In every situation, there are going to be three major ways you can view it: optimistically, pessimistically, or from a realistic or pragmatic standpoint. In sports, it’s very easy to slide back and forth between the first two depending on the mitigating factors of the game like the emotions, the importance of the match, or the referee.
Overall, I’m very pragmatic by nature with a lean towards optimism. That doesn't mean I don’t see how someone could tear apart this match in a way that makes this tough 2-1 loss look like a drubbing. I do believe this match will serve as a key learning point and there were a lot of positive and negative takeaways to be had.