Michail Antonio Talks About His Goal

Last updated : 22 April 2012 By Thetashkentterror

AntonioOwls winger Michail Antonio spoke to BBC Radio Sheffield and his club's official website after his side's 2-1 League One win over Carlisle at Hillsborough, Antonion first talking about his shoulder injury :

 

"My shoulder is killing me right now and the doctor has told me that I have sprained the ligament in it, so I am going to come in on Monday and hopefully get it right for Saturday. Straight after it happened it bothered me for the rest of the game, when I was running I couldn't really move it so I was running with one arm. I was just trying my best to do what I can and just fight and try to finish the game.

"It is good to score a goal and right now we need every point we can get, and to get the three points today by me scoring the goal in stoppage time is just lovely. Scoring the goal, celebrating, forgetting that my arm was hurting and the boys jump on me and ruin it. But, we had so many opportunities and so much possession, all they tried to do was break on us but we kept on going and fighting and fighting, and it was very important with Sheffield United losing.

"Their equaliser was very frustrating but to be honest they can't complain about the result, they did a decent job in defending against us, they cleared one off the line from me, they just waited for their opportunity and took it. So, you can't really criticise them for that but to be honest I am just happy that we got the three points really. I think their player (Liam Noble) should have definitely been sent off as well because I got the first contact on the ball and he has contacted me and not touched the ball.

"I thought that we could get another goal, eight minutes is a lot of time in football and then when I saw six minutes go up we heard the fans roar. So, we were thinking that we could get something and I managed to do it, I wouldn't say it is the best moment in my career, scoring at Wembley has been the best for me but today is definitely up there.

"We have got a hard game on Saturday against Brentford and Sheffield United have got a hard game against Stevenage at home, Stevenage are a very good team. So, all we can really do right now is concentrate on us and not concentrate on what they are doing at all, and make sure that we get three points in every game we play.

"If they win their next two games then we have tried our hardest and we just get our momentum into the play-offs, and hopefully get to the play-off final and win. We have got a sniff of second place, it is better to get second place because then obviously we have got the two months off instead of a month off. But, we can't really complain as long we are in the Championship next season

"It is exciting now, in football you can never expect anything, anything can happen at any time. So, you have just got to concentrate on your game, make sure you are at 100% at all times, give your 100% and hopefully things come right for you. The physio says I will be ready for next week and that I can have injections in it, so hopefully I will be ready."