Reactions from Coosemans and Dreyer

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With a remarkable save in the 96th minute, Colin Coosemans looked set for another clean sheet. However, N'Diaye's unfortunate deflection of a Latvian cross led to an own goal.

“ It's obviously very bitter when you consider that we're just one minute away from a first-place finish (shared with Lazio) in the Europa League,” said Colin Coosemans,

“ The Latvians adopted a very rigid, compact and organized game, but during the second half our play improved and we created opportunities to lead 0-2. However, this goal, although fortunate, leaves us with a bitter taste. Of course, we're still in contention for direct qualification, but we could have done more today. Nevertheless, 10 out of 12 is still a satisfactory intermediate performance.

Dreyer's feelings after the match were mixed: “ It's true that conceding this goal is not pleasant and we're disappointed, but it's important to remember the positive: we still have 10 points out of 12. Initially, we would have been satisfied with this result.


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