Hudds snap up 3 points in second win of season over AZ
It looked bleak early, but an offsides goal took an early AZ goal off the board, and Huddersfield scored late to score their second straight defeat of AZ.
The offsides was very controversial, drawing quite a reaction from the partisan AZ crowd. The ball was played forward while an AZ attacker was in an offsides position, so in that sense, it was not questionable. The crowd reacted to the apparent fact that this was a shot and not a pass that created the offsides position. Nevertheless, the offsides call stood, and the goal was taken off the board.
In the second half, Barota scored his third of the season to seize the advantage. Barota took a long pass, touched it once then slid it past a charging keeper into the corner of the net.
Barota slides it past a charging keeper to open the scoring late
Barota celebrates after scoring his third goal of the season
This was a very important win for Huddersfield. Points will be at a premium as they make their second run through the table, and keeping pace with the leaders will prove difficult.
Celnili congratulates Barota on their way off the field after the game
Financially, the Terriers have secured plenty of funds at this point in the season to pay their players' salaries. Any money netted now will go towards transfers. If the season continues to go well, there could definitely be some new players wearing the Huddersfield uniforms soon.