The 26th round of the national league will continue tonight (Monday) with three games that will take place at 19:00, when Hapoel Acre will host Hapoel Petach Tikva fighting for its life at the bottom, MS Kfar Qassem will meet Hapoel Raanana and Achi Nazareth will host Hapoel Rishon Lezion for the battle Critical in the fight for a place in the top playoffs.
Hapoel Acre – Hapoel Petah Tikva (Acre)
A heated six-point bottom battle will take place in Acre as the local Hapoel, which is in a very bad period as it has already counted six consecutive league games without a win and from talking about the top playoffs, the Northerners are now forced to look down on survival struggles. Eli Cohen’s team is ranked 12th in the table, just 4 points above 14th place which leads to the test matches.
The Malabes, on the other hand, are experiencing one of their most difficult seasons, as they are in last place in the table, 8 points below the place leading to staying at the end of the season and 5 points below MS Kfar Qassem in 14th place, which leads to the test games, counting 4 consecutive games No victory and must achieve victories urgently in order not to be relegated to the first division at the end of the season. Itai Levy and Naftali Blai returned to practice this week after recovering from Corona and Itzik Shulmeister returned from injury, but all three will not be available to Kalmi Saban this time and will be absent from the squad.
Coach Hapoel Petah Tikva, Kalmi Saban, He said ahead of the critical battle: “We are coming after a difficult and not easy week. We will do everything necessary to come back with 3 points from Acre.”
Brake Hapoel Acre, George Dibba He said: “Although we are in a less good period but we are working hard to get back on track. We got into a situation where in our last three games we absorb easily and that is something that is not typical of us this season. The game with Hapoel Petah Tikva is super important and everyone knows its importance. The game is up to us, if each player gives 200% of himself I am sure we will do the job. “
Coach Hapoel Acre, Eli Cohen, He said: “We will reach the goal of changing the negative momentum we are in in recent games. These are things that happen in football and we are strong enough as a system to deal with this period. “The players are well aware of the importance of the game and together with the good preparation we have done over the past week, I believe in them and I am confident that they will do the job.”
My brother Nazareth – Hapoel Rishon Lezion (Ilut)
An intriguing game in the North between the Greens, who dream of finishing the regular season in the top playoffs after fighting all season at the bottom, but have improved in recent weeks. Despite this, in the last game Nazareth went backwards when they absorbed 3: 0 from Hapoel Afula and will now try to recover in order to try and fight for the place among the top 8 as it is now ranked 11th, 5 points away from eighth place. On the other hand, the oranges of Ismail Amer know that they must not lose so as not to get involved and get Nazareth back on track. The team from the city of wine is now in seventh place, 7 points away from its opponent in the game and also, with a gap of 4 points from Hapoel Afula in 9th place.
Goalkeeper of my brother Nazareth, Gad Amos, Speaking ahead of the game: “Preparing for this game as for any difficult game, Rishon LeZion is an excellent and very tactical team. This is a very egalitarian league and there is no team that comes with any priority. The team always prepares us for the best side, I believe and hope we will get the job done on the pitch. This game is very important to us, any game now until the end of the season can be decisive. We lost a lot of points this year in games we were not supposed to lose and that’s why every point is now even more important. Our goals have changed as the season has progressed, right now the goal is a top playoff. I am an optimistic person who never gives up, so I am sure we will do everything to be there and in the end I also believe we will be. “
Hapoel Rishon LeZion player, Uri Zohar, He said ahead of the match: ‘We come to the game after the preparation of the team and know that we are first and foremost dependent on ourselves. “There is no doubt that this is another important game in the last line towards the end of the regular league and we will do everything to come home with 3 points.”
MS Kfar Qassem – Hapoel Raanana (Lod)
An intriguing bottom battle between the team of Shlomi Dora, who has not lost since being appointed, when the team arrives after six consecutive league games without a loss and tries to continue the escape from the bottom when it is only 3 points away from Hapoel Umm al-Fahm, which is ranked 13th, remaining in the league Without the need for test games. On the other hand, Eldad Shavit’s team is very complicated, being in tenth place in the table, only 5 points from Kfar Qassem, where a loss can greatly complicate it in the bottom struggles, while a victory can narrow the gap between Raanana and eighth place, which leads to the top playoffs, to only one point.
Coach of MS Kfar Qassem, Shlomi Dora, Prepared for the match: “The preparations are like for any normal game. Video, tactics and personal conversations with the players. We really want and also believe that the momentum can be continued, in football we need to take advantage of these things and ride the wave. I hope we can make another victory closer to our goal. Stay in the league. “
Coach Hapoel Raanana, Eldad Shavit, Referring to his team’s preparations and saying: “Towards the end of the regular season the games become more difficult and fateful, so too the game against Kfar Qassem is difficult and important. We hope to continue the positive momentum we have recently created.”
