So far away and yet so close. Even with these words, we can characterize a chance to advance to the play-off Europa League UEFA. After a home loss against Astra Giurgiu (1:3) only few believed that we are traveling to Romania with aim to fight for advance to the next round of the competition.
"We ascertain that even after a home loss is all still open. If you believe you can do something about it and we believed. Hats off for the boys how they prepare for a rematch. We focus on our strengths and played as a team. This is a huge positive," said after a meeting at the National Stadium in Bucharest twenty four year old and one of the most experienced players on our team Peter Klescik.
Two minutes before the end of regular time goal of Gina van Kessel to 2:1 tangled for a while Romanians heads. "There was plenty of time extended with five more minutes. Could become anything. If we did not get the second goal, they would have had a hard time. We have seen that they remained nervous," said team captain Milos Volesak.
A leader not only in the cabin, but also on the field spared no praise for his team. "We can be proud of ourselves. We all put into it maximum. After four matches in the Europa League we are not ashamed. Hopefully we pleased even with the game style, which we have presented. We have whereon to build on. We have to continue in it. We were not worse than our rivals. We can compare with anyone, if we put our heart into it."
Although Trenčín was probably only one club from Slovakia in Europa League that exceeded their shadow, boys were sad in the cabin. "We could beat them. We could go for extension. It makes me very sad," said Jakub Holubek and added: "This could not stop us only move forward. We have seen that we are good and we can play also with the clubs from high quality competitions. Recent weeks have been difficult, but we put everything into it. We hope that the fans are at least somewhat satisfied.