A 1-0 loss, even if it came at the very end of the game, really isn’t that bad under the circumstances.
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“I told the players that we had four halves to play, began Wilfried Nancy after the match. We could have done better in the first half and in the second, we showed more personality in the game.
But this meeting could have had a very different look if Romell Quioto’s goal scored in the 6thand minute had been granted. But the video review invalidated this achievement.
“Apparently they saw a foul, but I haven’t seen the action yet and it’s hard to accept,” Nancy said. It’s unfortunate because we started well and we wanted to score an away goal.”
Thank you, Breza
With 26 shots, including eight on target, Santos Laguna had fun in Montreal territory, but Sebastian Breza got up repeatedly.
The Quebec goalkeeper made no less than seven saves and there was not much that could be done on the only Mexican goal.
“He is there for that Sebastian. He made reflex saves and he was also helped by his partners defensively.
Breza especially had to distinguish himself in the first half and in the second half, his formation had better moments.
“I’m happy with the second half,” admitted Nancy. We started well even if we didn’t control the game as much as we wanted. We kept our composure.”
beautiful figure
Launched into the fray as a starter, 18-year-old midfielder Rida Zouhir did not fail in a difficult match.
The Academy product, without standing out, offered a rather successful match despite his young age and inexperience.
“I started him because he had worked well in the preseason and at the same time he is progressing,” insisted Wilfried Nancy.
“He was a little feverish at the start and that’s normal. As the match progressed he relaxed a bit and things got much better. For a first game, I liked the way he approached the second half.
with supporters
In the Montreal camp, we go home with a certain confidence since a result of 1 to 0 at the end of the first leg is far from catastrophic.
“We will play against them again in a week. We will watch the match to see what we can improve,” said Nancy.
“We have to score to win and it’s a challenge that I like because we want to score goals.”
Mathieu Choinière for his part expressed his desire to return in front of the Montreal crowd.
“It will be fun to find our supporters, we will have that extra energy with the 12and player.”