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Can you summarise the mood in that dressing room after full-time?

TE: I think very professional. It's been a test of maturity today because those games are not easy to then maintain the rhythm of the game.

We tried to start strong. There's never a guarantee that you can open up a game early on, but the boys knew that there was a chance to start strong.

I think the first 15 minutes were excellent. Overall, very happy. The atmosphere was good in the dressing room, but not too euphoric and it shouldn't be.

There are a couple of big games coming up now for some of the boys who go to the national teams and the other ones have a couple of days off.

Then we need to continue.

Not easy, but did early goals simplify the task for your players?

TE: Yeah, it does. It's a well-managed team, so it's never that easy. We weren't quite sure if they played with four or five at the back.

Then we've seen the line-up so it was clear they went five, they...

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