Osher Davida’s 13th minute goal at the Green stadium in Nof Hagalil took his seasonal tally to three goals in all competitions and set Maccabi on course for a 3-2 victory away to Bnei Reineh. The 23-year-old forward who joined Maccabi in the summer from Standard Liege and scored his second league goal of the season, said at the end of the match: “The first thing I take from here is the three points which are firmly in our pockets. The second thing was our start of the match which was fantastic, we took an early 2-0 lead, played well but then when they scored and went to 2-1 I don’t know what happened, but it made us go back and experience minutes where we were not so good. We scored the third on the brink of halftime to go 3-1 but in the second half made our lives difficult lost concentration and conceded the 3-2. From that stage onwards it was a tough match, very untidy, plenty of fouls with long balls on a difficult pitch. We weren’t as good as we were last week, but at the end of the day, big teams would lose points here and the important thing is that we won this match.”
Davida, whose last goal was in the State Cup away to Hapoel Hadera at the end of January, spoke about his first season at the club: “It took me a while to score this goal, as I didn’t have too many chances, but the goal came from the pressure we did and a mistake by their keeper for which I am grateful. After scoring the goal I experienced a burst of emotions. I am delighted to continue receiving my place in the starting line-up for the past few matches and I simply wish to continue proving to the coach that I deserve to play. I think I am capable of doing a lot more, I can do more and I hope that this goal against Reineh will give me that necessary push forward.”
