FT Antwerp swallows first defeat against Real Herentals: “Everything went wrong” (Antwerp)
FT Antwerp took a brief blow on Friday evening. At home, the Sinjoren lost 5-7 against a much fresher Herentals. With the defeat, Amar Zouggaghi and also see an end to their defeated status, while the competition is rapidly approaching. “It wasn’t good, period”, Zouggaghi won no punches.
FT Antwerp had a dramatic first half, in which it fell 0-5. Never seen in the Berchem football temple in recent years. But the Sinjoren have been blamed for playing a reasonable second half. However, it was not possible for AFT Antwerp to do more than the damage caused. “It wasn’t good. Point. They are the deserved winners”, Amar Zouggaghi won no punches. The Antwerp pocket pits soon suffered a possibly serious injury to the knee, but confused to use that as one of the causes of the defeat. “We should not look for excuses. We’re not our best match. The grinta, the fighting spirit was not what it should be. We lost every game and things we wouldn’t do in other games. Everything that could go wrong went wrong”, he referred to the way in which Real Herentals controlled the match so smoothly. “We miss the chance of an early discovery lie. They did score and could play their favorite games. Herentals were clearly more reliable and deserved winners.” (perhaps)