Idan Nachmias marked his 104th Maccabi appearance with an assist as he set-up Dor Peretz’s second goal which completed a three-goal comeback. Nachmias, who saw Dor Hugi give Hapoel Haifa an early lead before Weslley Patati leveled the score in the first half and Peretz scored two quick goals after the hour mark, said at the end: “The first half was very messy, as Hapoel Haifa are an excellent side at home, and we all saw all the other cubs struggle here. During the interval we analyzed the actions we should have done better, areas we should have reached, and felt a lot better in the second half. In football, at least to my knowledge, after one or two poor results, the match which takes you out of the bad momentum is never easy. I am happy that in the second half we knew to put our foot down a little more and make it a lot easier for ourselves.”
Nachmias, who was complimented for his performances, added: “Two years ago I suffered a serious knee injury and before the injury I had around three months under Vladimir Ivic where I wasn’t even in the squad. To return like that from injury is something which is really pleasing, and I would only like to maintain stability and help the team as much as possible.”
Ahead of next week’s top of the table clash against Hapoel Be’ersheva at Bloomfield, Nachmias said: “Every match against Be’ersheva, against Maccabi Haifa or against Beitar Jerusalem is another match for the title. It is a very big match, but we have experience in matches like that and we will do what we need to do in order to be ready.”
