"The game was difficult. We fell behind in the score during the match." Sport24.az reports that this was said by Ilgar Aslanov, the head coach of the Azerbaijani national futsal team under 19.
The experienced specialist commented on the 4:1 victory over Kosovo in the preliminary round of the European Championship: "The team members were very excited because they were participating in such a competition for the first time. However, we equalized the score before the break. During the conversation in the dressing room, they realized that this opponent could be defeated. As a result, we found strength in ourselves in the second half and scored the winning goals. I congratulate the futsal family. This went down in history as the first victory of U-19 in the European Championship. That's why we are happy. But we have only done half the job. This victory is not enough to advance to the next stage. We have to continue this tomorrow. I believe that as a team we will not miss this opportunity and we will win and make our fans happy and advance to the main stage."
It should be noted that our national team will play its next game against San Marino today.
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