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Kompany off to winning beginning as Burnley boss
Vincent Kompany's most memorable serious match as director of Burnley finished in a 1-0 Championship win away to Huddersfield Town on Friday.
The previous Manchester City skipper was designated as the extremely durable replacement to the long-serving Sean Dyche last month following Burnley's transfer from the Premier League.
On-credit Chelsea winger Ian Maatsen denoted his presentation with the main objective of the game as Burnley won on their re-visitation of the second level after six times of first class football.
Friday's match, which denoted an uncommonly solid beginning to the new season in light of the World Cup in Qatar getting going in November, saw Burnley facing a Huddersfield side who just passed up advancement to the Premier League with a loss by Nottingham Forest in May's season finisher last.
Be that as it may, they were not at their best with Burnley having opportunities to start to lead the pack before they went for it.
The 20-year-old Maatsen, having started a drop down the left, twisted a shot from 15 yards inside the right-hand post of Terriers goalkeeper Lee Nicholls in the eighteenth moment.
Burnley truly ought to have put the outcome certain, with young debutant Dara Costelloe botching three opportunities alone before half-time.
However, Huddersfield couldn't underwrite as Belgian chief Kompany, who won the Premier League multiple times in 11 years as a safeguard with Manchester City, saw his new side take each of the three places.
Be that as it may, they were not at their best with Burnley having opportunities to start to lead the pack before they went for it.
The 20-year-old Maatsen, having started a drop down the left, twisted a shot from 15 yards inside the right-hand post of Terriers goalkeeper Lee Nicholls in the eighteenth moment.
Burnley truly ought to have put the outcome certain, with young debutant Dara Costelloe botching three opportunities alone before half-time.
However, Huddersfield couldn't underwrite as Belgian chief Kompany, who won the Premier League multiple times in 11 years as a safeguard with Manchester City, saw his new side take each of the three places.
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