Dárdai lauds Hungary's work rate in Finland win

• Zoltán Gera's 84th-minute header earns Hungary 1-0 win
• Pál Dárdai says Hungary have set themselves a new benchmark
• Mixu Paatelainen believes Finland, for whom Jere Uronen hit the post, could have drawn
• Next games: Hungary v Greece, Northern Ireland v Finland (29 March)

Pál Dárdai, Hungary coach
I'd like to thank the players, everyone who worked in the background and the supporters for this victory because it really is a joint success for everyone. We worked hard, we battled to stay in a good position and we got the important goal at a good time.

It was a huge collective effort. I lost count of the amount of tackles Balázs Dzsudzsák made and Gyula Forró did really well on his debut, but all around the pitch we believed in ourselves and this is established among us now.

Mixu Paatelainen, Finland coach
It was a good game and we are disappointed to lose, obviously. I thought we could have got a draw but we were a little unlucky having hit the woodwork. However, congratulations to Hungary who were in better shape than we expected and played well, and to Zoltán Gera for his winning goal.

Gábor Király, Hungary goalkeeper
This game was very important for us. In the first half Finland played very well – they used the gap behind the midfield and in front of the defensive line. I think in the second half we played better – we were more compact, more together and closer to each other.

Everyone can beat everyone in this group as we can see because the Faroe Islands beat Greece in Greece – anything can happen so we just have to look after our own things. We have to look to our next friendly game on Tuesday against Russia and we don't know about the future, but now we have hope.