César Peixoto: 3-0 down to red card, proud of first 70 minutes | OneFootball

After the FC Porto–Gil Vicente match (3-0), César Peixoto, coach of the Gilistas, considered that the sending off of Martin Fernández unbalanced the game and left an emotional message for Vasco Sousa, the Dragons’ midfielder loaned to Moreirense, who has already started to recover after an ordeal that forced him to undergo 21 surgeries in 39 days.

Gil did what was required and came here to fight for the result….“A balanced first half, an organized team. In the second half, we started better than FC Porto and could have equalized. Then the sending off happened. I’m extremely proud of the team, which always competed. A penalty and a sending off is very difficult, but we competed. We know our identity, we didn’t abandon it. There’s one game until the 70th minute and then there’s another.”

A heavy result…“The 3-0 is a consequence of the sending off. It means nothing to me. What matters is what we did until the 70th minute. Porto deserves congratulations, I’m not here to make excuses. But we did very well, we matched them, we didn’t just park the bus. Only the result wasn’t what we wanted. More than the game, I want to leave a message of strength for Vasco Sousa. This is the worst part of football, a player not being able to do what he loves most. He has to be very resilient. He has to keep believing. Football will still bring him much joy. Unfortunately, I also had some injuries. Believe, believe Vasco, you will manage to have a great career. That is always more important than a game, a penalty. I don’t know him, but from what I hear he is resilient and will manage to turn things around.”

Was Martin rightly sent off?“Martin is sad in the locker room. He didn’t see, he hit the FC Porto player’s hand. It’s a matter of judgment. It would look bad if I came here to make excuses, I try to find solutions. Even after the sending off, we tried to create and that’s what makes me satisfied. The team competed until the end. I leave with a bitter taste because I feel that sending off made a difference. That’s football.”

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