HEADER FROM STOPPAGE-TIME FREE-KICK GIVES TOWN DESERVED WIN OVER BOLOGNA

GAVE the ball away for Bologna’s equaliser. May need a few more matches to rebuild his fitness after a busy summer at the World CuP 5 IMPRESSED with his fitness and physicality. Hopefully he can hit the ground running against Chelsea next weekend after another pre-season goal 8 HUDDERSFIELD Town claimed a 2-1 victory over FC Bologna with an excellent performance in the Austrian sunshine.

Aaron Mooy put the Premier League side ahead with an early penalty before the Italians equalised through Diego Falcinelli.

But Steve Mounie was on hand at the death to bury a trademark header and hand Town the victory they had earned – from a fine freekick by Chris Lowe.

It would seem Town are already making took use of their set-piece situations and will want to take that into the season proper.

David Wagner opted for his favoured 4-2-3-1 formation at the start of the match, with Ben Hamer retaining his place over the returning Jonas Lossl in goal.

Lossl’s countryman Mathias ‘Zanka’ Jorgensen, who also played a part in the Danes’ World Cup campaign, came back into the side after his extended holidays, with the former Copenhagen defender partnering Christopher Schindler in the heart of the defence.

Birthday boy Florent Hadergjonaj and Terence Kongolo provided the width at the back, while Mooy and Philip Billing were selected at the base of Town’s midfield. Alex Pritchard was flanked by Adama Diakhaby and Ramadan Sobhi in the forward-thinking positions, while Laurent Depoitre led the line.

And the head coach’s line-up took the lead within eight minutes after a darting run from 24-yearold Hadergjonaj drew a tackle in the Bologna box.

It was mis-timed and the ref showed no hesitation in pointing to the spot, a kick Mooy duly converted.

Town kept a good grip on the game in the first half, Schindler coming close after 20 minutes for Town with a flicked header from Billing’s long throw.

The effort went over, but showed how dangerous that particular weapon in Town’s arsenal could be for the coming season.

Bologna’s only slice of pressure in the first period came just before the whistle, but the eventual strike was shanked well wide and over the bar.

At the interval the head coach made a number of changes, giving eight men 45 minutes of their own.

And one of them almost made a