Not only Hapoel Haifa and Hapoel Kfar Saba – the Corona also reached MS Ashdod, and this time it led to a postponement of a game. Due to many cases of infections in the team from the port city, they decided tonight (Friday) to postpone tomorrow’s match against Hapoel Kiryat Shmona.
The decision was ultimately made by the Ministry of Health, and the official announcement from the League Directorate reads: “In accordance with the Ministry of Health’s directive, the team will undergo another round of corona tests on Saturday and only after receiving the results, during Sunday, KS were shocked by the principal’s decision to postpone the game: “Does Ashdod not have 13 non-positive players? There are clear UEFA rules. It’s unbelievable. “
In recent days, Ashdod’s assistant coach, Moshe Ohayon, managed to worry the club members when he felt unwell and developed symptoms of the corona virus. This morning the coach got a positive result and it turned out that he is not the only positive.
With the exception of the three team members, nine other players became infected in Ashdod and the results continue to arrive. These are Hamza from Wasi, Gil Cohen, Dean David, Stav Turiel, Roi Mishpati, Tom Ben Zaken, Musa Bagayoko, Monterey Kamhani and Benzi Moshel who were found positive, and the results have not yet been fully reached. In fact, what happened to Ohayon raised the pressure level in the team, which conducted a round of tests this morning, before the concluding training.
Immediately after the tests, the club asked anyone who did not have to be present and did not feel best to leave training and return home. Benzi Moshel and Ron Shoshan left training, as did Timothy Avani, Musa Bagayoko and Roi Mishpatim, who returned home injured. Although it will take time for the rest of the test results to arrive, the game against KS is not expected to be postponed.