There are several teams that always have a silent hero, who works in the shadows, but always delivers, that is the case of the German goalkeeper. Stefan Ortega who was key for Manchester City to be 90 minutes away from making history and winning the Premier League title for the fourth consecutive time.
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Manchester City his life was risked this Tuesday against him Tottenham As a visitor, a victory left him within reach of the crown, a draw or a defeat was going to mean a tragedy, since it did not depend on himself to be champion.
City’s magical night
Erling Haaland He put City ahead with an easy goal, he only had to push it under the goal after a sensational play by the Belgian Kevin De Bruyne but Tottenham had their weapons and pushed for the tie.
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In the complement there was a play that changed the fate of the game, goalkeeper Ederson Moraes collided with Argentine Cristian ‘Cuti’ Romero and was badly bruised.
Ortega, the hero
In one of the last moments of the match, after a serious mistake in defense, the South Korean Heung Min Son went alone facing the goal, it was a hand-to-hand duel between the goalkeeper and the striker, from which the goalkeeper emerged the winner.
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Ortega He went out to reduce the shooting angle, held out until the last moment and was never played, Thus he managed to save an incredible shot that had the aroma of a goal and that meant what a 1-1 draw was.
In the end, the Norwegian Erling Haaland settled the actions from the penalty spot and gave the three points to the Manchester City, which is at the top of the standings with 88 points, two more units than its second team, Arsenal.
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Pep Guardiola spoke after the game about the performance of his substitute goalkeeper and did not hesitate to shower him with praise Stefan Ortega who works in the shadow of Ederson, but he always responds on the court.
“He has saved the actions, otherwise Arsenal would be Premier League champions. One-on-one, he is one of the best goalkeepers I have seen in my life,” stated the Spanish DT.
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