Red Bull Salzburg celebrated a hard-fought but well-deserved 1-0 (0-0) win in their home game against Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday – keeping them in the Champions League promotion race. Here are the votes for the game:
Matthias Jaissle (Salzburg coach): “It was an even game, but we did really well. We were dominant, in the last third we lacked a bit of determination. It got tough at the end because Dinamo played a lot of long balls and have a robust, physical team. I had to take a deep breath after the final whistle, the emotions were huge. The second leg will be very similar to today. Maybe then the opponent will be even more disgusting to play in front of their own fans.” Noah Okafor (Salzburg goalscorer): “They were very compact at the back and didn’t give us a lot of space. The second half was a lot better. At the end there was still a lot of hustle and bustle inside. It was an intense game with a lot of tackles and earned three points. I think I’m in a good mood at the moment.” Andreas Ulmer (Salzburg captain): “We all did a really good job today. Even at the end when we had to defend everything again. Everyone knows that it’s about second, third place, a direct duel. That’s why these three points are worth a lot.” Amar Dedic (Salzburg full-back): “It was a great and very intense game with us as a better team. We were lucky with the offside goal, it was a brief shock and then a huge relief. We accepted the game 100 percent and are going to Zagreb with a lot of confidence and full throttle. An extremely difficult game awaits us there, if only because of the fans who will be even more enthusiastic there than here.” Luka Sucic (Salzburg attacking player): “This win was a special win because it was a bit strange for me at the beginning to play against a Croatian team. It was a real work victory. We’re going to Zagreb with confidence.”Ante Cacic (Zagreb coach): “Congratulations to Salzburg. They deservedly got the three points, even though we played very well and fought a lot. In the first half there were chances for both sides, in the second half we lost control of the game for a short time, which also resulted in the penalty. We made too many pass errors, Salzburg took advantage of that with their intensive pressing. We also didn’t create enough chances. We now have two defeats away from home, nothing has been decided yet. We will see a different team in front of our own fans. We have to act differently, it’s a very important game.”
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