Amit Karko 19/02/2021 00:11
Guy Luzon (Shahar Gross)
Maccabi Petah Tikva will try to get out of the loss crisis it got into tonight (Friday, 14:00) when it meets the Ness Ziona section in the eighth round of the State Cup. The Malabes, who reached the final and were within touching distance of winning, want to recreate the good season they went through in the factory this season as well, and this time for them mark the winning of the title as a possible goal. “We aim to return to rhythmic football,” he said Guy Luzon Before the match, he added: “This is the football that characterized us in most of the games this year and the most important thing for us is to qualify for the next stage.”
On the professional side, in order to keep all his trainees alert for the game, the coach decided to keep the cards close to his chest when he chose not to practice the 11 with which he will open against the team from the national league, the one that went down to the sub-league. In any case, Luzon will get back Inon Eliyahu and Armando Cooper who ran suspension sentences for yellow cards and a red card respectively, with the two also expected to return to the squad.
Estimated composition: Eric Janko, Yinon Eliyahu, Daniel Flesher, Or Balurian, Muhammad Hendy, Elvis Saki, Arad Bar, Armando Cooper, Or Inbrom, Liel Abda, Thai Baribo.
The Oranges, on the other hand, dream of a surprise when, after suffering a severe corona stroke with 13 positive players for the virus, Uri Gutman’s team wants to put the last period behind them after everyone has recovered, and embark on a new path with a sweet trophy victory and two consecutive victories for the first time since December. Ness Ziona will be missing the injured Galili generation, and Kerem Arshid and Veva Brown will receive rest due to congestion.
Guttman, Coach of Ness Ziona, said: “We come to the game knowing that ‘the trophy has its own rules’. We respect the opponent very much, Maccabi Petah Tikva is a trained team with a lot of talent. “Although the corona hit us hard, the players show character in every game and I hope that we will also reach this game in the belief that anything is possible.”
