The moment of Noble Omar has arrived. Maccabi Haifa will host Bnei Sakhnin tonight (Saturday), the new acquisition will make his debut and hope to regain the trust he has gained from the green club. So far he is impressive in training and has won praise: “He looks sharp, puts the background noises aside and is focused on football.”
Maccabi Haifa took a break with excellent momentum and is at the top with a gap of eight points from Maccabi Tel Aviv II. However, in the table-leading rows remember the previous return from the break so they lost eight points in four rounds. Barak Bachar and the rest of the team prepared the players to the maximum for the upcoming game sequence – eight in less than a month.
Barak Bachar’s deliberation ahead of the match is in the center of the field. Muhammad Abu Fani (yellows) and Jose Rodriguez (injury) will be absent and the coach will place Yuval Ashkenazi or Maor Levy alongside Neta Levy. Nikita Rokavica will open in the lead and look for a premiere gate in 2021, after 2020 lit up his face and gave him global exposure.
In fact, Sakhnin actually made headlines ahead of this game due to the proliferation of corona cases at the club and the desire to postpone the game. At the press conference yesterday, Bachar addressed the opponent and conveyed a similar message to his players that they should not be underestimated or confused, as she would come to fight and try to close the game. In addition, the professional team sent a message to the players not to think about the season game against Maccabi Tel Aviv on Wednesday and to concentrate on the match against Bnei Sakhnin.
The previous meeting between the two teams ended in a 0: 3 green victory, while Maccabi Haifa won the last two meetings with Sami Ofer. To find the last loss of the table leader to Sakhnin in its home stadium one has to go back almost four years so Yuval Avidor made it 0: 1.
Estimated composition: Josh Cohen; Raz Meir, Ofri Arad, Bogdan Planich, San Menachem; Neta Lavie, Yuval Ashkenazi (Maor Levy), Charon Sheri; Noble Omar, Dolev Haziza, Nikita Rokavica.
