The 22nd round of the Premier League will open tonight (Saturday) with the battle between Bnei Sakhnin and Hapoel Haifa.
Both teams have the worst defenses in the league, but the problem is that Sakhnin’s attack is also the weakest in the league and has scored only twenty goals since the start of the season. Nigel Hasselbaink, who scored a double in the cup against Hapoel Hadera, will receive the team shirt, while Nisso Avitan has a dispute between Osama Khalayla and Dayan Kelly, who also scored in the cup.
The main headache of Avitan It is in the service of Biram Kiel, who is in doubt for the match. “Sebastian Velasquez has been out for a long time, in doubt,” the coach clarified. “During the season each team experiences missing staffs and I have not seen anyone ever use that as an excuse. We have a big dilemma regarding Biram, we have to decide whether to endanger him.”
The one who is eligible is Ismail Ryan, who is in the lineup. However, there is also a possibility that the striker will eventually join from the bench, and Moti Bershetsky will complete Sakhnin’s attacking trio. Avitan also has a dilemma in the defensive squad – between Maron Gentus and Hagai Goldenberg in the center of defense. In any case, Yazan Nasser will return to the position of left defender and Ali Othman will open on the right.
Avitan also talked about his team’s poor situation in relation to the rivalry at the bottom. “We are constantly worried about the situation at the table, we have a chance to come to Doha with good energies,” the coach said. “To take the good things from the cup, to do what we want – to win at home. We have to come with good energies, score goals and for me the table is crowded and stressed, but Hapoel Haifa is five points away from us and if we win we take them with us to the underground struggles.”
Estimated composition: Mahmoud Kandil; Ali Othman, Maron Gentus (Hagai Goldenberg), Lucas Spendelhofer, Yazan Nasser; Biram Kiel (Sayed Ahmad), Ihab Ganaim, Ataa Jaber; Moti Bershetsky (Ismail Ryan), Osama Khalayla (Dayan Kelly) and Nigel Hasselbaink.
