Jordi Cruyff, the Maccabi Tel Aviv Head Coach looked back at his side’s 1:0 win against Altach in Innsbruck, Austria in 1st leg Europa League Playoff Round action. The victory, thanks to Vidar Kjratansson’s second half marker gives the Yellow & Blue an away goal advantage in the return leg next Thursday night, August 24th at the Netanya Stadium:
“We knew that Altach have a very good team and play very good football. Against Red Bull Salzburg they were unlucky with the result. They pressed high and we wanted to move back which we did in the 2nd half and we scored. We didn’t dominate the game as we are used to.”
Europa League so far:
“We have had a few tough games in the Europa League so far and the team knows how to battle. We want to play football but Altach knew how to put pressure on us, they deserve a lot of credit. Next week we will have a home game with the heat and our fans so we can take advantage of that.”
Looking ahead to the return leg:
“Altach have always played to win so that won’t change. But I feel that in our home stadium with our fans we will be able to play our football and put that into practice. We didn’t control the ball and we didn’t dominate the play as we are used to.”
