爱尔兰共和国主教练海米尔·霍尔格里姆松表示，他认为以色列队在周日紧张的欧国联比赛中打成1-1平局时试图“恐吓”他的球队，同时有人指控存在吐口水行为。
Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson said he felt Israel were "trying to intimidate" his team amid allegations of spitting during Sunday's tense Uefa Nations League draw.
这场在塞尔维亚进行的闭门比赛中，两队在上半场结束时发生冲突。电视画面中可以听到有人说“他吐了我一脸”的声音，当球员们走向 TSC 竞技场的通道时，这种情况发生了。
The teams clashed at half-time in the 1-1 draw, played behind closed doors in Serbia, with the Irish Times On television pictures, a voice can be heard saying "he spat on me" as the players made their way down the tunnel at TSC Arena.
霍尔格里姆松在接受 Off The Ball 采访时被问及这一事件时说：“我不想卷入其中，但这已经持续了这两场比赛。这很紧张，情绪很复杂。”
"I don't want to get involved in that, but it's been like this these two games. It's tense, it's a lot of emotions," Hallgrimsson told Off The Ball when asked about the incident.
“有人指控吐了别人一脸，但我没有看到。不，我们不想谈论这个。这会被审核，可能就像所有其他发生在两支队之间的事情一样。”
"[It] was an accusation of spitting on someone but I didn't see it. No, we don't want to talk about this. This will be reviewed, probably like everything else that's happened between the two teams.
“我觉得他们从开场就在试图恐吓我们，但我要为球员们保持冷静给予很多赞誉。这本可能是一场黄红牌满逥的比赛，但我们保持了冷静，球员们也保持了冷静，他们在控制情绪方面做得很好。”
"I felt like they were trying to intimidate us from kick-off but I give a lot of credit to the players to stay calm. It could have been a game of yellow and red cards but we were composed, the players were composed, they did well in controlling emotions."
当被问及上半场事件时，以色列主教练兰·贝·西蒙表示他“什么都没看到”。
Asked about the half-time incident, Israel head coach Ran Ben-Shimon said he "didn't see anything".
“在上半场结束时，我在更衣室，我的房间里，和我的工作人员在一起，”他说。“我什么都没看到。当我有机会查看时，我会回复你们的。”
"[At] half-time I was in the dressing room, my room, with my staff," he said. "I didn't see anything. When I get the chance to check I will get back to you."
双方之间的紧张局势在周六进一步升温，当时爱尔兰共和国的赛前新闻发布会在霍尔格里姆松面对以色列记者的“口头攻击”后被突然终止。
Tensions between the sides deepened on Saturday when the Republic of Ireland's pre-match news conference was ended abruptly after Hallgrimsson fielded what he later called a "verbal attack" from Israeli reporters.
霍尔格里姆松被一位以色列记者问及上周在匈牙利比赛中爱尔兰球员的种族主义指控时，这场比赛爱尔兰共和国以3-0获胜。
Hallgrimsson was asked by an Israeli reporter about alleged racism by Irish players during last week's match in Hungary, which the Republic of Ireland won 3-0.
爱尔兰足协（FAI）通讯经理克尔安·克罗利在那一点上宣布结束了新闻发布会，他表示这些指控“完全不真实”，随着气氛变得紧张。
The news conference was brought to a close at that point by Football Association of Ireland (FAI) communications manager Kieran Crowley, who said those allegations were "completely untrue" as the mood soured.
其后爆出了法兰克福足球协会正在调查爱尔兰共和国前锋亚当·伊达赫(Adam Idah)在德布雷森第一场比赛中是否遭到了以色列球迷的种族歧视。
It followed news that the FAI is investigating whether Republic of Ireland forward Adam Idah was racially abused by Israel fans during the first match in Debrecen.
据了解，中场球员贾森·莫卢姆比(Jayson Molumby)在比赛过程中与比赛官员交谈，要求他们注意自己认为来自现场少数以色列球迷的辱骂性歌唱。
It is understood that midfielder Jayson Molumby spoke to the match officials during play, asking them to listen out for what he believed to be abusive chanting coming from some of the small number of Israel fans present at the match.
被问及是否在上周爱尔兰球员的投诉之后有人针对莫卢姆比时，班什蒙(Ben-Shimon)表示：“这与我们个人没有什么关系。”
Asked if his players targeted Molumby following the Irish player's complaint last week, Ben-Shimon said "it was nothing personal against" the West Brom midfielder.
“来吧，来吧。我们不会这样做的。我们就是不会这样做，我们不是这样的人，”他补充道。
"Come on, come on. We don't do it. We just don't do it, we are not men like this," he added.
“虽然这很难令人相信，但我绝对不会告诉球员要对他(对手球员)采取攻击性的比赛。有时候我不太喜欢这种方式，但有时候我会告诉我的球员，这可能是打出最纯净足球的最佳方式，就是要积极进攻。”
"It's very difficult to believe us but I will never say to a player to play aggressive against him (an opposing player). Sometimes I don't like this but I say to my players sometimes this is the best way to play the clearest football as you can, but be aggressive.
“我从来不会告诉他们去伤害某个人。这不是我们的做法，我们是人类。”自今年二月两支队伍被分在B3小组对决以来，两场均在中立场馆进行的比赛就陷入了争议。
"I never say to them to injure someone. This is not our way, we are human beings." The fixtures, both played at neutral venues, have been embroiled in controversy since February when the two teams were drawn to play each other in Group B3.
由于以色列-加沙战争持续进行，爱尔兰共和国球员们一直面临退出比赛的呼声，由“停赛”运动组织——爱尔兰体育界支持巴勒斯坦的压力团体，在上星四天的都柏林与奥地利队的比赛前后举行了抗议活动。
The Republic of Ireland players have faced persistent calls to withdraw from the games because of the ongoing Israel-Gaza war with the "Stop The Game" campaign - organised by the pressure group Irish Sport for Palestine - staging protests before and during Thursday's game against Austria in Dublin.
然而，尽管门将加文·巴祖努(Gavin Bazunu)表示自己无法参加比赛，这是“不正确”的，但法兰克福足球协会(Fai)决定完成两场比赛。
However, while goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu said it would be "wrong" for him to participate in the games as he made himself unavailable, the FAI decided to fulfil both fixtures.
两支队伍在任何一场比赛中都没有进行赛前正式仪式，而爱尔兰球员们在以色列国歌播放期间鞠躬低头。
The teams did not engage in pre-match formalities in either match, while the Irish players bowed their heads during Israel's national anthem.