Maccabi Tel Aviv proved tonight that they aren’t giving up just yet on the league title as they gave a fine performance in a 2:0 win over Maccabi Petah Tikva on Matchday 30 of the Ligat Ha’Al Championship Playoffs. As the Yellow & Blue cut the Hapoel Beer Sheva lead atop the table to just three points, Head Coach Lito Vidigal summed up the victory:
“It’s important for us to win all of the remaining matches, not just this one and we are working on it. We had a terrific game. We may have had some issues but we played smart and are focusing just on our game. It’s a fantastic win for the players and they are working very hard and deserve it. I give this win to the fans. They are fighting with us and we are winning because of their support. I tell the players to be smart and if they play that way they won’t make any mistakes and we will win.”
About the refereeing:
“I have nothing to complain about and we played a very good team that played very well. I’m never going to talk about the referees. Maccabi is the biggest club in Israel and I have plenty of responsibility. I represent Israeli football and I have to always think of what I do. I’m here to help Israeli football and I have players that play on the National Team and I have to respect Israeli football. I’m always looking to improve.”
Benayoun playing in 3 straight matches:
“He’s really a youngster. Mentally he’s still so young. I always try to talk about the club. If we work as a team we will have the opportunity to do some great things.”
