In the shadow of the struggles in the league, Hapoel Tel Aviv will meet Maccabi Netanya tomorrow (Tuesday) in the eighth finals of the State Cup in order to forget a bit about the survival journey and sweeten the difficult season. “We have two critical games ahead of us. To expand how important it is to us as a club and to the fans “they said in the Khodorov complex.
Nir Klinger will have to make do without a number of players. Ben Bitton, who dislocated his shoulder, underwent an MRI scan which revealed that he had suffered a shoulder injury and it is unclear how long he will be out. Next to him, Shlomi Azulai suffers from an ankle sprain, Eddie Gottlieb with influenza and Raz Shlomo is removed. This means that Niv Sardel will probably open in the right-back position, and Iyad Abu Abid will serve as a stopper along with Sianda Kolo. Dan Einbinder, who is suffering from knee pain, will be on the squad but it is unclear if he will open at 11. Gil Yitzhak is in the lineup.
“I guess all the teams that will play in the cup at this point are in the same situation, both of important league games and a cup game. Unfortunately we have some injured that we will not be able to use,” Klinger explained. “We made all the preparations so that we would have the strongest team available to us. The thinking is also how important the trophy is for a club like Hapoel Tel Aviv and also that we have the big derby on Saturday. We are alert, ready and the injured will not be used as an excuse. ”
“A tough game awaits us, Netanya definitely deserves to be in the top playoffs,” Klinger continued. “I’m sure each of the players will give everything so we can be in the next stage.” Lidor Cohen added: “We know it is a 50-50 chance, but Hapoel Tel Aviv has a history with trophies. We want to continue on this path and maybe bring a degree to the club. “
Meanwhile, the association’s prosecutor, Adv. Nir Reshef, decided to prosecute Tel Aviv owner Sharon Nisnov for disciplinary conduct that included not wearing a mask and harsh statements to the judges (“All your whistles are a shame”).
