130 appearances, 18 goals, 3 amazing seasons. This is what Mahran Radi has done with Maccabi Tel Aviv over the past three years. The midfielder celebrates his 33rd Birthday today, Wednesday July 1st and he's had many memorable moments over the time he's been with the club.
In honor of his Birthday we've decided to take a look back at the three biggest matches of Radi's career with the Yellow-and-Blue! Mazel Tov Mahran!
Maccabi Tel Aviv 4:0 Hapoel Tel Aviv 11.2.2013
One of the club's greatest derbies of all time and certainly one of the best matches under coach Oscar Garcia was also one of the most satisfying games for the not only the supporters but also Mahran Radi. Let's take it from the top! The scoring began when Radi started the play that ended with a Prica goal as the ball went through the hands of Reds 'keeper Adel and then continued with his pinpoint pass to Eliran Atar who headed it into the goal to make the score 2:0. From there Radi's deep ball into the box led to a penalty while he finished the night off with a blistering shot to the bottom left of the Hapoel goal completing the 4:0 rout of their city rivals.
In the 2nd leg of the UEFA Champions League third round qualifying matches between Maccabi and Basel, the visitors came into Bloomfield Stadium with a one-goal advantage. After Basel scored three unanswered goals in the first 32 minutes, Mahran Radi helped Paulo Sousa and his side fight their way back into the match. Radi aided in cutting the score to 2:3 by assisting on Eran Zahavi's beautiful strike and then drew Maccabi even at 3:3 with his Kung Fu kick in the 54th minute off an errant clearing pass as the ball found its way behind 'keeper Yann Sommer. Unfortunately, Maccabi was eliminated from Champions League play but Radi's performance was one for the ages.Maccabi Tel Aviv 3:3 FC Basel 6.8.2013
Maccabi Tel Aviv 6:2 Hapoel Beer Sheva 20.5.2015
One of the unforgettable matches of the Treble season was the Israel State Cup final in which Rada Prica had the game of his life and ironically just celebrated his own birthday yesterday! All of the players on the pitch that night starred in the victory and Mahran Radi who was in the starting lineup was one of them. His perfect corner kick found its way onto Prica's head to make the score 3:1 and in the 62nd minute Radi unleashed a gorgeous shot while turning his body and striking the ball with his left foot to put the cherry on top of a 6:2 State Cup win!
