AARON MOY SCORED twice as Huddersfield Town moved off the bottom of the Premier League with a 2-0 win over Wolves at Molineux on Sunday.
David Wagner’s side had dropped to the foot of the table following Fulham’s win over Southampton on Saturday, but the congested nature of the league’s bottom half means that a second victory in three games lifts them up to 14th.
Mooy’s first came after just six minutes – a cool finish from 20 yards to open his account for the season – and the Australia international whipped in a fine free-kick from a similar distance in the 74th minute to seal all three points.
Wolves – who saw a Raul Jimenez effort hooked off the line in the second half – looked a shadow of the side that started the season so well and have now gone five games without a win.
Huddersfield started with a spring in their step and were rewarded with the opening goal. Erik Durm’s low cross from the left was met on the edge of the penalty area by Mooy, who slotted into Rui Patricio’s bottom-right corner.
344 - Aaron Mooy has scored the first Premier League brace by a Huddersfield Town player since he himself netted twice against Watford in December 2017, 344 days ago. Bien. #WOLHUD pic.twitter.com/YHvhlSLG1w
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Wagner’s side comfortably kept Wolves at bay for the remainder of the first half and Steve Mounie could twice have doubled their advantage before the break.
He saw two headed efforts denied, the first repelled by Patricio from Mooy’s corner and the other blocked in front of goal by Matt Doherty.
Wolves thought they had pulled level after 56 minutes, but Philip Billing acrobatically hooked clear Jimenez’s header before the whole ball had crossed the line.
Billing then shot wide at the other end before Jimenez wasted a golden opportunity to equalise, poking well wide with only Jonas Lossl to beat.
"Sometimes when you score something changes and gives you more confidence".
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Man of the Match Aaron Mooy speaking after his brace at Molineux.
Just how good is this man?
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That miss was brought into sharp focus 16 minutes from time when Mooy curled a 20-yard free-kick inside Patricio’s left-hand post to wrap up a deserved victory for the revitalised Terriers.
Mooy symbolises the Terriers’ fighting spirit — often a talismanic figure for Huddersfield, he it proved again at Molineux. Not only did he deliver two sublime finishes, but he worked tirelessly to frustrate the hosts in what was an all-action display.
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Great servant
Super player. Really underappreciated when he was at his best…. o how we could do with a 30 year old donacha now!!!
Brilliant player in his day. Was a match winner in many a game. Happy retirement
Yes great player and has been great for Cork. Can’t believe he and Kerrigan are still on the panel. Today’s result another embarrassment
@Ger Buckley: He never let the jersey down unlike many 15 years younger who are disgraceful
@Tim Brennan: disgraceful??? I’m not disagreeing that the result was bad but what will abusing the player’s get us?? Might make you feel better alright!!
Donnacha you are an absolute gentleman enjoyed refereeing you and enjoyed watching you as a fellow Duhallow man I want to thank you for all you have done for cork, Duhallow and Ballydesmond. A true great of the game of gaelic football. Best wishes o. Your retirement from the Intercounty game.
Can’t fault him really, the footballers coming through have either no bottle or simply are just not good enough so he’s better off to bow out with his name in tact. There’s surely 15 better footballers in the county than those put out today. Useless would be the understatement of the century
Legends like him deserve to go out on better terms. What a footballer.
Thanks for the memories.