Two and a half weeks have passed since Hapoel Jerusalem last played, so they lost in the semi-final of the state cup to Maccabi Rishon Lezion. On Monday (21:00), the Reds will return to activity, when they will be hosted in Ein Sara at Nahariya, which will have its first home game in front of an audience. Stanton Kidd will make a debut at Dainius Adumatis and wear her No. 7 jersey.
After remaining the only team in the league where all the foreigners refused to get vaccinated – Hapoel Jerusalem managed to convince three of them to get vaccinated and they will do so after the game against Nahariya. The team believes that the remaining players will also accede to the request, and eventually be vaccinated. It should be noted that the group is taking part in an extensive vaccination campaign by the Jerusalem Municipality.
Meanwhile, Hapoel Jerusalem CEO Guy Harel Contacted the social network and came out with a call to bring the fans back to the pitches in full – and immediately. “Vaccines – success. It’s time to bring back the fans. The whole crowd to wake up. It’s not just important that for everyone who cares about sports to shout – it’s the most important thing. Every day, every hour, all the time. Fans, activists, media, players Our super. There is no sport without fans, “Harel tweeted, calling for a halt to silence before anyone is no longer motivated to return the crowd to the pitches.
Vaccines are a success. Total control of those present Only vaccinated / recovering people will enter, occupied in relation to the size of the facility. It’s time to bring back the fans
All the audience wake up
It’s not just important for everyone who cares about sports to shout.
*this is the most important*
Every day, every hour, all the time. Fans, activists, media, players is our ultimate goal
There is no sport without fans– guy harel (@guy_rl) February 28, 2021
On the other hand, Nahariya returns home after a streak of four away games, when in only one of them did they win: 91:93 over Maccabi Rishon Lezion. To Nes Ziona, 92:79 to Hapoel Gilboa / Galil and 107: 63 to Maccabi Tel Aviv. The Purples set a season-high season low and an all-time club low in the index last 35: 35.
Hapoel Jerusalem has won only three of its last 11 official games in all competitions and is, as mentioned, returning to the floor for the first time since being relegated from the National Cup, following a 90:84 loss to Maccabi Rishon LeZion. Last week, the team lost to Hapoel Gilboa / Galil in a training match to which it appeared in a very short squad, 80:78 at the Lottery Arena, Malcolm Hill and Tyson Thomas stood out with 20 and 19 points respectively.
Hapoel Jerusalem has won all four of the last league games between the teams with a cumulative difference of 55 points, including 82:91 in the first round, in a game that it closed with a 3:11 run. Last season the Reds swept the season series against the Purples, but in the two previous seasons they were defeated by Ein Sara: 97:90 in May 2018 and 86:80 in January 2019. Suleiman Braimo, who needs another 16 points to reach 1,000 points in his career in the Winner Basket League , Scored the record of his career in Israel in Ein Sara on the last day of February 2019: 28 points in 29 minutes from the bench of Hapoel Eilat.