Hapoel Ra’anana forward Anthony Nwakaeme, 25, has been taking stock of the 3 - 2 loss to Maccabi Petah Tikva on Saturday in the Israeli championship.

And he believes his team ought to have walked away from the Hamoshava Stadium with at least a share of the spoils.

The Nigerian opened his goalscoring account for the new season in the 79th minute before Mamadou Thiam added a second five minutes later, but the visitors failed to get the equalizer before the final whistle.

“I think we didn’t start the game good by conceding three goals. I feel sad that we lost the game despite the fact that I scored.

“I don’t know the reason why we lost our last two games, that’s football for you. Good and bad.

“For now, our target is to remain in the League, and we also hope to fight for the top six positions, ” Anthony Nwakaeme said to allnigeriasoccer.com.

Anthony Nwakaeme has made 33 appearances for Hapoel Ra’anana, netting 7 goals .