It is not over yet for Betar Jerusalem. At the end of a difficult game for Teddy in front of the returning audience, the team from the capital came back from behind on the way to 1: 2 over Kfar Saba, which left them a chance to make it to the top playoffs.
“We have needed this win for a long time, it is a sweet win that comes a little late but we have another chance for the top playoffs. I think we also played well, there is a simple difference – you see how many players run and invest when there is an audience, with this audience we are worth a lot more points than we have achieved so far “.
Return from arrears: “Do not forget we had a game three days ago and we are a loop and not resting at all, the players gave everything, saw that the crowd pushed us and I am very happy about that. Ashdod in the league or cup? It is difficult to answer this question, we want to continue in the cup and also be in the top playoffs, there is no doubt that Ashdod is a very well-trained and good team, we have some time to rest and we give everything. ”
The pressure: “We were afraid that the goal would not come as has already happened a few games, the players were stressed, sometimes to get out of the crisis you have to suffer. These are very important points for us, I’m glad we made the audience happy. “
Rose Age He said at the end: “Comes to David Dego, he is young and talented and also a good boy which is the most important, it is probably his childhood dream, it is great fun with the whole audience. Suddenly when there is an audience you realize how much you were missing it. Like I said at the beginning I say we had at least another 15 points. Every week I say that not just quality is enough, everyone should give their 100 percent and that’s how good things happen. The top playoff? We first have an important game in the cup, we will go through it and see what happens on Sunday and we will do all our calculations. “
Kfar Saba coach, Elisha Levy Said at the end: “I think today we were not worth a loss, we came to more opportunity, a draw reflected but when you lose such a critical ball at such a stage that is what happens. With how much it hurts, we have nothing to go backwards, we constantly have to go forward and look for the points in future games as well. “If we had won we would have complicated the playoffs and gone to the league of 8, at the moment we are competing against 4 teams and it is more difficult”.
Return of the audience: “This is the best thing that has happened, it is very exciting, I hope that in the eyes of our audience we can finally win. It can be encouraged, but as much as it hurts, go ahead. I think this game was the game of the game against Hapoel Haifa, we reached opportunities, this time we scored, even in the last minutes we had two or three opportunities to score. The playoffs? it’ll be hard. “The team is exactly where I came from, since we are not able to score points and the momentum is very negative and we are down, in these situations we have to look for the people with the resilience, we will try to make it, it will not be easy, it will go to the end.”
Matan Zalmanovich, The guest goalkeeper: “Very disappointed, we worked hard, we fought, the players gave everything they had. We will have to move forward, we have one more game in the regular season and another playoff of 7 games. What was missing? They say you need a drop of luck in football, whether it’s in whistles, whether it’s in last minute situations, but we do not lower our heads, move forward, believe in each other and certainly in the coach. The pendulum? “There was some controversy there, our player was also on the floor, I think it was possible to stop the game.”