Maccabi Tel Aviv registered a very important and morale-boosting 1-0 victory over Maccabi Haifa, one of the best sides in the TASE Premier League, in the first Israeli “Classico” of the season. The fixture returned to Bloomfield with 26,234 spectators watching a thrilling encounter. Over 40 percent of fans chose Enric Saborit as the “Factory 54” Man of the Match and one of those who named the defender will receive a NIS 500 voucher to purchase clothing from the Hugo Boss designer brand at the Factory 24 outlet.
Savorit spoke after the game: