'Kiessling told me to cross it' - Hegeler
The 25-year-old reveals how he rejected the opinion of his team-mate
because the location of the dead-ball was "too tempting" not to go for
goal
Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Jens Hegeler has revealed that he ignored Stefan Kiessling's instructions before firing his team to victory in the 2-1 win over Real Sociedad on Wednesday.
The
match looked to be heading for a draw after Carlos Vela had cancelled
out an earlier strike from Simon Rolfes, before the 25-year-old's
stunning 92nd-minute free kick secured his team their first three points
in the campaign.
However, Hegeler has said that the outcome
might have been different had he listened to his team-mate, who
instructed him to use the dead-ball opportunity to cross rather than
shoot.
"Before the free-kick I had a little discussion with
Stefan Kiessling," he told reporters. "He told me to cross it because I
had not converted the first one, so I was unsure.
"But the position was simply too tempting and I decided to shoot and it turned out to be the right decision.
"I
believe it was important for us to win the match. If the game is
decided this late, the joy is even greater and that is why we are so
happy about the three points."
Sami Hyypia's men lie third-placed
in Group A, one point adrift of Manchester United and Shakhtar Donetsk,
whom the Germans host on October 23.
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