Hapoel Tel Aviv Downs Maccabi Tel Aviv in Toto Cup Final Derby
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
Hapoel Tel Aviv beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 3-2 in the Toto Cup final on Thursday, inflicting their rivals' first loss of the season to an Israeli team. Maccabi's Dor Peretz scored twice late, but it wasn't enough. Coach Kenny Miller cited poor defense as the key reason for the defeat.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Hapoel Tel Aviv defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 3-2 in the Toto Cup final derby.
- The loss was Maccabi Tel Aviv's first of the season against an Israeli team.
- Dor Peretz scored a brace for Maccabi Tel Aviv late in the match.
- Maccabi coach Kenny Miller blamed defensive play for the loss.
Hapoel Tel Aviv defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 3-2 in the Toto Cup final on Thursday, handing their rivals their first loss of the season against an Israeli team. Maccabi Tel Aviv's Dor Peretz scored twice late in the game to narrow the deficit. Maccabi Tel Aviv coach Kenny Miller expressed disappointment following the match, stating, "This is a blow to the fans and the club. We are very disappointed. We didn't do enough in the final third except for the last few minutes. With this kind of defensive play, you can't win in football. If we had defended normally, we would have had a chance at the end."
Maccabi Tel Aviv had been hoping to secure another title after winning the Champions of Champions Cup in the summer.
