She came up with a slim chance of qualifying for the playoffs, fell behind early and almost gave up – but a dramatic goal gave Betar Jerusalem 1: 2 against Hapoel Kfar Saba and released a lot of pressure at the club.
Throughout the last few days, it has been clear that if Betar loses to KPS, there will probably be a shock in the professional team, when the possible departure of Drapich and Barda voluntarily was also on the agenda. But only those who saw the warm embrace between Moshe celebrating and Drapich in the locker room, realized how much appreciation there is between the parties and realized that even if there had been a shock – he would have been made out of lack of choice since there is real management belief in the professional team.
There was great joy in the dressing room after the victory. “It’s a win that can change the momentum of a season,” said one of the players. “We now have two games against Ashdod that will determine the fate of the season. If we beat them, even though Ashdod is a better team than us at the moment, this season will turn 180 degrees.”
Betar understands that they are not dependent on themselves, but believe that if they beat Ashdod on Saturday – they will be able to qualify for the top playoffs. In any case, the team said: “The victory was super important, because in the first stage it removed us from the bottom. Any other outcome would have left us in the realm of survival struggles and we did not want to get there. “
It is difficult now to still assess the future of the coaching staff who, as I recall, have an option to extend the contract for next season. Celebrating, making an impression, will make the decision based on achievements by the end of the season. In the team we cheered to the crowd: “He pushed us throughout the game, who knows maybe this is the difference that brought our dismal balance to Teddy this season. When the stadium was without a crowd, we had a hard time winning and accumulating points.
And yet, the Jerusalemites also received bad news with the injury of Nico Olsk. Although Olsk is interested in doing further tests, it is already quite clear that this is an ankle fracture and he has actually finished the season. As far as Betar is concerned, this is a significant injury since Aviel Zargari is under a very large load and the team built on Olsk to give him a rest.
Another player who will be tested in the coming days is Eliran Atar – with the goal of preparing him for the cup game. Atar suffers from groin tenderness and asked to be replaced during the game against KPS. Professionally, Atar has been squeezing a lot of compliments lately, and yesterday he even scored his ninth goal in the league. According to his contract, he will receive an extension for next season if he reaches 16 conquests and cooks Now he’s already at 12 and there are a lot of voices in the team saying that regardless he should be given the contract for next season, with his dominance in the locker room prominent.
Regarding Idan Vered, who will end his contract at the end of the season and become a free agent, people around him say: “Betar should wake up and offer him a contract for next season, otherwise they may miss him.”
