Maximilian Eggestein: “The first half was very tough. Frankfurt definitely had the better start and we were lucky to take the lead, and again so when it came to scoring the second goal. Grillitsch and Kruse both had chances to make it 3-2, but a point is about right. We can live with that.”
Max Kruse: “Frankfurt really challenged us in the first half, but we scored two goals with two shots, and that’s just how we’ve been lately. Eintracht then came at us furiously, having not won for nine games running, and losing a number of those matches. Despite that, we have to play smarter and we can’t allow goals that get teams back in the game three minutes after the break. It was very unnecessary and frustrating that Frankfurt got a strong burst of momentum from it.”
Zlatko Junuzovic: “Frankfurt earned the point. It was tough for us fitness-wise, especially after the Schalke game, given how much we effort we put into that one. It was tough to make runs in behind the defence after a while, but we needed to be more aggressive offensively.”
Frank Baumann: “The 2-0 lead came from nothing, no question. We couldn’t stop them in the second-half, and we couldn’t relieve the pressure as much as we needed to. It got better after they equalised at 2-2, and shortly before full-time we could have settled the game in our favour again.”
Alexander Nouri: “We earned the point and I’m happy with the result given the early substitutions and the way the match went. The team showed that they had a lot of energy, which was impressive, and we took on the challenge and fought for one another. Obviously I would have preferred there not to have conceded to start the second-half, but you can’t control everything. I’m optimistic considering we stood strong and coped well with Kainz and Garcia coming into the game.”
