Canadian midfielder Ismael Kone makes debut for Watford in FA Cup loss
READING, United Kingdom — Canadian worldwide midfielder Ismael Kone made his debut for Watford on Saturday in a 2-0 loss to Reading in a third-round sport in England’s FA Cup.
Kone performed the total 90 minutes within the matchup of groups from England’s second-tier Championship.
Both targets got here in stoppage time with Kelvin Abrefa scoring on the finish of the primary half and Shane Long within the 93rd minute.
Kone confirmed his pace and imaginative and prescient within the 73rd minute at Select Car Leasing Stadium when he accelerated to intercept a ball at midfield. He drove in direction of the Reading aim and located a teammate whose weak shot was stopped by the Reading ‘keeper.
Fellow Canadian worldwide Junior Hoilett didn’t costume for Reading.
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At 20, Kone was the youngest member of Canada’s World Cup workforce. He has 9 caps for Canada and noticed motion in all three video games in Qatar.
In early December, he left CF Montreal and signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Watford.
Kone was named Canada Soccer Young Player of the Year for 2022. Born within the Ivory Coast, he grew up in Montreal.
Prior to kickoff Saturday, the introduced crowd of seven,954 noticed a minute’s applause in tribute to former Watford supervisor Gianluca Vialli, who died this week at 58.
Watford hosts Blackpool subsequent Saturday in Championship play.
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