Maccabi Tel Aviv fell to Hapoel Beer Sheva 1:0 in the battle for the top of the table. The Yellow & Blue now find themselves 6 points out of first place and it will now be an even bigger challenge to take home the Championship. However, Gal Alberman isn’t about to raise his hands and surrender:
“I don’t think that the story is over. There’s no question that it’s now a bit more complicated, but we never raised our hands in situations that were much more difficult to get out of. We have to put our energy into making sure we put together a winning streak to give us more of a chance.”
Last night’s match compared to the contest prior to that in Netanya:
“It’s hard to put a finger on why what worked against them last match didn’t work today. Let’s be honest, the contests between the clubs have been close and could have gone one way or another. Last time we were successful this time not.”
The match’s aggressiveness:
“I think that most games have been very similar in terms of emotion. Over the past two seasons anyone who has been a part of these contests understand that there is plenty of significance between them and that’s the reason for the style of play.”
On Wednesday, Maccabi will take on Beitar Jerusalem in the State Cup semifinal at Sammy Ofer Stadium:
“We are getting ready for a very important match and we have enough time to prepare. We know how important a game it is and we will give everything we have no matter what happened against Beer Sheva. We have to come into the contest at the top of our game and one of our goals is to win the Cup so we want to advance and play in the final.”
