ONE System | 19/02/2021 16:38
Maccabi Tel Aviv players celebrate (Rinat Vardi)
The 15th round of the Men’s Premier League prepared us for a dramatic summit meeting in which Maccabi Tel Aviv managed to beat Hapoel Mate Asher / Acre 1: 3 today (Friday). For the women, the home games began today: in the upper house, Maccabi Hadera defeated Hapoel Kiryat Ata, while in the lower house, Maccabi Banot Nazareth defeated KK Tel Aviv.
Hapoel Mate Asher / Acre – Maccabi Tel Aviv 3: 1 (28:26, 25:17, 25:18, 23:25)
A dramatic fight in Hadar Yosef led to one of the best games this season. Headquarters that won the close first set, Maccabi Tel Aviv gave gas and won the next two sets but the fourth set became a real thriller when Maccabi Tel Aviv won it with a tiebreaker.
Three rounds to end the regular season – this is what the leading trio map looks like: Now Maccabi Tel Aviv leads Kfar Saba (with a missing game it will play tomorrow) but before that two difficult games, against HaMa’apil and against Kfar Saba and one easy game against KK Tel Aviv in the final round , Kfar Saba on the other hand still has to beat the illegal immigrant tomorrow and then its only difficult game will be against Maccabi Tel Aviv (and it has two more games left).
Galili Gal, Maccabi Tel Aviv coach, said: “It is a very important victory for us, we did not start the game well, but what worked well in most stages is that the players played with a lot of patience and knew what the plan was and worked according to it, we managed to create pressure on the team. “More, and it was a close game. I’m glad that luck was a bit on our side today as well – we are already looking forward to the game against the illegal immigrant on Tuesday.”
In women, half of the first cycle of the upper and lower house took place.
Hapoel Urban Kiryat Ata – Maccabi Hadera 3: 0 (25:20, 25:19, 25:19)
Maccabi Hadera continues its excellent period and is already with a fourth consecutive victory staring at the summit and ahead of next week’s match against Hapoel Kfar Saba, Kiryat Ata that gave a good game today will have to return to the good ability that characterized it in large parts of the season.
Ania German, Maccabi Hadera coach, said: “It was a very important victory for us. Kiryat Ata is a very strong team, our preparation was very specific, our girls were focused on every ball, Yana Doroshenko managed the game excellently, the reception allowed us to play fast and the landers played in every The power, we are very happy and already with the face forward to the quarterfinals of the Cup next week. “
Maccabi Girls Nazareth – KK Tel Aviv 1: 3 (17:25, 25:19, 21:25, 20:25)
Maccabi Banot Nazareth recovers after three consecutive losses and defeats KK Tel Aviv in the dramatic battle today. The bonus on the win: swapping places with KK moving to the penultimate place. The game itself was close throughout as Nazareth manages to win the first two sets, KK the third and Nazareth wins the fourth and closes interest.
