Maccabi Tel Aviv ended their Toto Cup run after falling to Kiryat Shemona 1:0 away and were knocked out on away goals. Yossi Benayoun summed up the match: “Its a big disappointment. This hasn’t been a good period of time for us. We’re barely scoring goals and there’s nothing we can do. We have to fix some things in order to get back onto the winning track and regain our confidence. It’s clear that this loss hurts. This is a big Club that’s used to winning every game. We have enough quality players who can stop this snowball effect. I hope that we will be able to do this already against Ashkelon.”
His feelings and those of his teammates:
Our convince has been hurt over the past few matches, we’re not scoring enough goals and we are losing so it definitely hurts our confidence. This is a snowball that just keeps going. We have enough good and experienced players who should know how to stop it and I hope that on Saturday when we play Ashkelon we can get back onto the winning track. I hope that will be the case.”
Rumors surrounding the Club:
“I’ve been in football for a very long time and I don’t comment on rumors. Right now we don’t look good but we believe in ourselves. There is an 8-point gap in the League and we were eliminated from the Toto Cup today and I hope that things will begin to look better.”
Falling out of the Toto Cup:
“I want to win every title but it’s not that bad as it’s more important to get things back to normal in the league and stay close to Beer Sheva.”
