Maccabi Tel Aviv will be back in action at Bloomfield on Sunday, kickoff at 20:15, against Hapoel Kiryat Shmona in the 24th round the TASE Premier League and coach Vladimir Ivic said at the pre-match news conference that he expected another difficult game against a team fighting to avoid relegation.

“We know that we will have a tough game against Kiryat Shmona who are fighting for survival in the league, we are preparing for this and we want to get back to winning ways. I consider every game we play will be hard game and every one is important, whether in the first round or the last,” the coach said.

Ivic informed that he had been told by the team doctor that Dor Peretz, who has been sidelined with injury, has been given the all clear to play and that he is in good shape, and that the team were happy to have him back.