After confirming our place in the knockout stages of the PL International Cup on Friday night, Folarin Balogun believes we can go far in the competition.
Our striker scored a stunner during the match, while goals from Robbie Burton and James Olayinka secured a 3-0 victory against Leicester City.
We spoke to Balogun after the full-time whistle, and this is what he said:
on the win…
It was a good victory, the boys worked hard. We played Leicester earlier on in the season and it was a tough game, so it was nice to get a win and a clean sheet today.
on his goal…
It’s always nice to help the team. I just thought as the ball was on the edge of the box and bouncing, I’ve been practising on my weak foot, so I thought ‘why not?’. Luckily for me it’s gone into the top corner.
on keeping a clean sheet…
It’s really good to get a clean sheet. Steve’s been telling us to keep clean sheets, and we know that keeping a clean sheet sends a big message to other teams so we were happy to keep it today.
on our chances in the PL International Cup…
I think we have a strong chance of going far. We’re all about sending statements out, so I think winning all three games shows that we’re a strong side and I think if we carry on putting in performances like we done today we can go far in this tournament.
By Sam Cox
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