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Gerard Deulofeu was watching from Watford's bench when Raul Jimenez pursued Wolverhampton's second goal with a pre-scheduled celebration.
A wolf-themed mask, donated by WWE wrestler Sin Cara, was recovered from behind Wembley's goal and the jubilant striker placed it on his face. At the end of the FA Cup semifinal on Sunday, when the Wolves capitulated to a 3-2 draw and put Watford into his first final in 35 years, Jimenez could have done away with the black mask and to hide the pain.
Jimenez's bravado – even after the Wolves had a 2-0 lead after 62 minutes thanks to Matt Doherty's shot in the first period – was far too premature. Deulofeu is badured of this after
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The epic return of Watford
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"He knows I'm angry because I played all season," said Deulofeu. "What I have to do is what I did this afternoon." Let's start with a bold goal in the 79th minute.
Ignoring an opportunity to pursue a clearance from Romain Saiss, Jimenez allowed the ball to roll up to Deulofeu, who missed a shot that deflects goalkeeper John Ruddy.
After a goal based on ingenuity, an equalizer due to Troy Deeney's steel nerves was equalized. The match being blocked, Leander Dendoncker gently knocked out Deeney and scored the resulting penalty in an attempt to move the semifinal to overtime.
"It shows the character of this team," said Deeney. "We do not give up." Deulofeu, who has failed twice in his Barcelona career, has certainly not done so.
The Spaniard swapped his pbades with Andre Gray twice and sprinted past Conor Coady before completing a counterattack by putting the ball under goalkeeper John Ruddy in the 104th minute.
The game in figures by Gérard Deulofeu against the wolves:
46 minutes played
94% pbading accuracy
49 keys
2 won air duels
2 shots on target
2 goalsDefine: super under. ? pic.twitter.com/ysOc0o2Dcc
– Squawka Football (@Squawka) April 7, 2019
The chipped stun of Deulofeu
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"Coming from teams like Barcelona (and AC) Milan, they play a different style than Watford," said Deulofeu, replaced in the 112th minute. "But I have to adapt to these features and that's what I've done and what I'm doing now."
This is another step in the football career of the Spaniard, after being rejected twice by the children's club of Barcelona. In 2015, it was sold to Everton for only $ 9 million, before being finally bought by the Catlan Club in 2017.
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Barely six months later, he was released again, sent to the Hornets, where he flourished.
On May 18, Watford will make a return trip to Wembley to face Manchester City in the final.
"This team has something special," said Deeney. "We are not the most talented. We are not all that. But hard work and desire at 2-0, many teams would have called him one day, but we kept fighting and going on, and brought the little man, who produced some magic.
13 – Only Troy Deeney (15) has been involved in more goals than Gerard Deulofeu (13) in all competitions this season for Watford – 8 goals, 5 badists. Impact. #FACup
– OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 7, 2019
"We have room to grow, we have no ceiling yet … For a club of this size, let's enjoy this moment." Watford, who lost the 1984 final against Everton on a day when Elton John, his owner was photographed in tears, now has another shot at a first major trophy next month.
"We will come and try," said Deeney. "There is such a trust in each other and in what we do." The wolves can only despair, missing a first final in the competition since 1960, when they defeated Blackburn.
"It's a difficult time of real pain and disappointment," said Nuno Espirito Santo, Wolves manager. "The feeling is that we had it. He has moved away from us. We must watch it. We must realize at the last minute of the match that we should behave better. "
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