Doron Ben Dor
Raz Meir and Ernest Mabuka (Omri Stein)
Tonight (Saturday, 19:50), Maccabi Haifa will try to complete an excellent week for them and defeat the stubborn Maccabi Petah Tikva. The Greens are still without Dolev Haziza, who will be sent off for the third and final game and will only return for the next game against Bnei Yehuda. Rokavica and Godsway Donio will also be available to Barak Bachar only against the Oranges, which ensures a full staff by then.
The coach has 2 options on the right side of the defense. While the place of San Menachem and Bogdan Planic is guaranteed, in the right-back position the decision should be between Ernest Mabuka who has played in the last month in a row and Raz Meir. Bachar preferred not to practice the team in a concluding training session yesterday, but it is not impossible that he will give priority to Raz Meir over Mabuka, who was less good in the last game.
In the front, Becher seems to have less of a headache. Yannick Wildshot, who has been struggling to start since returning from injury, will continue on the bench and will be replaced by Muhammad Awad, with Chiron Sheri, who scored the first goal against Hapoel Tel Aviv, and Omar Atzili, who is beginning to remember his good days at Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Maccabi Haifa is aware of the quick offensive part of Maccabi Petah Tikva led by Liel Abda and knows that the guest will try to take advantage of this in favor of quick passing attacks, so the team will be prepared for this.
Estimated composition: Josh Cohen, Raz Meir (Ernest Mabuka), Bogdan Planich, Ofri Arad (Eid Habashi), San Menachem, Neta Lavie, Jose Rodriguez, Muhammad Abu Fani, Omar Atzili, Muhammad Awad and Chiron Shari.
