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Hoping for somewhere warm

From Morgunblaðið · () Icelandic

Translated from Icelandic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • FH lost 1-0 to Apollon at Kaplakrikavöllur but advanced 2-1 on aggregate after winning the first leg 2-0.
  • FH player Deja Sandoval said the team recovered well after conceding early and managed the closing stages.
  • Sandoval said she hoped the next round would take place somewhere warm, like Cyprus.

FH advanced to the second round of the European Cup despite a 1-0 home defeat by Cyprus’s Apollon. The Icelandic side won the tie 2-1 on aggregate after taking the first leg 2-0.

I felt good throughout the match. There was a little stress at the end, but we did well to see it through.

— Deja SandovalSandoval assessed FH’s performance after advancing.

Apollon scored in the 10th minute but created little afterward. FH player Deja Sandoval said the ending brought some stress, but the team handled it well and saw the match through.

We would of course have preferred to win today, but we have done this well as a team.

— Deja SandovalShe reflected on the 1-0 defeat and aggregate victory.

“We would of course have preferred to win today, but we have done this well as a team,” Sandoval said. FH are competing in Europe for the first time, and she said she was enjoying the experience.

It is wonderful. The coaching staff keeps reminding us that we are writing history, and I am happy to be part of it.

— Deja SandovalShe described FH’s first European campaign.

“It is wonderful,” she said. “The coaching staff keeps reminding us that we are writing history, and I am happy to be part of it.” Sandoval added that the trip to Cyprus had brought the players closer together. Her wish for the next round was simple: “Hopefully somewhere warm.”

Hopefully somewhere warm.

— Deja SandovalHer wish for FH’s destination in the next round.
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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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