2010年6月21日星期一

Honduras want to end on a high

As Spain (second) and Switzerland (third) are only on three points after a loss and win apiece, there is still a slight chance for Honduras to advance to the second round if they produces a big win over the Swiss and Spain go down to Chile.
But Rueda is worldly enough to know such results are unlikely and has called on his players to produce their best for the simplest of reasons.
"(We want) to end on a high for the good of Honduran football," Rueda said.
"We'll now have to see if the players can bounce back mentally and go out and give their all.
"We had two or three chances but we weren't clinical enough to score," he added.
"I'm expecting another difficult game against Switzerland, although it will be very different to the one today."
Honduras produced a few nervy moments for a Spanish defence, still smarting from a shock 1-0 loss to Switzerland in the Group H opener.
The Europeans had already missed a number of chances before a deflected Walter Martinez cross threatened the Spanish goal, forcing stopper Iker Casillas into an unusual clearance with his knees.
But any resistance was soon snuffed out as a sensational solo effort from striker David Villa saw Spain open their account in South Africa.
Villa scored again in the second half, but should have had a hat-trick as he missed a penalty late in the encounter, the Spaniards laying siege to the Honduran goal after the break.
"We went down fighting," declared defender Osman Chavez.
"We came up against a great national side and I think that we did pretty well. It's no mean feat to make a team of their calibre sweat.
"So, even though we lost, I think we've got something to be pleased about.
"We're not totally down and out ... (so) we're going to keep working right until the end to try and make it through."

没有评论:

发表评论