A huge sigh of relief was heard this evening (Saturday) in Bloomfield after the winning goal of George Jovanovic, who gave Maccabi Tel Aviv a super-dramatic 0:1 over Hapoel Haifa in the 98th minute.
The Yellows narrowed the gap from Maccabi Haifa to a point and put the pressure on the leaders who will host Hapoel Tel Aviv tomorrow, before the end of the first round in the Premier League and the start of the World Cup break.
Hapoel Haifa was close to getting a precious point, but recorded a second loss in a row and only one goal since the appointment of Roni Levy.
The team is missing its pioneer Alon Turgeman and Shuval Gozlan due to injuries, who is suffering from a torn ligament in the back and is expected to be out for about three months.
The hero of victory.
George Jovanovich with Daniel Peretz (photo: Danny Maron)
Vladan Ivić
concluded: "What can I say? To say again that we didn't play well? There is no team in the league that creates as many situations as we do. I think in the last 2-3 games we reached 50 situations... I have nothing to say about the players. They They work hard, they produce, they prepare themselves for victories. Sometimes there is bad luck, sometimes there are misses, that's normal. I'm very pleased with them, their mentality and their desire. Our players have character."
The Maccabi Tel Aviv coach continued: "We missed points for no good reason, but that's part of the game. Believe me, I'm satisfied when we get opportunities. Today's game could have ended 0:0. I'm satisfied because a game like today can give us strength, I Satisfied with our fans. I think they enjoyed themselves today because we got into a lot of situations. You can't win every game 0:5 or 0:6 like we did at the beginning of the season. After two unsuccessful years and building a team with new players is not easy. There is a lot to improve and it is not Related to the result. We want to improve, each of the players wants to progress."
Djorja Jovanovic
who scored the late winning goal: "A tough game. We scored twice in the first half as well, but the VAR disallowed us and then it got more and more difficult. We got into so many situations and missed, but in the end we won and that's very important. My misses? Is it possible To look at it also differently - that I reach many situations and that's a good thing. The World Cup? I'm not disappointed that I'm not in the squad. I was in the extended squad and that's already a privilege."
"We will work on the attack game."
Roni Levy (Photo: Danny Maron)
Roni Levy
, coach of Hapoel Haifa: "We went into a very bad game. Maybe because we rested one day less, after the players gave a good job against Maccabi Haifa. As the game progressed, we got better. Losing in a minute like that is the cruelest, but the players gave everything."
Levy continued: "We had a lot of very bad decisions in the front. We got into situations when the opponent was exposed, situations we wanted in the depth of the defense, but the last pass, the decision-making, were less good. I believe that as time goes by, this matter will improve."
About the break, Hapoel Haifa's coach said: "We will work a lot on the attacking game, we don't get enough opportunities, we don't score enough. We will have to improve a lot in this aspect."
Tamir Glazer
He concluded: "A painful loss. We played a good game here, I think we should have even won if we were more focused in the last third. We need to stop being satisfied with compliments and get points. Roni came and got things in order, we look better defensively, more committed and I believe that after the break Hapoel Haifa will look different. I have an image of a particularly tough, very aggressive player, and I hope that this stigma will change. I don't want to injure anyone and just want to do good."
On brother Dan Glazer: "We always cheer for each other, also the other brother, my twin Amit. I cheer for Maccabi Tel Aviv for the three points and look at us, we will move on."
Premier League in football 2022/23
Group
games
victories
draw
losses
gates
points
1
Maccabi Haifa
12
10
0
2
11-24
30
2
Maccabi Tel Aviv
13
9
2
2
6-30
29
3
Hapoel Beer Sheva
12
8
2
2
11-28
26
4
Hapoel Jerusalem
12
6
2
4
13-18
20
5
Hapoel Hadera
13
4
6
3
18-15
18
6
tax.
Ashdod
13
4
5
4
16-15
17
7
Bnei Sakhnin
12
4
3
5
13-11
15
8
Maccabi Netanya
13
4
3
6
21-14
15
9
Hapoel Tel Aviv
12
4
1
7
20-14
13
10
Maccabi Bnei Reina
12
3
4
5
22-14
13
11
Hapoel Haifa
13
2
6
5
14-9
12
12
Ness Ziona section
13
2
5
6
12-22
11
13
Beitar Jerusalem
12
3
1
8
25-13
10
14
Urban Kiryat Shmona
12
1
6
5
12-17
9
Sunday and Monday games in the Premier League:
Sunday, 7:00 p.m.: Maccabi Bnei Rayna - Hapoel Jerusalem
Sunday, 8:00 p.m.: Kiryat Shmona City - Hapoel Beer Sheva (Sport4)
Sunday, 8:30 p.m.: Maccabi Haifa - Hapoel Tel Aviv
Monday, 8:00 p.m.
15: Beitar Jerusalem - Bnei Sakhnin (Sport 1)
sport
Israeli soccer
Super League
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Vladan Ivic