/source: RTVS/
Ján Kováčik, president of the Slovak Football Association: “These are moments that are difficult to describe. I am glad that we managed to advance to the European Championship for the third time in a row. Those who want to see football know what coach Francesco Calzona has brought to the team. It is a huge success and a great representation of our little country. We are the only team drawn from the fifth basket to make it to the championship.”
Marek Hamšík, team manager of the Slovak national team: “These are great feelings. The fantasy that we managed to advance to the European Championship in front of the home crowd. We brought the fans to the stadium. We started in front of three thousand people and celebrated the promotion in front of a sold-out stadium. Huge thanks to coach Francesco Calzono, who did a great job. The team it has a face and an identity. There is the right chemistry, tactically and collectively.”
Ondrej Duda, scorer of Slovakia’s second goal: “It’s a bit crazy. If someone had told us after the first match that we would celebrate promotion at home against Iceland, we would have had a hard time believing it. We have confirmed our progress under coach Calzon. Such moments may not happen very often in our careers. Slovakia is the third time in a row ME and I’m glad to be part of the team again. We got a useless goal, but it didn’t break us and we turned the score around in the first half. The goalkeeper almost caught my penalty, but luckily it fell there.”
Martin Dúbravka, goalkeeper of Slovakia: “it was a difficult match, the result is a bit misleading. We turned around the unfavorable development. We are very happy that we managed it. The fans created a great atmosphere, we want to enjoy it as much as possible. Coach Calzona was given time and was able to prepare the team well.”
2023-11-16 22:07:30
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