Fanendo Adi's Brace Knocks Out IFK Gothenburg From Europa League
Published: July 25, 2013
Swedish club IFK Gothenburg were knocked out of the Europa League on Thursday night following their 2 -1 loss to Slovak side AS TrenÄ�ín.
22 - year - old Nigerian striker Fanendo Adi was the hero for AS TrenÄ�ín , scoring in each half of the encounter .
The Swedes scored late on, in the 82nd minute through Philip Haglund to ensure a thrilling closing period.
'' It's a great feeling, we have a great young team. We want to play football and that is what we have shown today.
'' We played against a very good team, but I am happy we came out victorious.
''I am not disappointed at all that I did not score a hat - trick.
'' It was a great game tonight,we scored two goals that gave us the qualification for the next round , it is great,
'' Even when the scoreline was reading 2 - 1, we did not panic. We were confident of winning because we believed until the end of the game'' says Adi to allnigeriasoccer.com.
AS TrenÄ�ín welcome FC Astra PloieÅ�ti in the first leg third qualifying round of the Europa League next week, and Adi is confident the Romanians won't stop their progress.
'' Every round is tough, we are looking forward to the game. We need to work and practice very hard.
'' We believe in this one family team, so we will go out in the next round with high confidence,'' he concluded.
22 - year - old Nigerian striker Fanendo Adi was the hero for AS TrenÄ�ín , scoring in each half of the encounter .
The Swedes scored late on, in the 82nd minute through Philip Haglund to ensure a thrilling closing period.
'' It's a great feeling, we have a great young team. We want to play football and that is what we have shown today.
'' We played against a very good team, but I am happy we came out victorious.
''I am not disappointed at all that I did not score a hat - trick.
'' It was a great game tonight,we scored two goals that gave us the qualification for the next round , it is great,
'' Even when the scoreline was reading 2 - 1, we did not panic. We were confident of winning because we believed until the end of the game'' says Adi to allnigeriasoccer.com.
AS TrenÄ�ín welcome FC Astra PloieÅ�ti in the first leg third qualifying round of the Europa League next week, and Adi is confident the Romanians won't stop their progress.
'' Every round is tough, we are looking forward to the game. We need to work and practice very hard.
'' We believe in this one family team, so we will go out in the next round with high confidence,'' he concluded.
Latest News
- 'I respected England' - Iwobi explains why he chose Super Eagles over Three Lions at senior level
- Confirmed: Chelsea youth product Dubem Eze released by Norwich City
- 'We beat Ghana 6-1' - Manu Garba highlights the pedigree of most successful U17 team in the world
- Everton ready to offer Nigeria's best defensive forward the chance to stay in the Premier League
- England squads announcement: Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham starlets eligible for Nigeria selected
- Man Utd join Chelsea in keeping an eye on situation of Super Eagles star ahead of possible summer move
- Finidi sweats over fitness of 2023 AFCON star Onyeka before Super Eagles squad announcement
- Potential Zirkzee replacement: Bologna linked with move for 2023 Super Eagles invitee
- U17 AFCON qualifier Nigeria 1 Niger 0: Rapha Adams header secures three points for Golden Eaglets
- Isaac Success: 2013 U17 AFCON top scorer suffers injury in Italy ahead of Finidi's squad announcement
Football News 24/7
News Categories
- Football Betting
- African Players
- Australia/ Asia
- Belgian Championship
- Bundesliga
- Danish Football
- English Premier League
- Nigeria National Teams
- Nigeria Premier League
- Norwegian Football
- Polish Football
- Russian Championship
- Serie A
- Spanish Liga
- Swedish Championship
- Transfer
- Turkish Championship
- Ukrainian Football
- Uncategorized
- Women's Football