Kozo Raba, a Togo striker who led Al Ain’s victory, looked back on the game.Larva contributed to his..
Kozo Raba, a Togo striker who led Al Ain’s victory, looked back on the game.
Larva contributed to his team’s 2-1 victory by scoring an equalizer with a penalty kick in the first half against Widad Casablanca (Morocco) in the final Group G match of the FIFA Club World Cup at Audi Field in Washington, DC on the 27th (Korea time).
Al Ain previously lost heavily to Juventus and Manchester City 0-6 in a row, but saved face by winning the last group match.
“We tried to own the ball,” he told reporters in the mixed zone after the game.
“The Juventus and Manchester City we faced earlier are high-quality teams. Al Ain is not a team that only defends,” he said, explaining that he did not show his team colors properly in the previous two games.
“We made a mistake in the previous game and conceded a goal. But I learned from my mistakes and I was able to win the game today. So I’m very happy,” he continued.
“I’m so happy,” he said, marking the team’s first goal of the tournament. And I want to say thank you to my teammates who helped me. “I’m a striker, and it’s my job to help my teammates score by scoring goals and win the game,” he said.
It is also “one of the biggest competitions in the world.” So I was very happy to participate in this competition. I will continue to fight while learning from this experience,” he continued.
After scoring the goal, he expressed the joy of scoring by dancing with his arms as if he was flapping his wings. Of course, he was baptized with water bottles while performing a ceremony in front of Widad supporters.
When asked to explain the meaning of the ceremony, he explained, “It’s a traditional dance performed in my country and especially in the village where I lived.” “I wanted to show the traditional dance of my hometown to the world,” he added.
Meanwhile, Kaku, who scored a picturesque winning goal in the fifth minute of the second half, said, “I didn’t even expect to score like this. But I trusted my teammates. It was a great goal,” he said, looking back on his score.
“I’m happy to make the history of our team’s first World Cup victory. We must continue on this path. I hope I can appear in this tournament again a few years later,” he said and left the stadium.
[Washington DC (USA) = KIM JAE HO, MK Sports Correspondent]
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