Doron Ben Dor 20/02/2021 22:33
Barak Bachar (Omri Stein)
Tonight (Saturday), Maccabi Haifa avoided great embarrassment in the eighth round of the State Cup, when it needed a super dramatic goal by Goodsway Donio in the 89th minute to register 1: 2 over Hapoel Umm al-Fahm from the national league. The Greens had a very hard time against Motti Ionir’s team but in the end did their part with the ticket to the next stage in the factory.
Barak Bachar He said at the end: “We made life difficult for ourselves, we knew it would not be easy and we had to congratulate the opponent for coming to play football. Rise is what matters. We could have made things easier but we had a not easy week with the tribunal and Corona. Taleb Twataha came up injured and this effort should be appreciated and there were other players who were not at their best and also young. We used the entire staff and that is also something positive. “
He added: “We had to disconnect from what we went through this week, we are professionals. We have a whole week to recover and see who will return from the injured towards Kiryat Shmona. the young? Come in and do the work and help win. The road to the trophy is still long, everyone dreams of swinging it and so do we. There is an appetite. ”
Goodsway Donio He said: “It’s a great feeling, not just for me but the whole team. A good performance and it’s an honor to conquer. I do not work alone, there is help here from the whole group, when everyone is good then you are also personally good. All credit to the team. I feel good here, good team and good people. Winning? We deserve it, we have a good team and a good coach. We will go step by step to show that we want the trophy. “
On the other hand, Moti Ionir He said: “Unfortunately we were not able to make a surprise. As far as the team and our players are concerned, they did what they could, fought and tried. There were minutes mostly in the first half we played good football. Too bad. We do not have a load of Europe and games, if we were promoted we would integrate with the league even though the league is the most important. We had an opportunity because Haifa is not in its strongest lineup. It was not far from a surprise. The goals? We are in a position to do everything we can to not risk the bottom. Football is a game of results and should start to bring victories. Once we win one game this team will erupt because there is a good team, we also made changes in January, there is a good staff. The goal is a top playoff. “
