“We are obviously disappointed. We received a red card and played an entire half like that. I think if you perform that way you deserve three points,” Asante said. “We are playing well, but at the end of the day you need to take all three points, and that didn’t happen today. We have to keep moving forward.”

On Maccabi’s recent form, the 23-year-old Dutch defender added: “When you play for Maccabi, you need to win every match. That is what we are trying to do. We are working hard, but sometimes we don’t get what we deserve.”

“At the moment, we are on the wrong side of the coin. We need to work hard and wait for things to turn in our favor,” he continued. “I believe 100% that we are capable of doing it.”

On his personal form this season, Asante concluded: “I am trying. In my first season I needed to adapt, to gain confidence and experience. This season I’m trying to give my best, like everyone in the team, and it’s going fairly well.”