“It's not an excuse, but it changed the match”

Miculescu fell into the box, and the “central” Eskas, called to the Var monitor, eliminated Jensen and dictated a shot from 11 meters, transformed by Olaru.

The Swedish technician said that Aberdeen must learn from this defeat if he wants to be successful in the future in European cups.

Thelin also admits that his reconstructed team, with nine transfers this summer, is not yet ready for the level of play in the Europa League.

Aberdeen's coach, conclusions after the FCSB failure in the Europa League: “The penalty changed the match”

However, Thelin believes that this defeat shows that Aberdeen has to mature for the 6 matches of Conference League.

“The best way to progress is to be in Europe and learn from these experiences, so you grow as a team. All, including myself and my staff, we need to answer the question how we can be better, and this must be demonstrated in the following matches.

We always want to prove in times like these, but we have not really been prepared. We need to progress in Conference League. Let's grow and be better. That's why, before the penalty, I was quite pleased, I saw a more mature team.

I didn't see the penalty phase again, but I was told it was a hard one. It's not an excuse, but he changed the match. I started well, and both sleeves were balanced when playing 11 at 11.

They scored two goals in five minutes and then everything was over, “said Jimmy Thelin, according to Pressandournal.co.uk.

We were more balanced and controlled, but after that penalty things took it in the wrong direction for us. The difference in these matches was that when we were wrong, they immediately punished us, and when they were wrong, we did not take advantage.

They used opportunities with calm and quality. And we had opportunities, but we didn't use them. They were better in critical times: they scored, and we didn't do it when we had the chance.

– Jimmy ThelinAberdeen's coach

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