Kotsiras: “Maybe we should have passed – We didn’t give up even though we weren’t good”

Kind of like… meant to be Panathinaikou thinks it was the qualification against PAOKas pointed out by Yannis Kotsiras after the thriller of Leoforos.

“Maybe it was to pass, as the game was decided, with the point we scored and how the penalties developed. In penalty kicks, anything is possible. Congratulations to our goalkeeper. This qualification will give us a lot of confidence. We showed that we don’t give up, even though we didn’t play well. We didn’t have good ball circulation, we made a lot of mistakes and conceded two goals. We didn’t have a good night, several players, but we fought it and took the match to penalties with Dimitris’ goal. If you don’t give up until the end, you will be vindicated“, he said.

“It is very important to play for a trophy in the last game of the year. We will give everything to win the Cup, there is nothing more than that“, he added.

As for his complex role, he said:Wherever I am asked I will try to give my best, we move forward for the good of the team and the goals we have set».

Kotsiras also sent his wishes to the unfortunate of the evening, Baba Rahman, who left injured. “I want to wish Baba good bye, be well and get back on the pitch healthy soon».