Maccabi Tel Aviv registered perhaps one of their greatest ever league wins on Monday in the  4-3 victory over Maccabi Haifa at Sammy Ofer Stadium and Yonatan Cohen scored the winning goal in the third minute of injury time after earlier netting from his own rebounding penalty. He was in raptures after the final whistle.

“I just have no words to describe the feeling after this win,” he said as he celebrated with his teammates and some of the Tel Aviv crowd in the stands. 

“I saw in their eyes they were with me in the frenzy of victory,” he said.

“I just hope that I will be able to experience such a feeling again in the future. I dedicate this win to the fans and am so happy that I was able to help the club to victory,” he said.

Cohen did not think his performance was his best, although he said he was so happy to win. It was a tough challenge to play against an excellent club, he added.

“It’s not easy to play against Haifa’s crowd but we do realise that we have emerged victorious and have taken the three points.

“Our team spirit was evident throughout. It’s difficult to stomach conceding three goals and we will have to work on that, but the entire team has brought us to victory,” Cohen said.

He dismissed comparisons some are making between him and former Maccabi ace striker Eran Zahavi.

“Eran is an amazing player and I really like him, but I’m Yonatan Cohen and I play my own game.”