opposition a route back into the contest.

Noslin made the damage greater with a second goal, punishing a defensive mistake in which Juan Jesus carried significant responsibility. It was a poor showing from the defender, whose error helped turn a difficult spell into a more damaging one.

For the Venetian side, the result was shaped by those individual incidents: an opportunity lost from the penalty spot, a concession in their own box and a defensive lapse that allowed Noslin to extend the lead.