Everton manager Roberto Martinez felt his side let an opportunity slip after they were beaten 1-0 by Manchester United on Sunday. In a game of few chances at Old Trafford, Anthony Martials 54th-minute goal was the difference between the sides.Phil Jagielka went closest for the visitors when he headed against the bar, but they could not grab an equaliser and avoid a third straight Premier League defeat. It is a real disappointment, Martinez told Sky Sports. You get that nearly feeling. We stopped Manchester United from controlling the game and we are very disappointed with the goal, but from then we had the better chances.All in all we need to do much better in terms of being able to get a better result out of the performance. The difference between the two teams was minimal and we lost the game, and thats the disappointing thing.The game was in our hands to affect the result and you probably dont expect that Old Trafford. Maybe you hope for a result and hope the home team allows you to get something, but I felt the performance was so level between the two sides - it is really disappointing. Everton captain Phil Jagielka was left frustrated after his sides 1-0 defeat The loss leaves Everton in the bottom half of the table and continues their inconsistent form this season.But they do still have an FA Cup semi-final against either West Ham or Man Utd to look forward to, and Martinez hopes they can finish the campaign on a high.We need to regroup, he said. We are still getting through an important period. We had an important win in between the last two defeats (against Chelsea in the FA Cup).One defeat was in 12 minutes when we were down to 10 men, that performance deserved a lot more. Out of the last three games only the performance against Arsenal was terrible and at a level we did not expect.Today was different, we could have executed better in certain moments and we conceded a very soft goal. 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With the league projecting financial growth, there has been speculation that players will take that option in three years, especially since a new national TV contract will be in place by then.AMSTERDAM - The Netherlands struggled to a 3-1 victory Friday over 10-man Kazakhstan in a European Championship qualifier.Defender Renat Abdulin gave 127th-ranked Kazakhstan a shock lead at the Amsterdam Arena with a powerful 17th-minute header from a poorly-defended corner and the Netherlands had an anxious wait until the 62nd minute when substitute Klaas Jan Huntelaar levelled.A deflected 82nd-minute shot by Ibrahim Afellay, who started his first international in nearly two years, put the Dutch ahead before Robin van Persies penalty in the last minute of regulation time secured the three points and coach Guus Hiddinks first win in three matches since taking over from Louis van Gaal after the World Cup.In the end, it was a good result, said Van Persie.In other Group A matches, the Czech Republic beat Turkey 2-1 in Istanbul and Iceland won 3-0 in Latvia to give both teams their second straight qualification victories and keep them at the top of the group.Umut Bulut gave Turkey the lead in the eighth minute, but defender Tomas Sivok levelled seven minutes later when he headed in a corner. 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Hiddinks team takes on Iceland on Monday in Reykjavik, Kazakhstan hosts the Czech Republic and Turkey travels to Latvia.In Amsterdam, HHiddinks decision early in the second half to bring on Huntelaar produced the breakthrough his team badly needed after going behind to what was almost Kazakhstans only effort of the match.ddddddddddddThe Schalke striker could have levelled only two minutes after coming on if Van Persie had passed to him unmarked in front of goal, but the Dutch captain instead flashed a shot across goal from a tight angle, prompting an angry response from Huntelaar.In that position, I had every right to shoot, so I thought the reaction was a bit over the top, Van Persie said.Huntelaar grabbed the equalizer anyway when he headed in an Afellay cross.Two minutes later, the match turned when Baurzhan Dzholchiyev was sent off for a tackle from behind on Afellay, depleting the defensive wall the Kazakhs had erected in front of their goal.It was like handball. You go from left to right, left to right. You have to find the holes, said Arjen Robben, who was a constant threat on the right flank in his first international since starring as the Dutch finished third at the World Cup.Afellay did just that with a speculative shot in the 82nd minute that took a deflection in the crowded penalty area on its way past goalkeeper Aleksandr Mokin.Van Persie, who had repeatedly threatened Mokins goal as the Dutch laid siege to the Kazakh goal, finally got on the score sheet thanks to an 89th-minute penalty.We can be satisfied, Hiddink said. In the first half we put them under pressure and it is an unwritten law that if you dont score then you will score in the last 20 minutes. ' ' '