"I didn't realise what we needed. Tomás [Araújo] and António [Silva] were saying 'one, one', and I was like, 'What?'. But then I saw everyone telling me to go up. I also saw the manager, so I went up, went into the box and I don't know... I don't know what to say. It was a crazy moment. I'm not used to scoring. I'm 24 years of age and it's my first time. Unbelievable."
"We knew that he could do it. We were losing in Porto a couple of weeks ago, and in the last minute, he went up, and he almost scored. So we know that the big guy is capable of this. The quality of the service, of course, is the most important thing. You have to put the ball there, but it's an amazing goal for the guy."
Anatoliy Trubin rose highest to head a stoppage-time free-kick past Thibaut Courtois, turning a 3-2 lead into a decisive goal that secured a play-off place on goal difference. Fredrik Aursnes supplied the right-touchline delivery that allowed the goalkeeper to power a bullet header into the net. Trubin had not realised the full stakes before going forward and described the moment as crazy, noting it was his first career goal at age 24. José Mourinho highlighted a recent similar near-miss in Porto and emphasized the importance of the quality of service. Benfica maintained they played to win and felt deserving of the result.
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