Georgia Juvanovic: "I was told it was a big club like Real Madrid"

The Maccabi Tel Aviv striker, who scored in the premiere, sounded excited: "There is a lot of history here. Thank you to the fans for the welcome, I have no words"

Yaniv Tuchman

05/02/2022

Saturday, 05 February 2022, 19:23

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Georgia Juvanovic was acquired by Maccabi Tel Aviv only on Wednesday and tonight (Saturday) he scored his debut goal after just eight minutes on the field.

The Serbian striker found the net in the 68th minute and set up a 0-1 home win for the Yellows against Kiryat Shmona and a second consecutive victory.

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Second consecutive win, three in a row have not been in the league this season.

Krasteich (Photo: Ariel Shalom)

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Maccabi Tel Aviv coach

said: "I think we had a good game, we controlled it all the time. We held the ball a lot and reacted very well after losing a ball. It was a very important game and I should be yes, I am happy with the whole team and congratulations on the victory. This goal is good for Georgia, he is a product of the whole team. His job is to score goals, but the whole team is responsible for it. I can not say anything about the next season right now. Georgia is the future of this club. If "Maccabi wants to do beautiful things, he is one of the players who can help her with that. We are satisfied with the transfer window. We are concentrating on the upcoming games and that is all for now."

On Brandley Kubas: "We have a lot of players on the squad, obviously everyone will get their chance. I want to thank our fans, they are like another fan."

: "It was a tough game against a good opponent and an important victory for us before the derby. But it's just one game, we'll celebrate tonight and tomorrow we will start preparing. I thank the fans for the welcome, I have no words. The crowd was amazing."

The decision to sign with Maccabi: "This club has a big name, there is a lot of history here. I talked to the people here and they said it was a big club like Real Madrid. The derby? The guys told me it was the biggest game in Israel, but also a very difficult game. "Knowing Krestic as a player and as a coach, he's a great guy. The club is not built on just one player, in every game someone else will decide. We have to stay together and move from game to game."

Collaboration with hacking: "We speak the same language, we know each other and I hope it works well. It's a dream start and I hope it continues that way."

Coach Kiryat Shmona

On Krestic: "It's always fun to meet someone who comes from your country, we already knew the cup game and he will have success."

About the game: "Kiryat Shmona has been playing positive and good football for a long time, but we are losing points and that's what we need in the near future. Some guys who are playing in the Premier League for the first time got a chance here and congratulations on the effort. When I arrived, they thought that Kiryat Shmona had already been relegated and it was a pity for the money they brought in a new coach. Suddenly we came out of nowhere and started counting us, rivals started defending against us and we had to bring something else. "We tried to get stronger before the end of the window, but in January sometimes it's a waste of money and we did not find anything suitable for us. We preferred to give our young people a chance and I am satisfied with the staff."

Kiryat Shmona contact

: "In football it's a lot of momentum and at the moment we're getting a little harder, but we have a good professional team, a strong and healthy club. We'll move on, raise our heads. "Glad we managed to lift ourselves from the bottom, but unfortunately in recent weeks we have moved away from the playoffs. We hope we have a calmer season."

• 2021/22 Football Premier League

  Group	Games	Victories	draw	Losses	Gates	Points
  1	Maccabi Haifa	20	14	4	2	16-50	46
  2	Hapoel Beer Sheva	20	14	4	2	13-32	46
  3	Maccabi Tel Aviv	21	11	5	5	27-35	38
  4	Hapoel Tel Aviv	21	9	6	6	23-30	33
  5	Bnei Sakhnin	21	9	4	8	27-22	31
  6	Hapoel Haifa	20	8	5	7	27-30	29
  7	Hapoel Hadera	20	7	8	5	20-18	29
  8	Maccabi Netanya	20	6	8	6	22-22	26
  9	tax. Ashdod	20	8	2	10	26-23	26
  10	Urban Kiryat Shmona	21	7	4	10	28-24	25
  11	Beitar Jerusalem	20	4	5	11	29-19	17
  12	Hapoel Nof Hagalil	20	4	5	11	36-17	17
  13	Hapoel Jerusalem	21	3	7	11	31-15	16
  14	Maccabi Petah Tikva	21	3	5	13	29-17	14

In the next round, a derby against Hapoel Tel Aviv awaits Maccabi Tel Aviv, Kiryat Shmona will host Maccabi Haifa.

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