Hjulmand the hero in Santa Clara v Sporting, but slams the Azorean side | OneFootball

Morten Hjulmand reacted to the Sporting’s 2-1 victory over Santa Clara in the 11th round of the Portuguese League. At the end of the match, the Lions’ midfielder, who scored the decisive goal, shared his opinion about the game and harshly criticized the attitude of the island team.

"It was an important win. The opponent didn’t want to play much, they just wanted to wait for us. We created several chances. In the final third, there were opportunities in the last shot or dribble. It was a good win," the player began by saying to SportTV’s microphones in the flash interview.

The captain also spoke about the decisive goal he scored in the 90+4th minute, at a time when the Lions were playing with 10 men after Maxi Araújo was sent off: "I don’t know if it was a corner or not. Watch the game and see how it was. We want to play football and we deserved the three points."

The midfielder highlighted the team’s mentality, which didn’t give up and secured victory in the final moments: "In the last minutes, we saw Sporting’s mentality. We didn’t give up, even with 10 men and on a pitch like this," concluded the Club of Alvalade’s number 42.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Morten Hjulmand – valued at 50 million euros – has played in 17 matches. The captain of the green and whites has started in almost every game played by the Lions, having scored two goals and provided one assist in 1,540 minutes of play.

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