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Thomas Hatch (Omri Stein)
Three days after the Men’s National Cup final, which Maccabi Tel Aviv won, the two finalists won the first game of the playoff quarterfinals. Maccabi defeated Asa Ben-Gurion Beer Sheva, while Hapoel Kfar Saba defeated MS Eilabun.
Maccabi Tel Aviv – Asa Ben Gurion Beer Sheva 0: 3 (14:25, 20:25, 20:25)
The new trophy holder Maccabi Tel Aviv continued its great period and despite the first two sets in which Beer Sheva tickled the top tier at the end of the season, Maccabi knew how to get out of it easily and win the third set and the entire game. Dima Zim (68% in reception, 81% in attack, and Ace) led Maccabi Targets Tel Aviv with 18 points. The team acceptance percentage is 76%, and the offense percentage is 53%, blocking 4 balls, getting 6 aces and finishing with 23! General errors in the game (11 in refusal, 2 in reception and 10 in attack).
Ahmed Sharqiya (73% in reception, and 36% in attack, 3 blocks and Ace) led Asa Ben-Gurion Beer Sheva with 12 points. The team finished with 57% in reception and 33% in attack, blocked 5 balls, scored 4 aces and made 27! General errors in the game (8 in the refusal, 6 in the reception and 13 in the attack).
Hapoel Kfar Saba – MS Eilabun 0: 3 (16:25, 16:25, 18:25)
Hapoel Kfar Saba quickly recovered from the loss in the cup final and defeated MS Eilabun in the first game of the quarterfinals of the playoffs in an accurate reconstruction of the cup semi-final from last week. The players of Samaan Samaan, the coach of Eilabun, did not really have an answer tonight to the superiority of Hapoel Kfar Saba and they will have to demonstrate an extraordinary game in order not to end the season in the next game.
Slava Bechkala (73% on offense, 4 blocks and ace) led Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba with 16 points. 53% team on reception and 62% on offense, 9 blocks, 2 aces and finished with 26! General mistakes in the game (15! In refusal, 4 in reception and 7 in attack). In the MS group Eilabun, 40% in the team reception and 34% in the attack, blocked 4 balls, scored 4 aces and made 20 mistakes in the game (7 in the refusal, 2 in the reception and 11 in the attack).
On Wednesday, the second round of the playoff quarterfinals (the best of three games) will begin, with Maccabi Mosinson Hod Hasharon hosting Hapoel Mate Asher / Acre on Thursday. Hapoel Mate Asher while Hapoel Urbani Kiryat Ata will host Hapoel HaMa’apil.
