As with any campaign by the Israeli national team, and just before the publication of Willy Rotensteiner’s squad for the World Cup qualifiers, this time too one of the burning questions is who will be the goalkeeping trio. Everyone is worthy, but some are in better shape while others are a little less so. Therefore and accordingly, we gathered the best Israeli goalkeepers for one place and gave you the right to choose. The numbers are in front of you, vote in the special poll at the end of the article >>
Ruby Lewkowicz (Hapoel Hadera)
At least according to the numbers, the Hapoel Hadera goalkeeper, who testified in an interview with “Open Field” that “he deserves to stand at the team’s goal”, should be taken into account. Levkovich is the goalkeeper who completed the most minutes apart from Arik Janko (2438), in which he conceded 27 goals. Rival attacks threatened his goal 316 times (the most in the league), providing 82 stops that placed him fourth in the league. Levkovic also excels in the leg game (616 accurate passes, fifth in the league), but is that enough to get the team’s goalkeeper jersey?
Itamar Nitzan (Betar Jerusalem)
Whether it is Betar Jerusalem’s shaky defense or his good ability, Nitzan has positioned himself as one of the most stable goalkeepers in the league. As for the leg game, compared to Levkovich, the numbers are less impressive – as Nitzan delivered 599 accurate passes out of 766 passes in total.
Ophir Marciano (Hibernian)
The Hibernian goalkeeper has already established his status as the team’s first goalkeeper, and it does not look like this is going to change in the next campaign. He completed 2,397 minutes this season in 27 games, providing 64 stops in total and 2.4 stops per game. All this, along with 30 mandatory goals he has conceded this season, have put his Hibernian in third place in the Scottish league table. In football, Marciano is accurate in 57% of cases.
Ariel Harush (Hornfein)
The Hornfein goalkeeper was once the center of the team’s goalkeeping discussion, but last season his status deteriorated. In fact, since leaving Sparta Rotterdam, Hemlock has moved to two stations – Nitra and Hornfein – and played just three games, in which he has conceded no less than six goals. The team, of course, remembers to inherit the good old days – but does the realization that it’s time to say goodbye begin to seep into Willie Rotensteiner’s head? time will tell.
Boris Kleiman (Volus)
The goalkeeper, who stood between the beams of Betar, establishes his status in Greece and so far this season has scored 16 goals in 16 league appearances in the Volos uniform, which placed the team in sixth place. Kleiman completed 1,440 minutes in the league and added two more cup games, in which he scored four goals – And if you ask him, the answer will probably be that he really deserves to wear the national jersey.
More options: Yoav Jaffy (Ashdod), Ohad Levita (BS), Arik Janko (Maccabi Petah Tikva)