The Spanish female coach, Sergi Maciàsaid that his players made “a book game” to defeat this Friday (1-4) to the current world champion, Argentinain the semifinals of the Skate Hockey World Hockey that is disputed in Novara (Italia).
“We have played a book party, an orderly match, and we have been lucky enough to put ourselves ahead on the scoreboard and manage. The strength of the group and intelligence, being above the individualities, have paid off. With effort, the team has managed to suffer,” summarized the Catalan coach in statements to the Royal Spanish Skating Federation.
Macià took advantage of sending a message to the new generations: “Regardless of the result and the goal difference, it has been a very high level match. I would say to all the players who want to reach the Spanish team that they saw this game so that they will be reflected by the sacrifice, intelligence, technique, tactics and order of these eleven players.”
However, the coach said that “the semifinals do not remember anyone” and pointed to the final who will play this Saturday against the winner of the crossing between Portugal and Italy. “Now we have to rest, manage a fine with head and win it, because our goal has always been gold,” he said.
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For his part, Sara Lolo highlighted the “goal fulfilled to pass (to the final) doing a good game” and stressed that all the players were “concentrated at all times, following the script and being clear each their role”, a discipline that allowed them to “reach the end with the score so in favor.”
“We are happy for that, but without misleading that tomorrow it has to be a very similar story, regardless of whether we play against Italy or Portugal. We don't care. The two teams are doing a great championship and a World Cup final is always hard and complicated. We are prepared for it. We hope to make a game as serious as today,” he concluded.
