Claudiu Petrila explained the failure of the season: “That's how the phase caught me”

In the 20th minute, Petrila was left with an empty net by Dobre. He sent to the side, Anestis being far from the goal. It was the biggest chance of the game and one of the biggest misses of the season.

Petrila said he was too sure he was going to score, which is why he sent wide.

Claudiu Petrila: “The phase caught me a bit relaxed, too sure I'm going to score”

“The phase caught me a bit relaxed, too sure I'm going to score. I want to apologize to my colleagues, I hope to make up for it. We created opportunities after that, but we couldn't score. The important thing is that we stayed in first place.

It's a fair result, they also had chances, they played a very good match. We'll see what happens in the next match. The first time we think about the game with Oțelul, we have to win because we are playing at home”, said Claudiu Petrila, on Digi Sport 1.

VIDEO WITH PHASE. Claudiu Petrila missed the opportunity of the season in the first half in Botoșani – Rapid 0-0

What Aioani and Ciobotariu said after the draw with Botoșani

Everyone still misses, everyone makes mistakes. As long as we are there, we are prone to error. We move on. We could do more, we could build more. Botoșani plays aggressive football at home. I expect 6 points in the last two stages.

Marian Aioani, goalkeeper Rapid

I think we deserved the win because of the opportunities we had. Clearly, the pitch influenced the game. It's one thing when you play on a good pitch, another when you don't know where the ball is going. We had clear opportunities after Petrila's, through Elvir, through Manea, finally through Dobre. I couldn't see very well there, I was far away.

Botoșani played a good game, we played a pragmatic game. We deserved the win, but it's a good result considering the situation. I'm glad we're there, the important thing is to stay united, what we do, we do well.

– Denis Ciobotariu, Rapid defender

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