Match reaction to Portugal 1-0 Croatia (AET)

Jose Fonte, drafted into the squad in place of Ricardo Carvalho, and Eduardo relayed their thoughts exclusively to PortuGOAL.net. 

 

PortuGOAL.net - What was it like to watch Quaresma score that winning goal, how did it feel?

Eduardo - "We felt everything! It was amazing, our hearts are still beating because of that. It was a hard game, we worked a lot, and in the end it was a big happiness with that goal to take us on to the next stage."

 

 

 

PortuGOAL.net - What was it like playing your first match of the tournament against a difficult opponent like Croatia?

Jose Fonte - "I was very worried, it was a tough game, very tactical, and the tension and the pressure is very high, but we kept composed and we kept believing and in the end we got the reward. We got the goal that we needed playing on the counter with the game-plan that we had."

 

 

Interviewed by Nathan Motz