Benny Raina stopped tonight (Saturday), a streak of 15 league games, and returned to win, along with Nes Ziona, who is struggling with her at the bottom of the table. The host celebrated a dramatic 2:3 at the Green Stadium, thanks to a hat trick by Mark Costa, and a winning penalty in the 88th minute, which might give them some hope for the rest of the way.
Coach Sharon Mimer He said at the end: “If there is a time to get back to winning it is this moment, this victory will give us a lot of air to continue. It is a victory with a lot of character. We did not play a good game for the first 30 minutes and I said that to the players, there is pressure to succeed because of where we are.”
After the goal we conceded, we lost a little air and I told the players that it depends on us, and with the right energies we can win. Even in the rush, I explained that the playoffs would decide, that’s how it’s always decided. We will have to come there with as many points as possible and a small distance from those above us, we will take confidence from the game to continue.”
On Costa’s goals: “We brought him for that. Even the foreigners we brought in in January, we made a good reinforcement in January, happy that he came and contributed what a striker should contribute. I appreciate him not only for the exiles, but also for the hard work he does.”
the big star of the evening, Mark Costa, He said at the end: “I am happy that I scored three goals. The most important thing is that we won the game, now we will celebrate. All 11 players gave 100%. This time I scored a hat trick, maybe next time it will be someone else. We want to stay in the league, we are fighting. There is 8 more games and I think we can stay.”
On his future in Israel: “I have a contract in Russia. I don’t know about the future.”
Shlomi Dora The disappointed man said on the other hand: “I don’t think we didn’t have a bad start to the second half. We stumbled from our mistake and two minutes to the end of the penalty. You can’t say that the players didn’t try or didn’t want to. They had two individual attacks, two situations maybe. The penalty is not a situation, two players Ours jump to the ball without interfering and a ball falls on someone’s hand, so it’s a penalty.”
On the chance to stay: “We are not people who throw up their hands, as long as there is a theoretical chance there is a chance. We will analyze and see how we can get this team out of the mud.”
The veteran stopper Nisso Capilotto: “Hard and frustrating feelings, we knew this was a super important game for the club, we were already ahead, and it is legitimate to want to keep the result but very disappointing. The season is not over, we have enough games, we conceded funny and frustrating goals that we shouldn’t have. There is nothing to do , we will have to continue and bring results in other places.”