The head coach of Malta’s Hamrun Spartans, Giacomo Modica, commented on his team’s success in the 1st qualifying round of the Champions League, where they managed to get past Lithuanian Zhalgiris (0:2, 2:0, pen. — 11:10) and will now play against Kyiv’s Dynamo in the next stage of the tournament.
Giacomo Modica“I am very pleased with the energy and effort of the players. We displayed not just a very good, but an amazing reaction after the first match against ‘Zhalgiris’.
And I can say that considering how we performed in both matches, we deserved to advance. Today we showed excellent play, we had 6-7 chances to score. We finished the first half with a score of 2:0, but after the break we somewhat stalled because the wind picked up. However, in any case, the team showed great character, a lot of dedication, skill, and a desire to move on to the next round.
We can confidently say that we are on the right path. After a long period of work, we finally received this reward.
I hope that soon we will have another 4-5 players ready, who currently have health issues. But for now, we should be satisfied with the excellent match, the game we showed, and the victory. Today we were able to bring a lot of joy to our fans, our club,” said Modica after the return match with ‘Zhalgiris’.
Let us remind you that the first match between ‘Hamrun Spartans’ and ‘Dynamo’ will take place next Tuesday, July 22nd, in Hamrun, and a week later, on July 29th, the opponents will meet for the return match in Lublin.
