Niklas Moisander: "As expected, it was a game with plenty of challenges. An even match between two teams with little confidence. The gap between the attack and midfield was too big when we tried to push forward, especially in the first half. The second half was much better, especially after Junuzovic’s substitution. We simply weren’t good enough."
Zlatko Junuzovic: "I think it was back and forth today. We hard control at the start of the first half, then HSV took over. In the second it was the other way round. Neither team wanted to make any major mistakes so for that reason the game was quite passive from both teams at times."
Milos Veljkovic: "It was a derby. In a game like that, anything can happen. We fought hard and can be happy with our defensive performance. But of course we are frustrated. The draw doesn’t really help us."
Alexander Nouri: "The first 15 minutes were good, but the free kick and header from Papadopoulos really broke up our game. We completely lost our rhythm and HSV had the upper hand for the next 45 minutes. It wasn’t until the final half an hour that we found ourselves again and could create more attacking situations. Nobody wanted to go behind, so both teams chose the safer options more often than not. There were plenty of long balls."