The Spanish women’s team could not have gotten off to a better start to the Olympic Games. Montse Tomé’s team was defeated by Japan on debut, succeeding the initial goal of Fujino with targets from Aitana and Mariona in a good match for the team.
certainly Mariona, who scored a great goal to tie the winadmitted at the end of the match that he was very happy “because we had a thorn to remove and we did it. We started uncertain and they scored against us, but we came back and got the three points, the most important thing.”
The Arsenal attacker emphasized the group’s confidence to turn a rivalry uphill: “When you have confidence in what you are doing, you have confidence in coming back. We are mature and we can come back and that is very important” , he highlighted.
Questioned the fact that Spain was forced back in four of last 6 games played, Mariona He emphasized that “this is a wake-up call because you can’t always come back; we must start improving in the next game.”
The Captain Irene Paredes admitted that she felt “extremely happy”. for debuting with victory, we loved her even knowing that she is a difficult opponent. I think, after the initial nerves, we played a good game.” Despite Japan’s complacency and sense of harassment in the first minutes, Paredes recognized that “although we find fluidity, the feelings are not bad. After their great purpose, it’s time to go back and that’s it, it’s over.”
Aitana Bonmatí, who leveled the rivalry When it got rocky, he admitted that he felt “very happy because we started the Games well; I’m very happy for my goal and victory. Japan was a thorn in our side and now we come out feeling very focused on what we have to do.”
The Barça player insisted that “their goal did not change our mentality. It is true that we made more mistakes at the beginning, but we found spaces and we deserved the victory 100%.” The key for Aitana in this difficult premiere It was “being ourselves, with the ball, playing comfortably and being patient. We were good in triangulations and when it was time to accelerate. The result was tight, but we deserved to win,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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