Maccabi Haifa Player Itamar Noy Scores Against Former Club, Eyes Toto Cup Final
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
Maccabi Haifa defeated Hapoel Haifa 6-2 on Saturday, with former Hapoel player Itamar Noy scoring and choosing not to celebrate out of respect. Noy expressed his desire to play more and contribute to the team's success ahead of the Toto Cup final derby against Hapoel Tel Aviv. He highlighted the team's competitive depth as a driving force for improvement.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Itamar Noy scored for Maccabi Haifa against his former club Hapoel Haifa in a 6-2 win.
- Noy chose not to celebrate his goal out of respect for his former team.
- He expressed a strong desire to play more minutes for Maccabi Haifa.
- The player highlighted the team's competitive depth as a positive factor.
- Maccabi Haifa is preparing for the Toto Cup final derby against Hapoel Tel Aviv.
Maccabi Haifa secured a decisive 6-2 victory over Hapoel Haifa on Saturday, just before their Toto Cup final derby against Hapoel Tel Aviv on Thursday. Itamar Noy, a former Hapoel Haifa player, scored the final goal of the match but refrained from celebrating excessively out of respect for his previous club. "It's always fun to score, I haven't done it in a long time," Noy stated post-game. "I respect the team I came from and have a lot of love for them, so I didn't want to celebrate excessively, but it's always fun to score."
Noy acknowledged the competitive environment at Maccabi Haifa, noting the difficulty of earning playing time. "Maccabi is never simple and nothing comes easily. There is tough competition and good players. I waited for an opportunity and I'm happy things worked out well. I'm doing my best and always trying, obviously I want to play as much as possible," he said.
He emphasized that the team's depth and competition push all players to improve. "The competition needs to push everyone to be as good as possible, and the fact that we have such depth pushes us. Everyone wants to contribute their part, we are part of a big system. Even when we didn't score, we showed many good things and you can see our progress. There are times when the ball doesn't go in and I don't think we were worried," Noy added. He also highlighted his versatility, stating he can play multiple positions and will do whatever is needed. "Whatever they need from me, I will do," he affirmed.
Looking ahead to the derby final, Noy expressed excitement. "There is excitement, it's a final and it's a derby, these are the games we wait for. We want to make our fans happy. We know things will work out, I'm happy it happened today," he concluded.
