Netanya Coach Roni Levi Praises Team's Performance After Dominant Win

Maccabi Netanya secured a resounding 4-0 victory over Maccabi Haifa at Sammy Ofer Stadium on Saturday, with 27,000 spectators in attendance. The team scored four goals in the second half to seal the win. Coach Roni Levi attributed the strong performance to the team's consistent creation of scoring opportunities, which he felt were not being converted earlier in the season due to a lack of confidence. He noted that the team's underlying metrics, such as expected goals (xG) of 3.5 to 4, indicated their potential, and that the balance of luck and opponent goalkeeping had previously hindered their results. Levi expressed satisfaction that these chances were finally converted, stating, "It's football. There are always certain situations. At the start of the season, we tried something new, in many games the team plays at a good and high level and it doesn't translate into wins. It doesn't translate the utilization of situations we reached to decide the game." He also highlighted the positive impact of new goalkeeper Saimon "Samo" Silva, who he described as a "great leader" and "great goalkeeper," noting that the team had previously been one of the most porous in the league. Looking ahead, Levi set a primary goal of reaching the top six playoff bracket, a step up from last year's relegation playoff, before aiming higher. "I grew up on the championship team as a Netanya native. I dream as far as possible, but it doesn't happen in one day," Levi said. "After last year we were in the lower playoff, the first step is to embed ourselves in the top six and then continue to aim forward, step by step."