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51% Ball Possession TORINO and 49% Ball Possession COPENHAGEN
Torino 1 – 0 Copenhagen 
94′ Fabio Quagliarella (pen)
Torino with an extremis victory in the final minute thanks to forward Fabio Quagliarella! What makes this victory special is that Quagliarella came in as a substitute in the 73rd minute replacing forward Josef Martinez. Certainly, Torino coach Giampiero Ventura must be the happiest after picking the right substitution to grab this victory. Torino are in Group B in the 2nd position with 4 points.
| UEFA Europa League – Group B Group Stage Standing after Matchday 2 |
P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club Brugge KV | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Torino FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| FC København | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| HJK Helsinki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
Lady Luck or destiny helping Torino when Referee Carlos Gomez gives a penalty to Torino in the 94th minute conceded by Copenhagen defender Mikael Antonsson after a foul on Torino forward Fabio Quagliarella. Antonsson also getting a yellow card.
Imagine, visualize the scenario at the Olimpico di Torino Stadium… fans praying for a miracle, Torino flags and banners moving from right to left, left to right, nervousness to the peak! Taking the penalty spot is Quagliarella and you bet each Torino fan sending their positive vibrations to Quagliarella and it worked! Yep! Quagliarella converting the penalty with a right footed shot defeating Copenhangen goalkeeper Stephan Andersen in the bottom left corner! Moment of joy after the goal and the final whistle indicating the end of the match. Party is on and Quagliarella the hero!!! You bet I am jumping too and doing my cheerleading for Qua qua qua qua quagliarellaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa woohooooo.
Photo Torino Facebook page / Foto LaPresse – Fabio Ferrari
Torino forward Fabio Quagliarella opening his arms as wanting to embrace each Torino fan at the Olimpico di Torino Stadium after converting the penalty to give the victory as a gift to the fans.
Here is TORINO official starting lineup by coach Giampiero Venura:
TORINO (3-5-2): Gillet; Maksimovic, Glik, Moretti; Darmian, Benassi, Gazzi, Sanchez Mino, Molinaro, Martinez, Amauri.
Here is COPENHAGEN official starting lineup by coach Ståle Solbakken:
COPENAGHEN (4-4-2): Andersen; Hogli, M.Jorgensen, Antonsson, Bengtsson; Claudemir, Amartey, Kadrii, Gislason; Toutouh, Cornelius.
- Torino are in Group B along Copenhagen, Club Brugge, and HJK Helsinki.
Result Matchday 1: Club Brugge 0 – 0 Torino,
Jan Breydelstadion, Bruges – 18 September 2014 – 19:00 CET (19:00 local time)
Group stage (Group B)
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2014 – 2015 UEFA Europa League
Group Stage – Group B, Matchday 2
Torino – Copenhagen
Thursday 2 October 2014
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Turin, Italy
21:05 local time
| Referee | Carlos Gómez (ESP) |
| Assistant referee | Javier Rodriguez (ESP) , Teodoro Sobrino (ESP) |
| Additional assistant referee | David Fernández Borbalán (ESP) , Eduardo Prieto Iglesias (ESP) |
| Fourth official | José Miranda (ESP) |
| UEFA Referee observer | Fritz Stuchlik (AUT) |
Goals: 94′ Fabio Quagliarella (pen)
Official formations – lineups:
TORINO (3-5-2): Gillet; Maksimovic, Glik, Moretti; Darmian, Benassi, Gazzi, Sanchez Mino, Molinaro, Martinez, Amauri.
Subs.: Padelli, El Kaddouri, Larrondo, Jannson, Vives, Silva, Quagliarella.
Coach. Giampiero Ventura.
COPENAGHEN (4-4-2): Andersen; Hogli, M.Jorgensen, Antonsson, Bengtsson; Claudemir, Amartey, Kadrii, Gislason; Toutouh, Cornelius.
Subs.: Wiland, Delaney, Kakaniklic, N. Jorgensen, De Ridder, Olsen, Amankwaa.
Coach. Ståle Solbakken.