Kayleigh van Dooren, the joy of scoring in the Champions League is just the beginning: “We could have scored more, but today we did well and I’m happy!”
Kayleigh van Dooren , the scorer of the goal that broke the deadlock against Servette and gave Roma the impetus to secure their first European victory, was interviewed by Disney+ and the club's official channels following the match at the Tre Fontane stadium. This match, in effect, allows the Giallorossi to dream of potentially qualifying for the next round – if they continue with the same determination they showed against the Swiss side.
The narrow victory wasn't easy to secure, but the entire team was aware of the challenges this match entailed and the key individual strengths of their opponents: " We already knew that winning today would be essential to try and chase the chance of advancing to the second round of this Champions League, so we're delighted to have achieved it."
The desire to "do something more" remains, given that Roma had missed chances and missed opportunities, which, from the scoreline, would have certainly made the final quarter easier (which instead was spent struggling and facing a series of dangers): " There was a lot of space behind the left line, and I think we were a bit too disorganized at times in the build-up phase , so we'll have to work on that aspect for the next match. However, we're happy to have managed to score two goals; we could have scored more if we had managed certain situations more precisely , but I'm happy that we won today."
The player analyzed the substantial differences between the first and second halves, which were evident in a different approach to the match: " I don't think we found the right solutions like in the first half . I think we made too many mistakes, so we need to work on that aspect. After the penalty, it was a bit difficult. They were really eager to try and equalize, but together we still managed to bring home this victory. "
The Giallorossi number 8 stated that adding her name to the scoresheet is only a marginal joy, compared to a whole host of great satisfactions: " For us as a club, and for Roma, it's important to play on this stage and demonstrate what we can do and to perform as well as we're doing in the league. Today we also managed to do well in the Champions League, and I'm really happy with this victory, because it was crucial to hopefully get to the next round."
An eye was then turned to the next league match , again at the Tre Fontane, against Parma: "We play a lot of games, and we know it, but I think we're keeping the league under control so far. We need to recharge our batteries, and I'm sure we'll be ready for the next match this weekend."