Ido Shahar made a second half substitute appearance against Hapoel Haifa at Bloomfield and with his first touch of the game scored his second league goal and fourth in all competitions this season.
The 23-year-old midfielder who was denied a second goal in the space of three minutes said shortly after the match: “I am angry I didn’t end up scoring a brace as I should have scored that one.”
Shahar, whose recent goal was in the 2-1 State Cup defeat to Bnei Reineh in January, reflected on what happened before the match: “I waited a while for this moment, and I am happy. But before all that, what happened with Emily Damari before kickoff was mad. It gave us energies as everyone had shivers and felt something I don’t think we ever experienced. We were all delighted that Emily and Romi (Gonen) were both here with us as we dedicate the victory to Emily”
“The atmosphere was intense, and Roy Revivo said that before me but I really think that the opening goal belongs to her. We started the match with so much energy, in some sort of a blitz and I really believe it helped us win.”
On Maccabi winning their third successive league match for the first time since MD3, Shahar said: “It is a bit of a strange season then previous seasons as there are more team competing for the title so obviously the top spots collect less points. Playing in Europe didn’t play either, but we are still in the race and come to win every match:”.
