Miguel Araujo He is one of the few Peruvian players who plays in the main leagues in Europe. Apart from Renato Tapia (LaLiga Santander in Spain), Marcos López and Gonzalo Sánchez (both in the Eredivisie), the defender has established himself in the latter country with the shirt of the Emmen FC, where he is the undisputed owner and also wears the captain’s tape. However, this time he dressed as a hero and scored the goal in his team’s 3-2 victory against VVV Venlo by Netherlands Cup.
This match took place at the stadium of the rival team, at the Seacon Stadion De Koel, valid for the second round of the aforementioned contest. And just when it was even and was going to extra time, the cast of the Peruvian struck. Jerry Flat He had the ball from the right sector of the attack and looked for the center, although an opponent rejected the danger from his area. Mohamed Bouchouari insisted and sent a more poisonous ball from above, until Araujo, after an error by the VVV-Venlo defender, managed to touch it with the tip of the boot to unleash the joy of his teammates and the fans of the visit to the 94 minutes.
From beginning to end, Miguel Araujo he excelled in defense and had a good performance. According to the statistical portal, SofaScore, he won seven of the nine games he played in the air and on the field. Likewise, he was accurate in 88% of the passes (67/76) and made four clearances.
From the beginning of the contest, the squad led by Dick Lukkien showed itself to be the dominator and took the initiative of the actions. In fact, Mark Diemers warned after 11 minutes with a free kick that went just over the rival goal. was the same Shallow, who opened the account at 31 minutes. Then, on 34 minutes, Diemers added with a long-range shot that grazed an opponent and slipped past Lukas Zima’s goal.
For the second time, Dan Huisman He discounted with a header after a pivot from Rick Ketting in the 58th minute. But that would not stop there, since Nick Venema He made it 2-2 after a powerful shot in favor of VVV-Venlo at minute 75, giving his fans hope and illusion of accessing the next stage. Until Araujo’s score appeared to give Emmen FC the pass.
In this way, the Peruvian team was able to qualify for the round of 16, still pending to know their rival in this phase, since there will be a draw that will take place on Saturday, January 14, since there are still five games to be played in the second round.
In the last week there was talk of the possibility that Miguel Araujo I left Emmen FC. This arose because the Feyenoord from the same league had it in their plans due to the loss of Gernot Trauner, who will be out of the fields for two to three months, according to reports in the Dutch press.
It would be a great opportunity for the defender, who has been with his current team since 2019 and whose growth has been more than remarkable. Now, in the event that this interest grows, Araujo could join Marcos López, a Peruvian national team who joined the Rotterdam team in the middle of last year from the San Jose Earthquakes of the MLS.
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