The penalty that allowed the Ac. Aimed at conquering the three points (2-1) in the trip to Vila do Conde, it provoked a revolt in those responsible for Rio Ave. A feeling shared by coach Luís Freire, in SportTV’s flash-interview, after the final whistle of this 10th game. League 2 journey.
“The game was decided on a penalty that does not exist. It is worth talking about the referees. I heard a lot of people talking about the referees of Rio Ave. This club dropped out last season and now has the objective of moving up the division. But it’s not the budget that will decide this. What counts is the attitude, unity, capacity, spirit of sacrifice and quality of this team! I’ve had teams at zero cost and we got the promotion and others that cost half of what our opponents cost and we were champions!”, shot the Arcos formation coach.
Without slowing down, Luís Freire re-emphasized the ambition of his spa: «We are fighting for the climb and so we will continue! We have a very united team to return Rio Ave to the League.»
About the game, he underlined the idea of a Rio Ave «always with more initiative» and arriving late to a 1-0 «more than fair». «The Viseu reached 1-1 and even so, we continued to respond. Then, there was the penalty for 1-2, which did not inhibit us from creating more opportunities to re-draw”, he pointed out.
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