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Spain national team goalkeeper Iker Casillas urges his teammates not to relax in the second leg of the qualifying match for the 2006 World Cup against Slovakian footballers.
In the match held on Saturday, which Slovaks ended with ten men, the Spaniards playing at home won 5-1. Among them, goalkeeper Luis Garcia scored three goals, while Fernando Morientes and Fernando Torres added one each.
"Such a victory is not very good, because now the team can relax," said the Real Madrid goalkeeper to Spain's "Marca" radio on Monday. - However, it is better to win the first match 5-1 than 2-1."
"We understand the situation and we want to play in the World Cup, so we will definitely not relax," confidently stated the goalkeeper.
The coach of the Slovak national team, who was sent off the field during Saturday's match, and the players were furious with the refereeing in the game against Spain. They were particularly unhappy with Italian referee Massimo de Santis's decision to send defender Mariano Had off the field in the middle of the second half. After the match, Slovaks promised the Spaniards a "warm welcome" in Bratislava.
"They will be really angry. I would be angry too if I had lost the first match 5-1, and in the second leg I fought until the end," said I. Casillas. - They will try to score within the first fifteen minutes to regain hope. I have never conceded four goals while defending Spain's goal, but I don't want to tempt fate by saying that I won't concede this time."
