There is a lot of pressure on Hapoel Kfar Saba ahead of the meeting with Betar Jerusalem. After losing an important advantage and losing to Hapoel Haifa 2: 1 last Saturday, the Greens from Sharon got entangled below the red line and the big fear in the team is to record a third loss in a row. Eight games and only 11 points in the table.
Ravid Gazal, who will continue to have the opportunity on the lines, said of the preparations for the game: “We are ready for another difficult meeting in this league. Every game requires us to be alert and focused. Betar is a very high quality team, but as in every game we have the tools and ability to play and succeed . Against Hapoel Haifa there were moments when we played well and even scored. We must not take our foot off the gas at any stage of the game. “
At the professional level, Gazal, who was satisfied with the three-brake system with which he started against Hapoel Haifa, is expected to make only two changes to his lineup. George Pochiba, who suffered a particularly unnecessary red card, will be replaced by T-shirt Gethon and Carpala Sissoko, who continues to disappoint and is expected to leave in January, will be replaced by Amado Sokona, who will also get a chance to impress just before the transfer window.
In the injured section of the team, after undergoing appendicitis surgery, Itamar Israeli returned to training and is on his way to full fitness and may be between the posts as early as next week. The team captain, Omar Padida, who is recovering from a shoulder dislocation, is partially training, and Omar Brami will undergo surgery tomorrow to restore the cruciate ligament. If that wasn’t enough, Maor Jersey also joined the long list as he suffered a foot injury and will be out of training for the next few days.
Estimated composition: Matan Zalmanovich; Tom Shelach, Sudik Atanda, Omar Danino, Tal Makhlouf, Aviv Solomon; T-shirt Gethon, Ben Reichert, Michael Umo; Amado Sokona, William Kisito.