Matias apologized to the fans and said: "God gave us a chance"

"It's a difficult day for us, for the "Neftchi" family. Because despite having a very difficult season, God gave us a chance to make our fans happy. For this, it was necessary to reach the final. We could have done it."

İdman.biz, referring to Futbolxeber.az, reports that these words were said by "Neftchi" defender Yuri Matias in his statement to journalists.

The Brazilian defender commented on the 1:1 draw with "Sabah" in the return match of the semi-final stage of the Azerbaijan Cup as follows: "We performed very well in the first half. We were superior to the opponent. Unfortunately, we could not take advantage of the goal opportunities we had. However, we had several goal episodes in the first 45 minutes. What can we do, this is football. We have to look forward now."

He apologized to the fans for not being able to reach the final: "The Cup was our last chance to go to Europe. Unfortunately, we had to stop fighting in the semi-finals. We are very disappointed about this. We apologize to our fans. They supported us until the end. At least we will do our best to make our fans happy in the last rounds of the championship."

Matias did not want to express his opinion about the referees in detail: "It is impossible to talk to them. They immediately punish with a yellow card. I don't know what their problem is with me. Last tour, I received a yellow card for nothing in the match with "Zira". I don't want to think about refereeing. I only and only think about the success of my team on the field."

The 30-year-old football player answered the question about whether he would stay in "Neftchi" as follows: "It's not in my hands. My manager deals with these matters. I have a contract with "Neftchi" until the end of the season. The club will make the final decision on this."

İdman.biz