Nine years have passed since the mass physical confrontation between the Bnei Lod players and Hapoel Raj in the national league. Since then until yesterday, we have not seen any harsh images of players and officials hitting each other after a football game.
The referee, Liran Liani, who conducted the Haifa derby, will issue a serious report this morning following the events after the final whistle. Yakubov and his uncle Bitton, and the fourth judge, Niv Steif. Simultaneously with them, game observer Avi Levy will also submit his own report.
The judges are unanimous that the person who started the incident was San Menachem, who shrugged when he ran to the bench of Hapoel Haifa and shouted at them: “Go home.” The Football Association prosecutor has decided to prosecute both teams for vicarious liability for the not-so-simple incident, and it is estimated that the penalty will be a high fine and there may even be a conditional reduction of points in the event of a similar incident.
According to the rules, it is not possible to stay away after a final whistle and therefore until they are prosecuted the players will be able to take part. One way or another, the law will be convened only next week. This means that there is an estimate that in the Haifa games against Betar Jerusalem and Hapoel B’Shlosha, there will be no shortage of players.
Liani’s report, in addition to the defiance, highlights verbal and physical confrontations that also included punches and urges. Planich and Liran Serdel, who are being investigated for involvement.
