'Hit And Hope' Goal Sank The Smogs!

Last updated : 13 May 2009 By Footy Mad - Editor

Peter Lovenkrands: "Kevin's crossed it, and when it came in, I thought 'Oh my God - it was on my right foot!'.

"It's not my strongest foot, but I got some power behind it, and hoped for the best. The most important thing was that it hit the back of the net, and it was a relief.

"Kevin did well for both goals. It was a perfect pass for me.

"It was a big goal. Man U was a big one, but we didn't get the result we needed in that game. This one was important, as we got a good result.

"I'm really pleased for the club, but we've still got to keep focused -there's another game on Saturday.

"It was great, great result for us. You knew how much it meant to everybody afterwards. It's great for the fans.

"We went a goal behind, and got a wee bit nervy, but credit to the guys, they didn't let their heads go down.

"They fought on, and got it back to 1-1. It was a great header from Steven (Taylor) - I'm very pleased for him.

"The boys did tremendously before me and Oba came on. I just thought we played really well.

"At 1-1 it was bouncing back and forward, and we were under a bit of pressure.

"There were a few chances, but after we got the second goal there was a bit of relief.

"They had to open up and attack us, and it helped us. It opened up a bit for us on the counter attack. Credit to the guys, they worked really hard."