FRANCE 98 – Chile-Austra – H. Pfeifenberger: “It will be hard to reach the second round”

Chile-Austra – H. Pfeifenberger: “It will be hard to reach the second round”

17.06.98 21h42 CET

Statements from players of AUSTRIA

Harald CERNY (13):

“It’s not a miracle, we deserved this goal. That’s football. It was difficult to play against CHILE, they have some really good players and they’re a great team. POLSTER (19) was tired, but he’s just as dangerous even when tired. It wasn’t a mistake to keep him on. We were very lucky in the last minute, the result was fair as during the match both teams played well. If we had lost, we wouldn’t have got to the second round.”

Wolfgang KNALLER (21)

“We didn’t have any luck, the result was normal.”

Heimo PFEIFENBERGER (8)

“It wasn’t really a good match, we got lucky in the end. It will be hard to reach the second round. We’re an outsider, but in football, there’s always a bit of luck. We have to believe in this.”

Arnold WETL (15)

“We absolutely have to win the last match. This match against CHILE was really difficult.”

Anton PFEFFER (4)

“Everyone works under pressure, it’s the same for the players. We conceded a goal that looked disputable. Fortunately, we equalised at the end of the match.”

Anton

POLSTER (19)

“We made too many individual mistakes again. This puts us in a difficult position. It’s imperative that the players work as a team. People confirmed that Andreas HERZOG (10) wanted to leave the side but it’s not his style. He knows how to deal with his problems. As for Chilean Marcelo SALAS (11), I knew all through the match that he wasn’t playing 100%. He proved today that he has a lion’s heart.”

Michael KONSEL (1)

“The goal we let in wasn’t fair. After my first reflex save, I thought that the danger was clear for sure. But when Marcelo SALAS got the ball I found myself on the ground and couldn’t grab it as I wanted to”.