ONE System | 03/02/2021 17:00
Avi Rikan and Joshua (Hagai Michaeli)
Beer Sheva’s contact, Joshua, is facing a disciplinary hearing in the Football Association’s court. The Portuguese was seen spitting towards Maccabi Tel Aviv midfielder Avi Rikan, towards the end of the game in which BS lost 1-0 to the champion at Turner Stadium. Riken, who was summoned by the association prosecutor to arrive, appeared for the hearing as well as the Portuguese midfielder. In addition, Aliniv Barda was suspended from two actual games and fined NIS 2,500 for insulting a referee.
Riken asked referee Gal Leibowitz, who did not see what was happening, to check what happened with the help of the VAR system and seemed very upset even after the whistle was blown for the end of the game. Reshef, who examined the matter in terms of the regulations, ordered the prosecution on counts of unsportsmanlike conduct and injury to an opposing player.
In addition, Aliniv Barda, who serves as the interim coach, was on trial for insulting a referee in the game against Hapoel Hadera, when he was still Yossi Aboksis’ assistant before the coach resigned. According to Naal’s report, Odeh Barda told him: “Who are you anyway, be ashamed of yourself, brat.” As a result, Barda was sent off from two actual games, of which he has already run one, and was fined an additional NIS 2,500, when he will not be able to stand on the lines in the upcoming game against Hapoel Kfar Saba.
