The 27-year-old midfielder who assisted the opener for Eran Zahavi in the 2-0 victory over Maccabi Bnei Reineh said at the end of the match: “In the first half we played well as we had some good energy, showed good form and reached plenty of chances. We need to improve the final pads and be more accurate so we could increase our lead and kill off such matches, especially if games are going in our favour”.

Peretz, who played his best game since returning to Maccabi earlier this season, added: “I fealt we had a good game and myself in particular, which is something that makes me very happy. I am delighted that this is the form I showed today and I had the privilege to help the team. I returned different from Italy a different player that the one I left here for the better and worse. There were new things I learned and obviously getting used to things here even though it is my home but still takes time”.