'Penalties is a lottery' - Tavernier
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Bournemouth midfielder Marcus Tavernier says they "showed great courage" against Newcastle in Saturday's FA Cup third round shootout defeat.
Substitute Tavernier got in between Sven Botman and Malick Thiaw to poke home in stoppage time and level at 3-3, taking the game to penalties, only for Newcastle to win the shootout and a place in the fourth round.
"When it goes to penalties it is a lottery for the next round," Tavernier told BBC Radio Solent. "We couldn't find the luck to make it happen, but I thought we performed well.
"We made another good account of ourselves to move forward in the coming weeks.
"The games with Newcastle are always energetic, we are two teams that like running and press high.
"I think we handled them very well and showed great courage in going forward and defending.
"Even though we were 3-2 down, I knew I hadn't had a chance yet so I was asking for the lads to give me the ball. I felt like I could get one and we kept battling until the end because we know anything can happen.
"After 120 minutes, there is a lot of tired legs out there but I felt fresh and knew that if I kept working hard then a chance would come."
