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Colombian midfielder Yaser Asprilla Martínez scored the only goal of the game in the second half to give his team Watford the victory against Rotherham
In the second half, Asprilla, after a corner kick for Watford, gave his team the three points after taking a shot with his left foot, leaving Rotherham’s goalkeeper Johansson without reaction. During the 90 minutes, Asprilla’s team shot 8 times and only one of them was on target, while Rotherham shot 19 times, having only one shot on goal in the match.
The 20-year-old player was born in Bajo Baudó and trained in the Héroes de Envigado youth academy. He arrived at the English team like a gem, and is already wanted by a team in Italy.
His transfer was acquired by Watford in England for three million euros until June 2026.
Yaser Asprilla Martínez was born in Pajonal, Bajo Baudó, a district that does not exist today, the violent people disappeared.
In the match Asprilla had two key passes, ensuring 74% of the short passes and effectiveness of 67% of the long passes, participating in the game with 34 touches on the ball and receiving a foul. Yaser was listed as the figure of the match with a rating of 7.7.
Watford after the victory over Rotherham is in box eleven with 44 points, having a total of eleven games won, eleven drawn and eleven lost in the season. In their last four matches, the Colombian’s team had lost three and drawn one, this victory being of vital importance for the end of the season. In addition, the Colombian midfielder had scored against Norwich the previous day in his team’s 4-2 defeat.
Yaser Asprilla is having a sweet moment in Watford. The Choco native has scored two great goals in the last few games and this has earned him praise not only from the fans but also from his coach Valérien Ismael.
The Hornets had gone seven games without winning and thanks to the Colombian’s goal they were reunited with the victory that was once the team’s best.
Well, after the game and his great goal against Rotterham on Saturday, Yaser spoke with Watford’s official media and assured that his great performance is due to the great effort he has made in training.
“I am very grateful for the opportunity to score another goal today. We all knew how important these three points were and we achieved them. I spoke to the coach and I knew that he had to be prepared for rebounds on set pieces. I’m happy today because the ball just landed there and I didn’t even think twice about it. As soon as I saw the ball, I hit it and it went in,” he mentioned at the beginning.
“I am very, very happy with these goals that I am scoring. Obviously these are the results of the work we do during training. “I am very grateful that it is working and I hope there are many more,” he added.
It is worth noting that Asprilla has six goals and five assists in this Championship season, which has been difficult for Watford since they are 11th.
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