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Then, with the game seemingly heading for extra-time, Arsenal star Gabriel Martinelli popped up with the winning goal in injury time to send the Brazil fans in attendance into pandemonium."We were fighting all through the game, we wanted to keep ball possession," game-winner Martinelle said. "At some point we know we would get close to goal."Japan close the defence really nice but we did a good job, really controlled the match and finally generated the winning opportunity.""It represents so much.
I'm so elated and really proud and it gives us confidence to move forward."We have to keep our feet firmly on the ground and good things can happen."Explaining what the goal and the win meant to him, Martinelli added: "It represents so much."My whole family watching, my friend at home, our people celebrating. We have to keep our feet firmly on the ground and good things can happen."Gabriel Martinelli scores Brazil's winning goal against Japan(Image: ©Icon Sportswire All Rights Reserved)Casemiro, the scorer of Brazil's equalizer, added: "I think it was about our calm and our patience and pressuring and pressuring a team that was playing a very low block."We believed the time would come, our confidence and our pressure were key for this match."I feel many emotions right now.
It's really a lot of emotions at the same time."You have to really value the entire group. Martinelli with the winning goal.
