Three days after the Men’s National Cup final, tonight (Sunday) the two contestants won the same final in the first game of the quarterfinals of the playoffs. Maccabi Tel Aviv 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 Tel Aviv with 18 points.
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).
On Wednesday, the second round of games will begin in the quarterfinals of the playoffs (the best of three games) when Maccabi Mosinson Hod Hasharon will host Hapoel Galil Mate Asher / Acre. On Thursday, the other three games will take place: MS Eilabun will host Hapoel Kfar Saba, Asa Ben-Gurion Beer Sheva will host Hapoel Mate Asher, while Hapoel Urbani Kiryat Ata will host Hapoel HaMaapil.