With no loss in the last four games, Hapoel Hadera will meet Maccabi Netanya tonight (Tuesday) and try to continue the momentum. Until the opening shot, Sharon Mimar’s team is on its way to significant strengthening: striker Lidor Cohen is on the verge of signing with the team and most of the details of the deal are already closed. On Thursday, the player, who is also a candidate for Hapoel Tel Aviv, will end his isolation period after returning from Georgia.
And back to the game. The statistics are clearly against Hadera, who have won only once in 12 head-to-head meetings in all competitions – but the club does not attach importance to this. The midfielder, Maxim Flakushchenko, will return to the squad after a month-long absence due to a tear in the lateral ligament and is expected to receive first minutes.
Alongside him, Sharon Mimar will make a number of changes to the lineup that ended in a draw against MS. Ashdod. Dia Lavidi will return to the squad and play with a special brace on his wrist after cracking it in training. Rodrig Bongongi may get the team shirt instead of Shoval Gozlan who has shown good ability in recent games, but due to the tight schedule Mimar has had to rotate. Marshall Ode, who has opened the wing in the last three games, is expected to return separately and Hadera hopes he will conquer again.
Estimated composition: Ruby Levkovich, Dia Levavidi, Jonathan Sisa, Obeida Hatab, Abdullah Jaber, Tamir Glazer, Gilad Abramov (Menashe Zelka), Rif Mesika, Gustavo Mermintini, Rodrig Bongongi (Shoval Gozlan) and Marshall Oda
