Mario gavranovic, author of the third goal of Swiss that the game sent before France to extra time and the first of the penalty shootout, assured that they face the quarterfinal meeting of the Eurocup in view of Spain with confidence in themselves.
The player of the Dinamo Zagreb, who started the game on the bench, was ultimately decisive in the historic classification of the ‘Nati’ for the first time for the quarterfinals.
“We are going to play with a lot of confidence in ourselves. In the end we eliminated the world champions. Of course we are very proud, but history is not over yet, “Gavranovic said. He acknowledged that they experienced” very strong “emotions with qualifying, as well as that it was” one hundred percent the most important goal “of his career and” one of the most important goals in the history of the Swiss team ”, which makes him feel very proud.
“At that time I didn't know how important the goal was for Swiss football. I only realized this morning, “he said. Gavranovic, who explained that as a result of the emotion he could barely fall asleep.
He was also a protagonist in the penalty shootout. He was the first Swiss to pitch: “The coach asked me who was feeling good. I immediately said that I wanted to be the first ”.
Pierluigi Tami, National team director, explained that the victory on penalties was not a coincidence because after training the team trains them, although he warned that “you can't really train, because emotions play an important role in a shoot-out.”
The President of the Swiss Federation, Dominique Blanc, said that Monday had been “a historic day for football” and that “it is an incredible pleasure to see so many people” in the country “happy and united.” He also noted that they want to “continue writing history.”