Eran Zahavi, who missed a series of chances which could have easily sealed Maccabi’s victory at the AEK Arena, admitted after the match: “I take for responsibility for the result as I had enough chances to kill the game off”.
“We were taught a lesson today” Zahavi added, “We should have put this game to bed before reaching this stage. We should have been leading 2-0 or 3-0 and make this game a lot more calm than we actually did. We didn’t score the second goal which is a shame and we are fortunate to have Daniel with us as he saved us tonight. Penalties are his expertise so it is god he is still here and now we have to finish it off at Bloomfield”.
The 36-year-old striker, summed up: “We need to give a lot of credit to all the fans who turned up here tonight, 600 or 700 from Tel Aviv who supported us and made us feel them. We paid them back with a good game of football, slightly less in terms of the result but now we will return to Bloomfield. I know the stadium will be full next week, we will receive the support we are used to and hope to achieve the result we want.”
