Doron Ben Dor 15/02/2021 12:56
The brawl between Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Haifa (Omri Stein)
The Football Association’s prosecutor, Adv. Nir Reshef, today (Monday) published the list of players and team members from Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Haifa who will be prosecuted and may suffer heavy penalties following the riot in the derby that ended 0: 2 for the Greens. Muhammad Abu Fani, who was included in the report of Referee Liran Liani was not included in the indictment, and the teams themselves will also be prosecuted – Maccabi Haifa for rioting, melee and assault in aggravated circumstances, Hapoel Haifa for rioting, melee and assault.
Maccabi Haifa will be prosecuted San Menachem (unsportsmanlike conduct and disorderly conduct), Eid Habashi (participation in a fight in aggravated circumstances and disorderly conduct), Dolev Haziza (participation in a fight in aggravated circumstances and disorderly conduct), Bogdan Planich (participation in a fight and disorderly conduct) and the CEO Dov (participation in a brawl and disorderly conduct). Hapoel Haifa will be prosecuted Gal Erel (participation in a brawl and disorder), Eden Ben Best (participation in a brawl and disorder), Dor Malul (participation in a brawl and disorder), Alon Turgeman (participation in a brawl in aggravated circumstances and disorder), tried Capilotto (participation in a brawl) In aggravated circumstances and disorderly conduct) and fitness trainer Danny Bibbs (participation in a brawl in aggravated circumstances and disorderly conduct).
The indictment reads, among other things: “Immediately after the final whistle for the provocative game, Defendant 1 (San Menachem) on the Hapoel Haifa players’ bench” Home, you are a bunch of rags. ” As a result, Defendant 1 (Defendant 6) (Eden Ben-Best) erupted at Defendant 1, clinging to him, but actors and officials separated the two. At the same time, Dor Malul, Defendant 7, ran towards Defendant 1, who clung with his head to Defendant 1 and within a few seconds a riot broke out on the lawn in which players, officials and staff participated, some of whom were not supposed to be on the lawn at the end. The game ”.
“During the riot, the players of the accused groups were also observed, as well as the officials in which they riot, push, swear, pull on shirts and some even try to hit each other. Defendant 9, the general manager of Maccabi Haifa (Assaf Ben Dov), went down to the lawn despite the ban on being on it at the end of the game and was seen pushing Gal Erel. Alon Turgeman Defendant 7 who watched this emerged running and pulled Defendant 10 and knocked him to the ground and took an active part in the brawl. During the riot, defendant 10 Hapoel Haifa fitness coach (Danny Bibbs) was seen pushing and trying to attack others with his fists. Maccabi Haifa masseur, who was not listed on the game form and was also not supposed to be on the field, joined the commotion and punched Gal Erel with his fist. The commotion continued into the players’ tunnel when in the brawl Dolev Haziza was seen defending 3 when he hit an opposing player, Planitz in Tagdan the accused 4 when he was raging and rioting and also Capiloto tried the accused 8 who looked suffocating and pounding his fists ”.
“Punches and punches”
Liani wrote a serious report: “With the whistle at the end of the game, Maccabi Haifa player San Menachem (who already had a yellow card for provoking an opposing player after scoring the first goal for teams) ran defiantly and provocatively while shouting at Hapoel’s bench players Haifa: “Home, you are a bunch of rags.”
“As a result, Hapoel Haifa player Eden Ben-Best ran towards him in an aggressive and threatening manner and the two began to quarrel. Within a few seconds, a mass riot broke out on the lawn involving players and officials from the two teams: Players from the Maccabi Haifa team: Habashi Eid, San Menachem, and Muhammad Abu Fani. Players from the Hapoel Haifa team: Gal Erel, Dor Malul, Alon Turgeman and Eden Ben Best. “These players took an active part in the brawl – rioting, cursing, suffocating, pulling on shirts and trying to hit each other all around them.
During the commotion, Maccabi Haifa general manager Assaf Ben Dov came down to the field and was thrown onto the field by Hapoel Haifa player Alon Turgeman. Assaf began to take an active part in addition and looked pushing in his hands, Hapoel Haifa fitness coach Danny Bibbs seemed urgent “He tries to punch his fists on the field and in the area of the players ‘tunnel. Soon the commotion slipped into the area of the players’ tunnel as the same players continued to quarrel, riot and punch in all directions.”
“At this point, join the brawl: from the Maccabi Haifa team: Dolev Haziza, who appears to be hitting a player from the rival team, and Bogdan Planic, who appears to be raging and rioting. From the Hapoel Haifa team: Capiloto tried to look suffocating and hit his fists. Only with the intervention of the security and police forces could the brawl be taken over and brought to an end. “
“In the complex situation created in the form of a mass brawl with multiple participants, the judging panel did everything in its power to analyze the incident relying on what was seen directly by the judging panel on the lawn and player tunnel and assisted by the VAR system. Additional involved that were not located by the judging panel.
