Maccabi Haifa proved last night (Wednesday) that the season is a bit different, with the turnaround and the 1: 2 over Maccabi Petah Tikva that sent it to the quarterfinals of the State Cup. In the past, the Greens would not have been mentally able to make a comeback against one of the best teams in the league, but a pair of noble Omar (including one of the beautiful goals they scored this season) broke the dam and left them with a chance to double.
Lately, Noble has been in good shape. The club waited for his debut goal and were very patient, trying to take pressure off him all the time due to the events of the past year while Barak Bachar believed in him all the way and therefore insisted on joining him. His connection to the fans came at the first moment and it is not trivial, due to the messages he received from some of them ostensibly. Last night, as soon as he got warmed up he was greeted with applause and at the end praised the green crowd in front of his friends.
Not only did the crowd cheer for the noble, but also his teammates and professional staff members. Haziza swung him in the air and after the game he gained a lot of heat. “He is a player who can change the future of the club,” they said.
In fact, Maccabi Petah Tikva was very lucky that the result ended only in 2: 1 and not in a defeat. : 4. “He was given a lesson in why not to underestimate. We are Maccabi Haifa, “said the club.
Barak Bachar managed the game in an excellent way and won compliments. He gave Neta Lavi and Noble Omar a rest and raised them in the half and from that moment there was only one team on the field. Noble, Dolev Haziza and Charon Sheri danced on the lawn on the way to victory, while Lavi’s replacement brought a lot of energy to Haifa. The connection was excellent, thwarted attacks and put his team on the attack quickly. After two less good games against Maccabi Petah Tikva and Hapoel Tel Aviv, the Greens received their captain with record ability.
Haziza showed again last night how much Maccabi Haifa has been missing lately. “I was very surprised when we fell 1-0 behind in the half, we talked in half about the mistake we made in the first half that we apologized for and it doesn’t matter if there is one player or another guilty. The relationship is over.
Other than that, during the game the Greens had allegations against Luzon’s trainees who played aggressively and committed offenses bordering on brutality. Maccabi Haifa was also angry with the referee, Daniel Bar-Natan, who claimed that he did not keep the players and did not rule on Pendel to Haziza’s credit.
Maccabi Haifa is gradually returning Nikita Rokavica, who last night recorded a huge miss and it is clear that he is still not as sharp as he was before the injury and infection in Corona. The club also encouraged Raz Meir, who made a mistake when he made a heel inside the box, as well as Ofri Arad, who hurried to trip in the box. Yannick Wildshot was substituted in the half and did not impress.
Bogdan Planic was very nervous throughout the game, but for the most part he was good. The moment they will remember from his game was in extra time, so he took Gershon the away ball and delayed it with his release, Bar Natan pulled out the fifth yellow that would make him lose the opening round of the playoffs, while yellow on Saturday against Netanya would cause his absence in the season game against Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Bachar allowed himself to make a wide rotation and among other things decided to start with Rami Gershon and not with Taleb Twataha due to the absence of San Menachem (yellows) and he squeezed compliments from his friends and coach for training like a professional even though he does not play much. “We tried to do rotations and we will continue to do because there is no choice. A very busy week, lucky there was no overtime today. We need to think who is fresh and do it smartly for Saturday, in a very important game,” said the coach.
“It’s fun to win and fun to pass a stage, but even more fun to win in this way despite being behind one attack by Maccabi Petah Tikva. We knew how to return to the game of football, patiently, without pressure, in a way with players who know what they want at any given moment, “Bachar added.” We need to leverage the victory for Saturday (the game against Maccabi Netanya). “
Bachar will continue to make rotations against Netanya on Saturday. San Menachem is expected to return to the squad, with Muhammad Abu Fani likely to rest. Noble Omar and Neta Lavi will return to Bachar’s 11.