The Icelandic striker, Vidar Kjartansson, thought his goal in last night’s match against Zenit St. Petersburg would be part of the big win over the club who is thought to be the strongest in Group D of the Europa League Group Stages. Number 24 himself couldn’t believe the turn of events that resulted in a shocking loss:
“The goal I scored really means nothing now since we didn’t win the game. It’s simply impossible to comprehend. We played good attractive football, with solid defense over the course of 77 minutes. It’s hard for me to explain the disappointment we are all feeling right now.”
The effect that this result may have on the upcoming games:
“We have to learn from this game. It’s so important. We have to take the good from how we played, but we also have to be aware that when we play teams at this level, should you make a mistake you will pay for it dearly. We have to continue on and learn the lesson. I’m very disappointed about the result.”
On Dasa’s red card and the referee’s ruling giving Zenit a free kick from with in the box that resulted in a goal and how it impacted the final minutes:
“Dasa’s mistimed tackle in the middle of the pitch deserved a yellow card. But if you really look at what happened we were punished twice; the red card and a free kick from inside the box, which is even worse than a penalty. There’s a lot of talk about these things around the refereeing world that leads to a double punishments and that’s exactly what happened to us and there’s no question that is what changed the game. As soon as the cut the lead from this decision they totally came back into the game.”
