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ISTANBUL CENTER, ISTANBUL - March 10, 2024
Yesterday was the day that marked Silver Tarandus's first step into something greater. The young midfielder made his academy league debut with Atlético Medellin in the game against Istanbul FK. Before the game, we got to have a few words with the owl and see how he was feeling before the game. He told us that, while nervous, he was excited to get out on the pitch and show everyone what he can do with the ball.
It didn't take long for the young player to show his stuff, as in just the 13th minute, Tarandus was part of a process that led to Atlético burying the first goal of the game. Alas, van der Sloth was offsides and the goal was disallowed. A disappointing moment to see a beautiful play wiped off the board in such away, but offsides is offsides.
Atlético never seemed to find their footing after the disallowed goal, as they quickly fell behind 3-0 by the half. Istanbul was content with piling on the pressure, and Atlético was struggling to find an answer. In the 90th minute, their answer finally materialized. Starting with Rizzo from Atlético's own box, a rocket was sent to van der Sloth, who laid it off for "Large Box". McGurk found Tarandus all alone to his right, giving the ball to the young midfielder, who then placed a perfectly executed through ball for van der Sloth, who rolled off his coverage with ease. Tarandus hit the striker right above the penalty arc, who then shifted to his dominant foot and rifled a shot past Istanbul's Neuer, giving Atlético their first point of the game.
Unfortunately, that's where the game would end for Atlético, falling to Istanbul with a scoreline of 4-1. Tarandus netted one assist and put up a respectable 7.1 match rating. After the game, Tarandus said that "while unhappy with the scoreline, I think there were a lot of positives to take away from this one. I certainly have some things to work on in training, and I hope to put up a better performance in the next game."
Yesterday was the day that marked Silver Tarandus's first step into something greater. The young midfielder made his academy league debut with Atlético Medellin in the game against Istanbul FK. Before the game, we got to have a few words with the owl and see how he was feeling before the game. He told us that, while nervous, he was excited to get out on the pitch and show everyone what he can do with the ball.
It didn't take long for the young player to show his stuff, as in just the 13th minute, Tarandus was part of a process that led to Atlético burying the first goal of the game. Alas, van der Sloth was offsides and the goal was disallowed. A disappointing moment to see a beautiful play wiped off the board in such away, but offsides is offsides.
Atlético never seemed to find their footing after the disallowed goal, as they quickly fell behind 3-0 by the half. Istanbul was content with piling on the pressure, and Atlético was struggling to find an answer. In the 90th minute, their answer finally materialized. Starting with Rizzo from Atlético's own box, a rocket was sent to van der Sloth, who laid it off for "Large Box". McGurk found Tarandus all alone to his right, giving the ball to the young midfielder, who then placed a perfectly executed through ball for van der Sloth, who rolled off his coverage with ease. Tarandus hit the striker right above the penalty arc, who then shifted to his dominant foot and rifled a shot past Istanbul's Neuer, giving Atlético their first point of the game.
Unfortunately, that's where the game would end for Atlético, falling to Istanbul with a scoreline of 4-1. Tarandus netted one assist and put up a respectable 7.1 match rating. After the game, Tarandus said that "while unhappy with the scoreline, I think there were a lot of positives to take away from this one. I certainly have some things to work on in training, and I hope to put up a better performance in the next game."
