Greece didn’t wish to play their Nations League sport with England following the demise of George Baldock however needed to, says midfielder Dimitrios Pelkas.
Former Sheffield United defender Baldock died on the age of 31 after drowning in his swimming pool in Athens.
He received 12 caps for Greece, who requested that the sport be postponed.
However the match went forward, with Greece recording a well-known win when Evangelos Pavlidis scored a winner in stoppage-time.
Για σένα…🕊️
🏴 vs 🇬🇷 1-2 #Baldock #ethnikiomada #2goals pic.twitter.com/3Lxeb5XVQW— Ethniki Omada (@EthnikiOmada) October 10, 2024
Pelkas mentioned: “It’s like this, guidelines are guidelines, there was no different alternative to play this sport so we performed in the present day. We give this win to him.
“When this stuff occur in life, soccer is the second half. Crucial factor is that our pal George handed away.
“We are going to always remember him, I used to be positive in the present day that he could be with us from upstairs and he would have fun with us and power us to take this victory.
“I don’t wish to discuss soccer, yesterday was very exhausting for all of us, we couldn’t communicate, we couldn’t chuckle, we couldn’t eat within the lodge.
“It was a extremely exhausting day. I wish to ship my condolences to his household, for them it’s the most troublesome interval.
“It was actually troublesome, it was one in all us, he was a superb man, it’s like he was with us from a really younger age.”
