Paul Put pleased with result

Gambia’s coach, Belgian Paul Put, insists the Scorpions still have the chance to qualify for the 2010 World Cup and Nations
Cup finals in South Africa and Angola respectively, despite watching his side settled for another draw result.

“What I saw today and what I saw in Liberia, we have to be optimistic. We still have matches to go, and Sengel have difficult
matches ahead, so have Algeria,” the European told waiting journalists in a post-match interview yesterday.

Though the Scorpions did not collect the maximum points, Paul Put said the result was not a bad one.

“It was a good game and I am happy with the way we played. We have tried everything to win the match, but luck was not on our side.”

“To be honest Senegal have a big team with experienced players who are playing at the highest level in Europe. And they are
physically much stronger than Gambians,” he said.

The Scorpions enjoyed a numerical advantage in the better part of the game after the sending off of defender Abdou Kader
Magaire in the 37th minute, but Paul Put believes the numerical disparity on the pitch does not always make a difference.

“It is not always an advantage to play against ten men because they can drop and they can be organised as well, said the
half-happy coach who wants the Scorpions to go for the three points when they take on Algeria on Saturday.

For his part, Senegal coach, Lamin Ndiaye, stated that the draw was a good result for his side, taking into consideration
that they did not only play away from home, but also with ten men.