“These are wins from a team that never gives up and believes until the end”

Valencia CF achieved an important victory, the second consecutive one at Mestalla, against Deportivo Alavés. Our team came from behind with goals from Javi Guerra, Eray Cömert and Hugo Duro. The three protagonists reacted on VCF Media to the goals they scored.

The first was from Javi Guerra to make it 1-1 after the start of the second half. “I was mentally prepared that I had to arrive in the box because Carlos Corberán also told me in the pre-match talk. Ugrinic shot, there was a rebound and Umar Sadiq left it on a plate for me. I cut inside and finished. These types of goals help you to keep improving in that aspect and to see that you can help the team and hurt the opponents. These are wins from a team that never gives up and believes until the end. It will be a positive push for the next two matches we have away from home,” said the player from Gilet.

The second, Eray Cömert’s goal, also served to level the contest at 2-2 in the 89th minute. “It was a very important goal. I thought that Unai Núñez’s header was going in and I was surprised that the ball came in front of me and the only thing I could do was react and shoot. It went well and I was happy that the ball went in. Winning matches like this gives you more confidence,” explained the Swiss player.

Finally, Hugo Duro’s goal was the final ‘explosion of joy’ for the more than 41,000 Valencianistas who attended Mestalla. “He grabs me constantly, even without looking at the ball, and he releases me when I go to finish, making it impossible for me to hit the ball well. Clear penalty. Arnaut Danjuma was not there and I decided to take the ball, I was confident. When I took the ball I thought about the minute we were in and how important it was, but then I was very calm. I wasn’t nervous. I preferred to try to shoot where the goalkeeper was not. Antonio Sivera moved a little early and that helped me decide. When I saw that the ball was going to the other side, in my head I was already celebrating. I knew he could no longer save it and I’m very happy. The celebration was very special, with the whole team. We all fought for it and it is a very important team win. I wanted to show that everyone was part of the celebration. This match gave us ‘wings’ to have a bit of calm and to be more ambitious. It has to allow us to work more to keep moving upwards,” described the Madrid-born striker.