Vladimir Ivic, the Maccabi Tel Aviv Head Coach summed up his squad’s 1:1 draw at Hapoel Tel Aviv at the Moshava Stadium:

“We had a 1:0 lead in first half and it was a 50/50 game. We played the last 15 minutes with 10 men and we took one point and we continue.”

Taking a point:
“Maccabi wants to win the game and we tried to score a goal in the second half but we had an opponent who made it difficult. We had chances but we missed them and they scored near the end of the game. A lot of times we have scored near the end of the game but this is football. One point is not bad.”

About the referee’s decision to give Itay Shechter a red card:
“I will never speak about the referees.”

Not winning a league Derby this season:
“We have a lot of Derbies here.”

Hapoel Acre State Cup match coming up:
“Next game is in 3 days and it’s another competition. We have to prepare for this game and we have had a number of games a few weeks ago as well.”