Maccabi Netanya dominated Maccabi Tel Aviv to take a 2-1 win over the yellow-and-blue at the Netanya Stadium. After a goalless first half, the diamond city side broke the deadlock with a 56th minute goal by Liran Rotman thanks to an Aviv Avraham assist while Patrick Twumasi sent a 30 meter scorcher right by Maccabi keeper Daniel Peretz a half hour later to take a commanding 2-0 lead. Eran Zahavi broke up the clean sheet in the 87th minute but the lone goal as not enough as Netanya took the points.
“This was a disappointing game,” Maccabi Tel Aviv coach Aitor Karanka said. “That was especially true in the first half after we didn’t do the things we spoke about ahead of the game. Netanya’s chances came due to our errors and when they scored they began to defend tighter and it was difficult for us to comeback.”
“We knew that we had a good squad and we believe in it,” Netanya coach Ron Kuzuk said. “We understood what we needed to do and when you look at Maccabi Netanya you know that this is Maccabi Netanya no matter what color uniform we would be wearing. We controlled the pace of plat, pressed high and things are coming together for us.”
Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Hadera played to a dry goalless draw as the sides split the points at Bloomfield Stadium.
“We are having a tough time, a very tough time,” Hapoel Tel Aviv coach Haim Silvas began. “We had many chances in the first half and the opportunities that we had should have been good enough to win the game. It was clear that if we would have taken the elad we would have been set but the ball just wouldn’t go in.”
“The match we had this past Wednesday really played a factor in our performance in this game as we were just exhausted by the second half,” Hadera coach Menachem Koretzky explained. “It’s true Hapoel had a few very good chances, but we were good as well and eventually we just were too tired. The amount of investment we put into the Maccabi Haifa game really showed in this one.”
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