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
- 'A move could happen' - Transfer expert David Ornstein provides update on Man Utd's pursuit of Olise
- Les jeux de hasard dans la littérature : thèmes, motifs et symbolisme 1win
- La dépendance au jeu chez les adolescents 1Win : stratégies d'intervention précoce
- Netherlands Euro 2004 squad: Striker scouted by Nigeria, Lagos-born winger, ex-Super Eagles invitee snubbed
- Big boost for Nigeria: Chelsea's Ugochukwu, Crystal Palace's Olise omitted from France Euro 2024 squad
- Transfer expert names two players Chelsea could use as makeweights in proposed deal for Osimhen
- Club president dispels rumours linking ex-Chelsea, Spurs boss Conte with coaching job at Osimhen's Napoli
- Leeds United set up Championship playoff final against either Aribo's Southampton or Ajayi's West Brom
- WAFU B U17 Championship: Five observations from Golden Eaglets' goalless draw against Burkina Faso
- Door closed: Borussia Dortmund star Adeyemi cap-tied to Germany, not eligible for Super Eagles call-up
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