Maccabi Tel Aviv were held to a 0-0 this evening (Thursday) by Sutjeska in Montenegro in the Europa Conference League second qualifying round first leg. The tie will now be decided next Thursday (29.7) at Bloomfield stadium (20:30).
At the end of the match, Maccabi’s coach Patrick van Leeuwen said: “We began the match with a tempo that was too slow, we didn’t look like we wanted, with the high tempo and aggression. The referee gave our players way too easy yellow cards which was evident in the second booking for Karzev. We were forced to change our system and make substitutions that worked well. We looked more agressive with 10 men, even more than we did with 11. This is something we will need to improve in the next game”.
The coach also related to the debut appearances of Daniel Peretz and Osama Khalaila and said: “Both players did a good job. Daniel had a good performance for the first time at an international match, while Osama showed why he is here. He played with a lot of hunger, good aggression and enthusiasm to do things and be important for the team”
