Disappointment alongside pride. Maccabi Haifa wanted to finish differently and it deserved to finish differently, but expectations are separate and reality is separate. The Greens suffered a painful defeat at home in front of Maccabi Haifa, which caused hard feelings for the Greens.
“I look at the good things in this campaign, we will also take the less good things and try to improve,” Muhammad Abu Fani said, “We must not fall apart in front of any team, certainly not in Sami Ofer in front of our crowd. This result is not good, but we will continue and look forward. We had hopes of finishing in 3rd place. We played against stronger teams than us, but now we hope for the next time.”
Despite the loss, Abu Fani did not lower his head: “The game against Paris was a really good game in front of our crowd, but we look at each game individually. It was a good game until the 60th minute and then we fell apart, we shouldn’t have let that happen. I’m glad I stayed at Maccabi Haifa – It was a dream come true and I’m glad I stayed. I’m sure we’ll see Maccabi Haifa again in this situation.”