Beto was happy to score an injury-time equaliser for Everton in their 1-1 draw with Fulham.
Beto struck on 94 minutes after Alex Iwobi had given Fulham a 61st minute lead against his old club.
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"It means a lot for me," Beto told BBC Match of the Day. "These couple of weeks I wasn't playing so I needed to put in the hard work, and as everybody says the hard work pays off.
"This time it pays off for me and my team-mates, for the Toffees, and it is really important.
"The hard work pays off. I just need to keep working. If I have the opportunity of course I want to score, and if I don't I will keep working - this is my mentality.
"We showed tonight we don't give up. We need to keep this mentality."