Eliandro hopeful for a great season

by Ayrton Galea - 15th August 2014

Just one day before the curtains are raised on a new Premier League campaign, Brazilian forward, Eliandro Gonzaga believes Birkirkara FC will once again be the main contenders.

Birkirkara, fresh from winning the BOV Super Cup last Friday over Valletta, impressed with their forward line composed of the duo Brazilian new signings, Rafael Ledesma and Eliandro Gonzaga with the latter scoring the opening goal.

“I see Birkirkara FC as the main contender for every cup that we will be playing. We have great players, an outstanding Coach and a competent committee. We have all the ingredients to have a fantastic season!” told us the twenty-four year old, Eliandro.

There were a number of questions about Eliandro's fitness for Friday's match as he almost lost all of the pre-season, but the Brazilian forward not only managed to make it on time but also scored the opening goal in Friday's match against Valletta. “There's still room for improvement, as I can say I'm 75-80% fit. However, I'm getting to the desired level. Knowing that I wasn't physically fully prepared for the match, I prepared myself mentally in the best possible way. The lack of fitness was overcome by my psychological strength and the hunger for the win. I'm very happy how things are going.”

Birkirkara might have been rated the under-dogs for last Friday's final of the BOV Super Cup, but they showed total superiority to deserve to take the cup home for the seventh time and the Brazilian forward was very satisfied with his first goal and by his team's performance. “We played and behaved as the best team on the island. We did what we had to do and we emerged as winners. We played technically very well and the main key for the win was our collective effort.”

He added, “Scoring the first goal here was an immense joy. After the hard work in the last weeks it was a real relief. I knew what I want from this match and I did it. I felt like it was a duty fulfilled.

Finally, with just one day to go for the BOV Premier League campaign, Eliandro concluded by sending a message to the Birkirkara supporters. “Create high expectations as this will help us to reach the highest places. We have the potential to make a huge hit this season. May God bless you all!”

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