Relvas at sport-fm.gr: “Unique feeling to fight at OPAP ARENA – I’m happy and I can’t hide it”

The first step was taken, AEK made the wish of its coach by acting, at least 1-0. Hapoel Ber Seva And with this slim lead, he has the first reason to qualify for the next round of his qualifiers Conference League.

In his debut Marco Nikolic On the “yellow -black” bench, many stood out, but one was the one who made the difference real. THE Filipe Relvas He wore the Union jersey for the first time, pressed the grass of “Opap Arena” and like the whole AEKdominated the field. Both on the ground and in the … air.

Portuguese in the 50th minute with a dynamite header, He sent the ball, along with the goalkeeper’s opponent, to the nets by scoring 1-0at the same time creating an explosion in the stands of the stadium, where with one voice and the 20,000 friends of the Union dropped him.

THE Filipe Relvas After the finale of the match, spoke to sport-fm.gr for the way in which he imagined his virgin appearance with the AEKbut also for the world of the Union, which seems to embrace it with … good morning.

The basic preparation stage is difficult for every player. It is not only the hard workouts, but also the fact that it is many kilometers from his home and family. These difficulties, however, multiply When we talk about a new transcript. This was exactly the experience of the Filipe Relvas In the days he spent in the Netherlands, with Portugal waiting for the first official game with his new team. A game that probably went much better than he himself would have imagined.



“It’s normal during the preparation, like all players, we think and hope to make the best possible start. That for my part I managed to help the team with a goal, it makes me very happy. My goal was generally to help my team, both in the defender and in the offensive. But we have a lot of things to improve. We are a new team, now we get to know each other with each other and we have great room for evolution. Yes, it is important that we have taken this lead, but we need to understand the difficulty we have to deal with in the repeat. Hapoel Ber Seva is a very well organized team and we have to do our best to get the qualification. ”

For every footballer the goal always means a lot, let alone when we talk about a defender, In a clash recommended in front of the group’s new audience. THE Rail did not just know the hot atmosphere of ‘Opap Arena’, But he also lived the absolute apotheosis. A joy that he wanted could not erase from his face.

“Certainly making a new start, a debut with a team in a European game, in front of its people, at home, and especially when talking about Opap Arena, is something terrible, something fantastic. I’m very happy, that’s the truth and I can’t hide it. I am a man who constantly likes to improve and I always have in my mind, how can I become even better. From exactly next day, what I will think about is how I will be able to improve even more. So yes I am happy, it was really unique to the feeling I lived in today in OPAP ARENA, but the goal is hard work. ”