With a bitter taste from the result in the summary of the two meetings, but especially encouraging, Maccabi Tel Aviv finished its European campaign last night (Thursday). The champion surrendered 1: 0 to Shakhtar and Manor Solomon, even though she showed excellent ability and now she can concentrate on the championship fight against Maccabi Haifa and be very optimistic.
“We are very proud of the European season we did, but we leave with a big feeling of missing out,” said some Maccabi Tel Aviv players. “We certainly deserved much more than this double encounter and this game was our best this season. We could have qualified for the next stage, but that does not detract from the European achievement we have made. “
Tal Ben Haim was responsible for the offense that led to Pendel deciding the game, but was encouraged by his teammates who told him in the locker room: “Raise your head, it happens. You had a great game.” Maccabi Tel Aviv was also angry about the goal that Dor Peretz scored, but was disqualified due to an offense that Alexander Peshich committed during. “There was no offense, it was a legal goal. There is not even a dispute here, “the club claimed.
“The fact that Maccabi Tel Aviv can afford to be disappointed with a loss to a team that has twice beaten Real Madrid in the Champions League this season, indicates that the bad period at the beginning of the season has already disappeared.” Although we were eliminated in the bottom line, the hunger and confidence returned and all the players are ready and willing to play. “A source in the team added:” If we know how to take this ability to the league as well, we will be in excellent shape. In the meantime, we have a game against MS Ashdod on the agenda and we will land quickly on the ground. “
In the meantime, Maccabi Tel Aviv is expecting good news in its injured sector. The team hopes that the injured Yonatan Cohen will start returning to full training next week and maybe in about a week will also be fit to return to the pitches.