After dropping a victory in the 94th minute, Khodorov weeps over the two lost points: "How much more can we endure? We could have been somewhere else now" • Klinger: I am optimistic "
Hapoel Tel Aviv players
Photography:
Alan Shiver
"We have a team without character" - says a source at Hapoel Tel Aviv, who lost a super important victory yesterday (Saturday) a few seconds before the final whistle in the game against Urbani Kash (1: 1) and remained below the red line.
"How much more can you endure? What was so difficult about keeping a clean sheet for one more minute? We could have been somewhere else if we had won, we would have taken a big hit," Hapoel added.
The club also criticized coach Nir Klinger for playing defensively in the final minutes: "It was a mistake to go back, as if we had invited them to equalize."
Hapoel know that nothing is unfinished, so Klinger has already since yesterday started trying to lift the morale of the players, who were crushed after the equalizer.
"We do not have too much time to mourn," said the coach, "we will have to know how to finish games, when there is an opportunity - to score the second goal. However, I am very optimistic."
Defender Iyad Abu Avid concluded: "We are all frustrated by this game. It hurts a lot to get a goal at the last minute, but we will have to raise our heads towards the next game. We will continue to fight and try to take more points."