The 21-year-old striker believes his strike in the 2-1 loss against Wisla Krakow in UEFA Europa League was one of the best in his career.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luuk-de-Jong-c22956, has revealed that his goal against Wislaw Krakow was one of the best in his career. The Tukkers were dealt a 2-1 defeat in the last round of UEFA Europa League group stage on December 14.
After going down 1-0 early in the game, the Tukkers tried to crawl their way back into the match. However, they failed to score the equaliser until the 39th minute, when the young striker found the back of the net.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Denny-Landzaat-c10934 sent in a cross, and the 21-year-old turned it in acrobatically to level the score-line 1-1. Although the Tukkers went on to lose the match - as svetan Genkov scored in the second half - the highlight of the evening remained the equaliser
scored by the number nine.
“It was definitely one of my best goals I ever scored. I saw that ball coming and I wanted to head it. But when I saw that there was no defender marking me, I decided to bicycle kick and I struck it perfectly”, De Jong was quoted as saying to the media.
The young forward then went on to express his disappointment and revealed that his side really wanted to win the match.
“We wanted to win the match, which would have been good for the team. But we did not succeed”, De Jong added.
Nick Marsman, the Tukkers goalkeeper, also heaped praise on the 21-year-old’s strike.
“There were good moments in the match, especially Luuk’s goal. Unfortunately, I had lesser moments to enjoy. First goal that I conceded was a pity, I could have saved that”, Marsman said while talking to the journalists.
The Tukkers will resume their Europa League campaign after the winter break in the Round of 32 and would be looking to progress through to at least the semi-finals.
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