Dor Peretz, the Maccabi Tel Aviv midfielder scored his first goal of the season which was the lone goal in a 1:0 victory over Hapoel Beer Sheva on Matchday 34 of the Israel Premier League Ligat Ha’Al:

“It’s not where we wanted to be at the end of the season but we did what we had to do and congratulations to Beer Sheva for winning the title.”

Coming up short:
“We have to believe that we could have done more and we didn’t so what we could have done during the money time.”

His match winning goal:
“The goal even surprised me as up until now I’ve hit the ball into the stands. Finally I scored my first league goal of the season and I’m happy that it was this type of goal.”

Changing momentum being the first team to win at Beer Sheva:
“I don’t know if it can change the momentum but the win took down a psychological barrier. We came in to do what we had to and I am happy that we did.”