A hero role that is rarely shown. Damaris Egurrola scored two much-needed goals in stoppage time to take the Dutch team into the semi-finals of the Nations League, where Olympic tickets can be purchased.
After beating Belgium 4-0 in Tilburg, his first words in front of the camera were “Football is like that sometimes.” He’s sober, but Egurrola is also aware of what just happened. The fight for the group title between the Netherlands and England came down to goal difference. The goal battle was decided in the Dutch favor in stoppage time by an unlikely hero.
“That’s why I play football, that’s why I love my team,” said the US-born, half-Spanish Dutch national player. “We worked hard for this last month: we really wanted to get to the quarter-finals. It turned out to be more difficult than we expected. But we continued. “That’s the situation with this team.”
“Unbelievable. “I’m happy to score but to be honest the team is great.”
Egurrola is not a strong midfielder. “Don’t get used to it,” he said after scoring his first international goal last year. “I’m still not used to scoring goals,” he admitted after scoring the winning goal against the Belgians. “This is a moment to enjoy, I want to celebrate it with my teammates.”
And he was gone. The national coach was also lacking in superlatives when describing the night: “That’s the best part of sport,” Andries Jonker said after his team failed to win the group once again. “This feeling from one moment to the next. And when you are on the winning side… you will never forget that in your life.”
Jonker called it “the story of this team.” He suddenly became the European champion. It sank very slowly and turned back on its way up. “There’s still a lot of enthusiasm in the core of the experienced players, but the youngsters are getting closer to that.” This makes it look like this: great.
“Dama is dreaming sweet dreams”
“I think Dama had a good dream tonight,” said Vivianne Miedema, who came onto the field in the middle of the second half to help the Dutch team score more goals.
“This is very nice. The girls worked hard for this.” Miedema describes the competition and her situation with pride and emotion. He missed almost a year in the Dutch team due to his serious injury and long rehabilitation. He is not 100 percent ready yet, but every minute he manages could be very important for the Dutch team.
Check out Vivianne Miedema, Sherida Spitse and Lineth Beerensteyn’s answers here:
“I knew how long I was allowed and how long I could fall. “Even though I have been away from the field for a long time, I still think I have an idea of how to play football.”
Reaching the last four also gives the Dutch public hope for a healthy Miedema. On the “Final Four” of the Nations League: “Hopefully I will be fully fit again in February.”
Source: NOS
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