Head coach Craig Harrison says The New Saints can not “really feel sorry” for themselves following their Champions League exit.
The Cymru Premier champions within the second leg of the primary qualifying spherical and went out 4-1 on mixture.
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Saints now drop into the Uefa Convention League and Harrison mentioned his aspect should refocus forward of the journey to face Flora Tallinn in Estonia subsequent Thursday.
“We will not really feel sorry for ourselves,” Harrison mentioned.
“We have given all the things we’ve got however we have not been adequate and Sabah have been higher than us, so we have to just accept that.
“After we had moments, good instances or good spells, finally we did not convert that stress into objectives.
“However there’s numerous positives as we’re transferring into the subsequent sport.
“It is not going to be simple but when we mix the 2 performances then we’ll give ourselves an important probability of going by.”
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Saints had been with out striker Brad Younger, who rejoined the membership throughout the shut season, for each legs as a consequence of damage.
Harrison mentioned it was unlikely the previous teenager could be match for subsequent week’s first leg in Estonia.
Adam Wilson, Ben Wilson and had been amongst quite a few gamers additionally absent by damage.
“We had eight gamers that weren’t out there to start out the sport and all of them would have been in rivalry,” Harrison informed BBC Radio Shropshire.
“However no excuses in any respect as a result of I assumed the lads that got here in did extraordinarily nicely, labored so exhausting and took their alternative.”
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Saints began brightly in opposition to Sabah, the champions of Azerbaijan, however objectives from Pleasure-Lance Mickels and Rahman Dashdamirov put the tie past them.
“We had a few good probabilities earlier than they scored and it will have been fascinating to see what would have occurred after that,” Harrison added.
“However sadly at half-time it was 2-0 and finally, except there is a miracle, the tie might be over.
“Is claimed to the boys ‘let’s go and win the second half – do not cower down or shrink right into a shell’ I might moderately us get overwhelmed closely than shrink back.”