After the outbreak of the corona at the club, Betar Jerusalem tonight (Thursday) got a breath of fresh air in the form of a 1: 2 away win over Maccabi Netanya, thanks to which it opened a gap of five points from the red line. The feelings.
In the 73rd minute, in a 0: 2 situation, Atar fell to the grass after a confrontation with Lamak Benda. The Betar Jerusalem striker did not like the Netanya player’s foul – and reacted ugly with a slap in the opponent’s face. Chief referee Yigal Fried immediately showed Atar the red card, which means that Atar will miss Monday’s game against Maccabi Haifa.
Beyond that, the effect of the corona virus that attacked Betar’s men and players was also felt tonight in Netanya. In the lineup of Slobodan Drapic and Shai Barda after having difficulty training since returning from isolation.
After the game, Moshe is celebrating He even tweeted: “With Corona in the body, in a game on 6 points, in 10 players. Men’s victory.”
Coach Shai Barda Responded: “We won, that’s the most important thing. I was taught that everything after a loss will be considered an excuse, so I will say after they win. There was a wave of 9 patients and then 8 patients, a third wave that will only return tomorrow, Because they gave it their all. This victory is Betar’s most important of the season. We said during the week that we are very much waiting for the crowd to come back and see the team in the top playoffs and we will do everything to get there. “
“This team has been through everything this year, but we won’t talk about it. Winners don’t like being told they have extenuating circumstances,” the coach continued. “Ali Muhammad came out after he came in because he coughed, also Tamir Adi and others who have no air. I was not comfortable closing in on the last few minutes but sometimes it takes to get the club to where it needs to be.”
Breda commented on Atar’s dismissal: “I did not see. If he did something he would not do we would take care of it within the club. There was a desire to win today, Eliran is old enough to talk to him about it and close it inside the club.”
