In the shadow of a stormy week that included a lot of uncertainty and no less than 13 verified corona patients at MS Ashdod, the team from the port city proved yesterday (Thursday) that it belongs to the top echelons. With 15 qualified players on the roster, Ran Ben Shimon’s players managed to put all the troubles aside and just before the corona break, they recorded a 1: 2 change over Hapoel Tel Aviv at the 11th Stadium. The victory raised Ashdod to third place, at the expense of Hapoel Beer Sheva. By the way, Ashdod lacks one game, and it will even be able to qualify for second place at the expense of Maccabi Tel Aviv.
“The most encouraging thing of all, is to see this team win games of character. To see players rise above,” he said Ran Ben Shimon Proudly, “Even in all this fun called MS Ashdod there are some notable individuals like Nenad Svetkovich who has not trained for a week and just took off his hat in the face of his tremendous professionalism. Other players also made an effort and did not let the situation affect them, came to this game and gave “Everyone, the heart and the soul. A really good team is developing here that can be trusted and we will continue to work hard and develop.”
While Fahd Bayou scored the first goal and brought his team back into the game, Roy Gordana Was the one who completed the turnaround with his second goal this season. “It was our very important victory in this period of the Corona, with all this uncertainty with the players who are sick and not sick. We showed a lot of character in this victory. In the first half we also showed ability, but in the second half a little less. We will sit, watch the video and analyze,” he said. The old connection.
Gordana added: “There are certain games and periods that unfortunately have to take the points, even if it comes at the expense of ability. In the second half we returned to positions, we defended well, do not remember situations of Hapoel Tel Aviv and achieved a very important victory for us. “In light of the results of Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Petah Tikva. We are very happy and hope for continuity after the closure is over and this whole situation of the corona will leave us.”
Speaking of Corona, Ashdod has a long list of players who carry the Corona virus, including Tom Ben Zaken, Dean David, Monterey Kamhani, and Gil Cohen. To these can be added the list of the injured which includes Timothy Avani and Musa in Gaioko. The club will take advantage of the days off to train all the players and return to the league with renewed strength.
At the strengthening level, the club is expected to add two players to the offensive part, when a variety of options are being considered. The one who exceeded Ben Shimon’s sights and may land in Ashdod to impress is the Nigerian attacking player, Ibrahim Olavin, who is able to play as a striker, on the wing and as an offensive midfielder. The 23-year-old Olavin played in the Rangers from the first league in Nigeria, in the media he scored 8 goals last season.
