Maccabi Tel Aviv continues the great run. The champion recorded tonight (Thursday) a 0: 2 share over Hapoel Haifa and completed an eighth consecutive league victory, which returned the gap from the leader Maccabi Haifa to two points. Nick Blackman and Dor Peretz won the game in which Shahar Phiben was sent off.
Patrick Van Leven He said: “Never boring. We started the game well, we were the better team. We scored a goal from a beautiful attack, then it was difficult when we were left with ten players. It does not matter who opens and who rises, it is the same group. I use everyone I have on the roster, the league is long and the schedule is tough. We always fight, in previous games we won in extra time, this time it went differently. We have a short time to prepare for the next game, no one was injured and we will have a good squad on Monday. What matters is how to finish games, we always want to win. There’s a team spirit here, we all play together. “Blackman’s unusual goal came too late for me.”
Dor Peretz Who scored the second goal of the game, said: “I also get tired, but in the final minutes I go forward to always get another goal. It’s from the games you start them already hard and with the circumstances it’s even harder. The fact that we are self-centered gives us some peace. We are happy with the result we achieved. “
The relationship continued: “Being in first place is difficult and also being second and chasing is not easy, but we have a high mentality, come to work and get better every time. Europe? At the moment it’s Maccabi, I always want to and my head is here, we’ll see what happens next. The game against Betar? We will come to make our game. “
On the other hand, Haim Sylves He said: “It was a balanced game, it’s disappointing. Maccabi scored its goal in the second half immediately, we responded but here VAR, everything is near, there are days like this that it goes like this. When you lose you feel deprived, I feel that at least Dor Peretz’s hand is the most prominent, but I have not seen on TV so do not know. I felt we deserved more in the game. The red card gave us an advantage, their second goal killed the game. “
He added: “Every week that passes and we do not win it hurts, but we come to every game to win. This year we lack the gram of luck that will push us forward. Today was a game that made sense at least a draw, with these feelings we are coming out of a lot of games this season. We play well, today we got a lesson effectively. Maccabi knows how to make it effective even in less good parts. Last year we played less well and knew how to take points, this year it is less easy for us. We will continue to fight, there are 3 more games and nothing is finished. “
Ido Shachar He said: “Maccabi Tel Aviv took advantage of its opportunities, they were in the right place at the right time to kill the game. We are naive and hand out too many gifts throughout the season, losing too many points that we should not lose. This is something we need to work on. The meeting with Maccabi? In every game I go up to win no matter who the opponent is, of course it is special because I grew up in Maccabi and developed there, but do not think about it. My goal disqualified? Very disappointing, because this is the second time they have ruled out a goal against Maccabi Tel Aviv, it was a goal that if they were happy we would also win the game. A victory could have bounced us up. A top playoff is still possible, there are some of the best staff in the country. “