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Maccabi Tel Aviv players celebrate (David Salberman)
The semi-finals of the state cup for men that took place today guaranteed us a quality and dramatic final after Hapoel Kfar Saba defeated Eilabun, while Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated the illegal immigrant, when the final will be held on Thursday at the Anerbox Hall in Hadera at 20:30.
Hapoel Kfar Saba – MS Eilabun 0: 3
Kfar Saba entered the game in an excellent way with excellent ability of Selva in Chekla and led 2: 9, but Eilabun were not frightened and managed to reduce to 6:10. But Kfar Saba continued to dominate the game and climbed to a 11:18 advantage on the way to an easy victory in the first set 25:17. The second set opened more tightly with Eilabun remaining in the picture at least at the beginning of the set and reaching a tie of 5. But good moves by Tamir Hershko and her grandfather Debash raised Kfar Saba again to an 8: 5 advantage and later to 9:15 and a 25:13 victory. In the third set, Kfar Sabba already dominated unchallenged on the way to a 14:25 victory.
Sagi Baram, coach of Hapoel Kfar Saba: “We pressed hard in the game but the game did not rise to a high level. It is a respectable status for Eilabun, in the next game we expect a better team – and we are already facing the final on Thursday.” Samaan Samaan coaches Eilabun: “Kfar Saba is a better team, I am glad that our young players have learned and seen this class. I want people from the sector but not only from the sector, Arabs and Jews to support this team. This is an exemplary team to support.”
Maccabi Tel Aviv – Hapoel HaMa’apil Emek Hefer / Menashe 0: 3
Maccabi opened the game with a storm and reached a 0: 5 advantage, but the qualifier quickly returned to the game and reduced it to 10: 9. From here, Gal Galili’s players took the reins and went up to a 11:18 advantage on the way to victory in the entire campaign 25:15. The second set opened close to 5: 5 but then the Ma’apil players took a 5: 9 advantage, Maccabi Tel Aviv went on a timeout and from there the Yellows returned with full force to a tie 15. From here until the end of the campaign a very close game developed in which the Yellows barely won 23 : 25. Maccabi Tel Aviv started the third game well and led it from the beginning with a small advantage when the qualifier did not let it escape, but in the situation of 10:13 the Yellows got into things and gradually increased the gap until winning the game 18:25 and the whole game.
Galili Gal Maccabi coach: “Our mediocre game today, with a good job we will reach the final sharper on Thursday, this season we know how to get out of difficult situations, and we knew how to get out of the second set. We have a good team. I enjoy the job. And there will be a strong struggle. “
Zohar Bar Netzer The qualifying coach: “I feel missed, we had balls we had to take, the second set is a big miss, we made a good defense and a pity. We have a talented young generation that will lead the team forward. The team has a good future combined with young and foreign and of course the excellent Omri Schwartz.”
