Guy Ben Ziv
Betar fans in training, archive (Oren Ben Hakon)
Betar will meet Hapoel Kfar Saba Teddy tonight at 20:15 for the first time this season in front of the fans. The club is under pressure for two reasons, one – Betar does not depend on itself in the battles for the top playoff, the second reason – there is a real fear of losing to Kfar Saba and entanglement at the bottom.
Even if they lose to Kfar Saba, it is doubtful whether the coaches Slobodan Drapic and Shai Barda will resign, due to the fact that the team already has a cup game on Wednesday. They are not going to give up this game so easily, “says a source close to the two.
Along with all the pressure and tension ahead of the game we finally see fans tonight in Teddy. In light of the relatively low demand for tickets, the sale was opened to all fans, including fans from La Familia, who are in a fight with owner Moshe Hogg and purchased tickets for the game. The management of the team has decided not to cooperate with the organization anymore and therefore the fans will not be allowed tonight to bring equipment to encourage the team in the stands.
A Betar source responded: “There was a lottery and then everyone could buy a ticket and it could not be prevented. The fact that we decided not to cooperate with the La Familia organization is a direct continuation of their violent actions in recent months, for those who have forgotten the violence in demonstrations, assaulting the owner’s car, spray-painting addresses, threatening to break into training and more. ”
On the professional side, Betar will be missing four players for tonight’s game: Uriel Degani, Nico Olsk, Marco Yankovich and Tamir Adi. Barda and Drapic are expected to return Eliran Atar to the starting lineup. Santiago Ocampus may also start in the squad. Ali Muhammad, who was absent from the game against Bnei Yehuda due to the accumulation of yellow cards, will return to the center of the link.
