Simon Mignolet: "We could refuel confidence here"

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet did not have to make many real saves due to strong organization, but in the end he still had to swallow three goals. A harsh and perhaps too harsh verdict according to the goalie.

"I think we controlled everything and played well. We start the game very well and get to 0-2 quickly. Then we give away a goal which makes them believe in it again. That's unfortunate because, today we didn't give away much. Just two stoppages and an avoidable goal. We certainly didn't do badly, quite the contrary," said Simon Mignolet.

At the 1-2 halftime score, the gameplan was very clear to everyone: "The goal in the second half was to defend the lead and we did that well for a long time. Then in the absolute close we see everything lost," said the goalkeeper. "If you fight mentally to win something, it's easier to go to the limit. That's Antwerp their story. For us it's different, but I think we did everything right but were just unlucky."

"We didn't give away many chances, just those 2 stoppages. They really had very few chances. We could draw confidence today after that 0 on 6. I'm really disappointed," concluded a disappointed but combative Simon Mignolet. (JDN)