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The Guardian - UK
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Ben Fisher at the City Ground

Anton Stach snatches late Leeds winner to sour Glasner’s new dawn at Forest

Anton Stach celebrates with his teammates after his late Leeds winner
Anton Stach’s late winner sparks delight from his Leeds teammates. Photograph: David Klein/Reuters

For Anton Stach, another sweet direct free-kick to add to the back catalogue, this one souring Oliver Glasner’s first match in charge of Nottingham Forest. Only Dominik Szoboszlai eclipsed Stach’s record of three direct free-kick goals in the Premier League last season, one of those coming against Glasner’s Crystal Palace.

Stach’s latest right-foot strike earned Leeds, fresh from a near-flawless pre-season and an expensive and exciting summer in the market, a divine opening-day victory with a couple of minutes of normal time remaining.

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