It was a spirited match with a terrific atmosphere as each side scored a goal to split the points between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Beer Sheva at Turner Stadium. The Yellow-and-Blue struck first with a header by Carlos Garcia but Ovidiu Huban was able to draw the hosts even in the first half.

Gal Alberman summed up the match following the hard fought battle: “It’s hard to know who the result really favored. I’m not sure what Beer Sheva really wanted from the match but all week our goal was to win the game from the first minute. I also can’t tell you who the better team was after this game.”

The chase for the championship:

“There are still eight matches left where we have to collect points. To begin figuring out what our coaches are to win the title is pretty difficult to do at this point. Every 90 minutes we play we aim for a victory. I feel that we controlled the play for most of the match and it feels like we missed an opportunity.”

The atmosphere:

“The atmosphere was terrific and it didn’t really phase us. All of our players enjoy playing in this type of environment.”