Dennerby Aims Dig At Referee; Labels Super Falcons Stars As Heroines After Disciplined Performance Vs France
Published: June 18, 2019Thomas Dennerby has labelled the Super Falcons players as heroines following their disciplined performance in a 1-0 loss to France in their last group game of the 2019 Women's World Cup.
The Swede felt badly done by because of the decision of Honduran referee Melissa Borjas, the fact that the penalty was retaken before it was scored by Wendie Renard.
The Africa champions were looking for a point to finish among the four best third-placed teams and put in a defensive masterclass to deny the French a goal until the 79th minute when they scored in controversial circumstances.
''It is better I don't say anything on the penalty decision. My players are heroes, '' said Dennerby at the post-match press conference.
''Of course I am disappointed with the result. France is a really good team, they don't need support from anybody to win games.
''I think we saw it because the girls were fighting so well and they followed the match plan and it's getting destroyed by people and we are not happy with.''
''I think we saw it because the girls were fighting so well and they followed the match plan and it's getting destroyed by people and we are not happy with.''
In the provisional rankings of third-placed teams from the six groups, Nigeria are third and will wait for the outcome of the games in Group C, D, E and F to confirm their place in the last sixteen.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Photo Credit : fifa.com
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