It’s about living in the moment and not thinking about the future

It was a relieved and happy coach who met the press after the last trick at Torsvøll.

It was a bit of a disappointment that there were no more than 2600+ spectators, but they were heard well and constantly supported the home team, which for most of three quarters was behind 1-0.

Liechtenstein took a 1-0 lead in the middle of the first half with a nice shot from 23 meters. It happened that it went according to the conditions of the visitors, but when an hour had passed, it was seen that the energy went away from the visitors, and the Faroese game became increasingly imaginative.

Until 19 minutes remained, Gibraltar was 1-0 ahead. Árni Frederiksberg equalized to 1-1 with a direct corner from the right. He has been on the pitch for 496 minutes in 15 games, and this was the first time ever that he was a goalscorer for the national team.

-It wouldn’t have been fair if we hadn’t won the knockout stages, because most of the time we were playfully on top. We stuck to the concept, and it helped when immature players replaced some who had given themselves fully. Árni’s corner kick was as we have seen again and again that he can do. Patrik Johannesen’s winning goal was very pleasant, because it was our first goal scored in open play, says national team coach Eyðun Klakstein.

Jóannes K. Danielsen passed from the back line on the right to substitute Patrik Johannesen, who sent the ball into the net, and so it ended in a 2-1 home win.

Early in the first half, Viljormur Davidsen sent a ball from the penalty area into the left post and out.

Did you think this was going to be a closed night?

-It looked like that for a long time, but we kept focus, and it was a sweet victory.

Did Jóan Símun Edmundsson do well the moment he was on the pitch?

-Jóan Símun has the experience, and tonight he showed what we know lives in him. I would also like to send a greeting to Petur Knudsen. He was supposed to be there tonight, but he was injured. We expect him to be available this autumn, when Croatia will be the opponent, says Eyðun Klakstein.

Did you think about the possibility of the disaster that would have happened if the Faroe Islands had lost at home to Gibraltar?

-I’ve been a coach for so many years that I know it’s about living in the moment and focusing on what’s going on and working on how we can fix what’s not working. When the game is over, it’s time to re-evaluate, and then we have to accept what the press has to say. Tonight we used the halftime break to talk about things and fix what didn’t work. Everyone gave themselves fully, and I won the victory for the players and Faroese football, says Eyðun Klakstein.