Omer Atzily scored via penalty in the 47’ for the contest’s first goal and his 3rd in as many games as it looked like Maccabi was on their way to victory. However, drama would ensue as the match ended in a shocking 2:2 draw with Hapoel Haifa scoring two late goals.
“We are leading 2:0 and we’re about to win the game. But this was in essence a short summary of our season. We blew it again. Giving up the lead in 3 minutes should never happen.”
More about the final few minutes:
“I wasn’t on the pitch when Haifa drew even. We had a feeling that we were on our way to the win, but then we gave up a goal that cut the lead and we retreated and gave up the tying goal. That should never ever happen and it can’t be that this has happened to us time and time again.”
The battle for Europe:
“I don’t see a situation where we won’t be in Europe. We will do the maximum to make sure we are. Next week we have a match that is a direct battle for the European spot against Netanya. Right now we have to deal with our situation and then we will worry about all the rest.”
