Maccabi Haifa dropped precious points in the derby, but is already looking ahead to the meeting with Gent on Wednesday for the right to qualify for the round of 16 of the Conference League. The team was very disappointed that they did not "finish" the game already in the first half hour.
In Haifa they encouraged Lior Rafalov who missed a penalty in the 11th minute and complimented the midfielder who quickly recovered from the miss and showed good ability. "You have to remember that he is young," said Maccabi HaIFA manager Dago Dego.