Yonatan Cohen, the Maccabi Tel Aviv striker looked back as his side’s 4:1 win over Bnei Sakhnin in the first leg of the State Cup quarterfinals:

“We made the match easy as we came in prepared. This is the first of two matches and we came in to make sure that we would have an advantage going into the next match. We’re now looking ahead to the league match on Monday.”

Working hard:
“We’re all ready to go because we work hard in every training session and you can see it on the pitch. When we have our opportunity we have to prove ourselves.”

Secret to Maccabi’s success:
“The coach makes sure that we are all ready and hungry and that’s our secret to our success.”

Coming in ready to go:
“We never take it easy going into a match and I’m sure that Sakhnin won’t make our lives easy on Monday. We will come ready to go to take another 3 points and I hope that we will win.”

The fans:
“The fans give us confidence especially in stormy weather and since the game wasn’t in the center of the country. I want to thank everyone and we’re happy with the victory.”