Eran Zahavi scored a brace in the 2:2 draw against Beitar Jerusalem, but the captain knew that the match could’ve finished with a different result. Zahavi also hopes that the team will continue to improve and get back on the winning track:
“I’m happy we took a point,” Zahavi said at the end of the game. “I believe that a team that wants to win the championship needs to know how to win this type of match, one that goes down to the wire. I’m happy that we at least took a point and didn’t lose as we weren’t far from that possibility. We could’ve won in the last minute had Ferreira not have saved the ball off of the line. It was a good game and I’m sure that the crowd enjoyed it and I’ve also got to hand it to them for making the trip to Jerusalem for the match.”
The team’s effort:
“We had three matches this past week and in one of them we played 120 minutes which hurt us. We had good results in two of three games and we have to now look forward to the Derby. We also have some new players who can help us out. It’s always good to have an injection of new blood in the team.”
About the result:
“We deserved a point, but the match could’ve ended with either side taking the victory. If Beitar Jerusalem would’ve won, it wouldn’t have been a surprise and if we would’ve picked up the victory it wouldn’t have been a surprise as well. We have to give credit to Beitar Jerusalem for their performance.”
The upcoming derby:
“We have to continue to improve week to week. It’s clear that we have to play better, take advantage of certain situations, control the tempo and handle the ball with more confidence. It’s something that we are working on and we have to keep improving. We didn’t put on a terrible performance as we had a number of quality chances on the Beitar goal. I’m going to take the good things from the match and look to improve the things that we need to do better. We have a lot of time to rest up and properly prepare for the Derby.”
