It wasn’t easy, but Maccabi Tel Aviv joined the other 15 clubs who already had booked their ticket to the Israel State Cup’s Round of 16. The Yellow-and-Blue visited Ramat HaSharon at Grundman Stadium and came away with a 3:1 victory. Peter Bosz won his second match and his first in State Cup action. The Dutch boss spoke to the assembled media after the game:

“In Cup play it’s all or nothing, it was important that we won the match and that we advanced. The best way to learn about the players is to see them in action, the players did a good job and it wasn’t easy to win here.”

About Maccabi’s play:

“We didn’t move the ball well in the first half. We did much better in the second half and it was much easier. They pressed us and made it difficult for us to play our game but in the end we succeeded and did what we had to do.”

On the penalties:

“When you get a penalty in the first half you’re always worried that the referees will call one against you. But in the end it didn’t really make a difference.”