Angola beat Spain in the second round of the Olympic tournament. The Arena Paris Sud 6 were flooded by emotions after the game.
– Oh my God!
That were the first, and almost only, words from Azenaide Carlos after Angola beat Spain 26-21. But a few seconds later she recovered and told Gohandball:
– I don’t have words to describe what I feel but it is a good emotion, she said.
– I must congratulate my team for the victory and the fight.
However, the self-criticism were not far away even though Angola had just won and created an open pathway to the quarter finals.
– We want to play a fast game but I feel like we are missing something, I dont know how to describe it but we play with emotion. When we play like that, when we fight, we will of course have a good result.
The African side play with small margins which makes their games very exciting to Watch. It’s either hit or miss. So how will they continue on this winning road according to Azenaide Carlos?
– For next game we must keep our attitude, our responsibility and don’t forget to play with heart.
And the 34-year old with all her experience from national team and playing for European clubs like Bera Bera, RK Podravka Koprivnica and Rapid Bucarest tries her best to Comfort her team mates.
– Before and after games we have a lot of discussions and I tell them to be like normal, don’t forget about the focus and to go to the Court and give all we have.