Doron Ben Dor 21/02/2021 22:00
Betar players celebrate with Jordan Shua (Omri Stein)
Beitar Jerusalem did its thing tonight (Sunday) and went on to advance to the eighth finals of the Far State Cup, which defeated Hapoel Acre 0: 2 away from home in the national league, thanks to a quick double by Jordan Shua. Now, the team of Slobodan Drapic and Shay Barda, who were looking for some quiet after a bad period, will try to translate the positive feeling into the league games as well, with the aim of trying and slipping into the top playoffs at the end of the regular season.
Shai Barda, Said after the 90 minutes on the grass in Acre: “Agree that we did not look good, we need to pay attention to the first half, we need to play with more confidence, a trophy needs to know how to pass and I am glad we did it.”
Corona situation in the club: “This is the situation, we said a few days ago, we have nothing to do, we have 21 such players and need to know how to divide the minutes as much as possible, we do not want them to feel sorry for us, I very much hope we do it with the players there, we do not complain. Jankovic and his followers? They were fine relative to the first game, there was a kind of rust but overall it was fine. “
Ophir Kriaf Shared at the end: “It’s true that we came from a situation that is not ideal to play football, we did not do any sporting activity, but it is not interesting, once you go up to play you have to give 100%, there are players who are hungry for minutes. We prepared for the game, we knew it would not be easy, we scored the goals and it made the game worse, we qualified for the next stage and that is what is important. Moses celebrating? When professional players all around us are not interested, we are given all the conditions to succeed. “
Towards Maccabi Petah Tikva: “Betar Jerusalem is a club that has to fight and take three points, we lost a lot of points and it is an important game for us, we will go through this game and see what happens to the top playoff.”
Coach Hapoel Acre, Eli Cohen, He said: “Until the 40th minute there was an even game, Betar did not create situations, we absorbed 5 minutes of lack of concentration. In the second half we had already stopped playing, did not hold the ball and there were a lot of ball losses. The level differences are noticeable and Betar is a better quality group. Too bad, the trophy for us is a bonus, we have a game on Friday against Rishon LeZion and we will concentrate on that.
