Sheran Yeini, the Yellow & Blue Captain spoke about his side’s 2:1 win which wasn’t enough to see Maccabi through to the Europa League Group Stages and shared his feelings about the contest:
“Anger would be the correct word. We are angry at ourselves. We didn’t have enough good chances in the first half and we picked up an unnecessary penalty.”
The better team in football sometimes doesn’t win:
“I think we are the better team, but in football the better team doesn’t always win. Football is more than just situations, the ball and goals. The match we played in Norway was over and we had to battle. So I’m not shocked, I’m angry.”
Comforting Eitan Tibi:
“I have him a hug on the pitch. He’s a professional and an Israel National Team player. We all make mistakes and we learn from them. I’m not concerned about his play going forward.”
Will the result in the Europa League influence play in the Israel Premier League:
“We lost and it’s an embarrassment that we lost and we didn’t advance to the Europa League Group Stages because we feel that we could have done better and for no other reason that anyone else may say. We are embarrassed because we really wanted to be a part of the competition because we feel that we are worth it. We will focus on the Israel Premier League and the disappointment from today won’t have any influence on Sunday’s match. We are athletes and know how to recover and it won’t play a factor on Sunday.”
