The Israeli team will play tomorrow in the city of Klagenfurt against Austria, with every result other than an astronomical loss, bringing it significantly closer to finishing in third place at home.
On the other hand, Israel's victory, along with a sensation in the meeting between Latvia and Scotland, will keep the dream of second place at home alive.
"There is always hope that in the end a miracle will happen in your favor," said Captain Beavers Natcho, who added: "We are just concentrating on our game and want to do our job. Then, things might work out in our favor. If we do not do our job then nothing will help."
On Austria, Natcho said: "We go through every detail ahead of this game and know the opponent as she knows us. In order to get to a big tournament you have to make that move and win outside as well."
Natcho tried to explain the differences between home and away games and said: "At home there is confidence, a more comfortable feeling, the crowd with you, even the locker room you know. These are things that have a psychological effect. With 20-25 thousand fans pushing us it is a different opera. We need to know how to disconnect And take the step forward, and if we do that then we will move forward. "
On getting to third place: "It's a very difficult home. There are at least three teams here at our level, if not better. Third place is the place we deserve. Obviously I thought and hoped we could do more than that, and we really were not far away. There was one minute in Scotland that changed a lot "We will do our best and hope that will be enough."