Even without a crowd in the stadium, Hapoel and Maccabi Haifa fans are in a frenzy ahead of the second derby of the season. The Hapoel players received dozens of red fans last night, for whom, of course, the derby is above all.
- 20:45, lives in 5 SPORT: Maccabi Haifa – Hapoel Haifa
Similar to the photos before the first derby, in which Hapoel won 1: 2, this time too the red crowd came to cheer in the hope of maintaining the hegemony of recent years. In the last ten derbies that Maccabi has hosted, Hapoel has won five of them, and in general, it seems that the city has been divided in recent seasons.
This derby catches the Greens in an unfamiliar situation. The gap at the top narrows to only two points, and for the first time this season, the Greens may lose first place to Maccabi Tel Aviv.
This will be the fourth derby in which the audience is not allowed to enter. If Hapoel manages to qualify for the playoffs, maybe next time it will look different.
Meanwhile, while the stadiums are empty and the educational institutions remain closed, the beaches of Haifa are full, and we have to wait for the 107th derby in the senior league.
