As featured on NewsNow: Football news

Southampton fullback Livramento happy to score in Burnley draw

Southampton fullback Tino Livramento was delighted to score in their 2-2 draw with Burnley.

The 18-year-old scored his first professional goal for Saints, declaring it a dream come true to perform at this level.

“I feel like it [the goal] was coming," admitted the youngster. "In the previous games maybe getting little half chances and obviously hitting the post today.

“I obviously would've preferred if that one went in but a goals a goal and I'm looking forward to helping the team with a few more goals moving forward.

“We worked on the set piece in training and Redders was told to put the ball into a certain area. I just got across my man and headed towards goal and luckily it went in.

“I kind of couldn't take it all in because it happened so quickly but like I said a goal is a goal and I'm just happy to help the team."

Saints missed a number of promising chances at St Mary's, a point which Livramento was keen to pick up on.

“We had more chances I think definitely in the first-half, goal-scoring opportunities but they just didn't fall our way and we didn't take our chances but I feel like Burnley had a few chances where they could have hurt us.

“You can look at it and say that a point is fair but at the end of the day you want to take three points from every game possible.

“It's a little learning curve for me individually, maybe letting my man get across me for the header in the first goal but I'm just trying to learn and take everything in."

Video of the day:

About the author

Paul Vegas

×

Subscribe and go ad-free

For only $10 a year

  1. Go Ad-Free
  2. Faster site experience
  3. Support great writing
  4. Subscribe now
Launch Offer: 2 months free
×

Subscribe and go ad-free

For only $10 a year

Subscribe now
Launch Offer: 2 months free