The journey to defend the State Cup started off on the right foot as Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Ramat HaSharon at Grundman Stadium. With the victory, the Yellow-and-Blue advances to the Round of 16 and will play at Rishon Le’Zion in two weeks time.
פיטר בוס ועדן בן בסט אחרי הניצחון על רמה״ש
Eden Ben Basat who has been in the headlines recently, scored a goal and drew a penalty in an excellent second half. At the end of the match, the striker spoke about his attitude towards the rumors that have been swirling around about his future: “I don’t really care what others are saying. I proved myself on the pitch, work hard at practice and hope to be rewarded. The goal really took some pressure off of me, as a striker needs to score in order to gain confidence. This is what has always motivated me throughout my life, in the National Team, outside of Israel and with Maccabi Tel Aviv.”
On wanting to stay with a the Yellow-and-Blue:
“I try to deal with just Maccabi Tel Aviv. It’s seems like I’ve joined every other team in the league, but I am very happy where I am and I’m content with Maccabi and I am always looking to advance.”
About Ramat HaSharon which was a rough team to play:
“It’s the State Cup and we’ve already seen some Cinderella teams and we didn’t want that to happen to us. I’m happy that we came back to win the game when we were tied at 1:1. At the end of the game the coach praised my work on the pitch and told me where he thought I needed to improve. I told him that I was a bit tired since I hadn’t played in a game in some time. Having a new coach is good for everyone and we all start at the same point. We got a great coach who wants to pressure and attack and I think that this will be good for everyone.”
His personal struggle during a less than stellar period of time:
“We had a first born girl. Even when I’m frustrated with things that are going football wise, I can always come back home. I can play with her, but at the end of the day my profession is to be a footballer and I want to succeed. I play for Maccabi and I have a contract. I just want to play.”
