Vladimir Ivic, the Maccabi Tel Aviv Head Coach summed up his squad’s 4:1 victory against Bnei Sakhnin at the Acre Stadium in the first leg of the Israel State Cup quarterfinals:
“There was a lot of wind and rain which are unusual conditions for Israel, but we played a disciplined game and we deserved the victory.”
Playing at a high level for all 90 minutes:
“I believe that we were strong today and played at a high level and we were serious from the first to last second of the game. We have to continue that way.”
Many matches to go:
“It’s not easy for sure. We have worked hard to be where we are now and we have a lot of games in front of us.”
Improving:
“Game by game we want to improve and to be better in the next game. We have to analyze the previous games and work on some mistakes. We have done this from the beginning of the year and will do so until the end of the season.”
Winning all of the titles:
“We work for all the titles and that was our target at the start of the season. We have a lot of games left and another game to get to the semifinals. There are still 45 point left in the championship race.”
