Tonight’s game (Sunday) in Toto-Turner was critical for the two teams that want to enter the top playoffs, on the one hand Betar Jerusalem who came with a high spirits after the victories in the cup against Hapoel Acre and in the league against Maccabi Petah Tikva and on the other Hapoel Beer Sheva with Roni Levy Which gave his players a high motivation to tackle.
Roni Levy, who is a tactical and conservative coach, gave up the classic 4-3-3 he likes because Joshua has to play the free agent under the striker, which forces him to play 4-2-3-1 but he balanced it with the placement of Tomer Yosefi Who is a field center player, in the wing. By the way, Hatem ‘Abd al-Hamid, who is the big acquisition of January and came with high hopes, this time failed to influence enough the attacking game of the Southerners.
On the other hand, Slobodan Drapic and Shai Barda, who recently realized that the diamond method is not suitable for Betar and will not lead it anywhere, played in the same lineup as the Southerners when Idan Vered played the free agent and Marko Jankovic who left an excellent impression on the wing. The latter makes an impression on Bingo in his signing – a classic left-handed player with an excellent dribble and when he gets more fit he will no doubt contribute a lot more to the yellow-blacks.
The team from the capital is more talented than its rival in red, with almost every position on the pitch different from the hosts where Joshua is, the great talent in the league and everyone works hard for him. Of course, the many shortages among the Southerners left the options for exchanges poor and the staff at the lowest quality. The first half was admittedly goalless, but physically rhythmic and full of situations with as much passion of the players as we like.
Itamar Nitzan, who has been the visitors’ outstanding player for the past two years, made an uncharacteristic mistake that led to a penalty when Sagiv Yehezkel, who excelled, snatched the ball just as he snatched a few weeks ago at Toto-Turner for Ohad Levita when he was still playing in Ashdod. Luckily for Nitzan, he correctly read the kick of the Portuguese, who was mediocre minus today, made up for the mistake and proved once again that he is worth the composition of the Israeli team.
The second half opened excellently for Betar – Jordan Shua, who did not exist in the first half, scored a goal from a great striker. When it seemed that the victory was already on its way to Jerusalem, a mistake by Nico Olsk, who lost a ball that a player from his team was lying on the grass led to the equality of the locals. I would like to mention the young Aviel Zargari who from game to game gains confidence and becomes a dominant player and when you are left it is also sexier and more beautiful to the eye. I also like the shift of Ophir Krieff to the brake position – he is very technically quiet to the brake and does the job excellently.
In conclusion, I think the result (1: 1) is disappointing for the two teams that lost 2 important points in the playoff battle, but especially for the team from the capital, which had to win and proved that it is worth a top playoff while Roni Levy has a lot more work to do. More. In short, Levy is pleased with the result, Betar with the ability.