Israel was defeated in the backward challenge with Kosovo in Pristina with the result 1-0, but the striker of the friends did not spare criticism for the condition of the field of the "Fadil Vokrri" stadium.
Eran Zahavi compared it to a pigsty and that also his team is already focused on the next challenges.
"It was more of a pigsty than a football field. We knew it wasn't going to be easy in every situation and we didn't get a point tonight. We will give everything in the matches with Switzerland and Romania. The odds haven't changed that much. But of course it would be better if we won", said Zahavi after the match.
The Israelis said that the war situation in their country also affected this match.
"All of us think about the families, about the soldiers and the hostages. War is part of us, as your country is more important than football. But we have to play football to represent our country as best as possible", said coach Alon Hasan.
Kosovo after 8 games has 10 points and ranks fourth. The Dardanians will face Switzerland on November 18 in Basel and Belarus on November 21 in Pristina.