Africa-Press – Cape verde. The team from Barreirense won today, at Estádio Municipal Dau d ́Segunda, in Boa Vista, Académica do Fogo by 2-1, counting for the second round. With the victory, he wins the passport to the semi-finals of the Cape Verde Cup.
With this victory, as praised by coach Fernando Jorge da Graça, Barreirense is positioned among the four best teams in the competition.
“With the result achieved on the island of Boa Vista, we take the opportunity to motivate our athletes to aspire to go further in the competition, mainly to win this home game in which we are in front of our fans”, he said.
Barreirense’s two goals were scored by Wilson Tavares.
Dream of bringing trophy to Maio
The coach also praised the attitude of his players during the match, demonstrating that they were interested in winning the game.
With this result, Barreirense and its supporters start to dream of the final of the competition, which will take place in São Vicente, and, consequently, bring the trophy to Maio.
Criticism of the implemented model
On his turn, the coach of the Académica do Fogo team, João Monteiro, highlighted the dedication of his players during the match, who in his opinion only failed to leave with the best result due to physical fatigue and lack of rhythm, since they were more than a month without competition.
“The model that is being implemented in the Cape Verde Cup is being a little complicated for the teams that won the regional cup, and, in our particular case, we have not competed since April”, criticized the coach from Fogu.
Ending this fact listed above by being reflected in the performance of its players in the game that, maintained, could win “perfectly”.
However, he acknowledged that the opposing team also played their part and managed to score both goals.
João Monteiro defendeu que a Taça de Cabo Verde poderia iniciar também juntamente com o campeonato nacional de futebol, bastando colocar em prova as equipas que não foram simultaneamente campeões regionais, o que na sua visão poderia diminuir a longa paragem dos atletas.
For More News And Analysis About Cape verde Follow Africa-Press
