Shota Arveladze, the Yellow & Blue boss discussed his side’s disappointing draw with Beitar after giving up a goal on the final play of the match. The Georgian talked about his new player from Iceland, the international break and his disappointment in drawing at the last second:

“It’s football and it happens. In every game and in every level this happens. We could have finished the game off but we didn’t. Give credit to the visitors who followed the ball and put it in.

Fighting until the final whistle:

“This is something to do. It’s quality and these are the seconds that we just have to do it. We fight and we play.”

Coming back from the International Break with a number of injuries:

“We had just a few sessions to see how the players were after they had been away for 10 days on international break and then they come back injured. I warned the boys that it’s not easy to play after the break and they have to come back and play hard and focussed. We almost gave up a goal on their first touch and gave up a number of corners. The second half was better with two goals but we have to give credit to Beitar as they did a good job and they took a point.”

About newcomer Vidar Kjartansson:

“I won’t take each player and analyze them, but rather I look at the whole team’s performance. He was able to get a goal for us today and he was quick and understood what we wanted. He knew what we wanted him to do.”

The late substitution to bring on an attacker rather than a defender or midfielder:

“I wasn’t looking for an extra man in the midfield and I wasn’t reading any danger. They had a few corners and then the foul with the free kick and we should have had more concentration. We should have gotten the points but I don’t want to take anything away from the opponent.”

The upcoming Europa League match against Zenit St. Petersburg:

“This is like a Champions League game. Zenit has been at the top and they are a quality side. This will be a good challenge for us and we are looking forward to it.”

Final comments on the draw:

“Everything we lost we will never get back and we are disappointed giving up some points at home but we have to look forward.”