Kristijan Belic who recently recovered from an injury and returned to the side made a second half substitution against Beitar Jerusalem at Teddy stadium but couldn’t help his side collect more than a point. The 24-year-old midfielder said after the match: “It was a very important game, but we were somewhat nervous and not comfortable on the ball. There were attempts to go alone, myself included, with too many touches on the ball. We are much better than that, but we have to be satisfied with the point and keep fighting.”
Belic, didn’t hide his disappointment from the two points dropped as he explained: “We are not satisfied with the point. If you look at the game and the chances, we did not deserve to win. At least we showed character and stayed in the match.”
As Maccabi are now 11 points adrift of leaders Hapoel Be’ersheva with three matches left to the end of the regular season and before the Playoff begins, Belic insisted: “We wanted to win. After the loss in the previous match against them, we entered a difficult period. That’s football, but we need to be better, look ourselves in the mirror, and take three points this coming Saturday.”
“There are still many matches left until the end of the season and three more meetings against Be’ersheva. They have their story and we have ours. The most important match is on Saturday, and that’s it.”
