Tyrese Asante’s second half earned helped Maccabi book their place in the State Cup final against Hapoel Be’ersheva. The 24-year-old Dutch defender who scored his second goal this season at Teddy, was relieved at bouncing back following the defeat to Hapoel Be’ersheva on Sunday. “We didn’t play the way we usually do or want to, so we knew we had to give more in this game, and we did. We showed what kind of team we can be, and you saw it today in both the performance and the result.”
Asante who celebrated with a swimming gesture as a response to a social media jab by Be’ersheva’s Kings Kangwa, admitted: “I know how these things work. It’s funny, I laughed about it. The best thing you can do is respond on the pitch. It’s funny, that’s all it is. I wasn’t offended, that’s how it goes. When someone does something good, they can talk, and I responded on the field.”
Ahead of Sunday’s derby against Hapoel Tel Aviv which will kickoff the Playoff, he said: “We want to win every game. The last derby didn’t go the way we wanted and we lost. We need to bounce back, we still have that anger in us. We’re upset we lost, and we’re the ones who can fix it. We know our abilities, and the fans need to be behind us in the match. We’re giving everything, and we’ll try to keep giving everything.
