From now on, there won't be big reports as they used to be - instead, a brief report about every game will come near its factual report. Besides, the squads (with the marks of YEDIOTH AHRONOTH) will also be listed, as well as "The Men Of The Game" which will be marked in capital letters. All the rest will stay without any changes. Enjoy it, dear subscribers!
Hapoel Rishon le-Zion - HAPOEL HAIFA 0:4 (0:2).
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Hosts: -.
| Y. Mizrahi 5; Shemesh 4, Wolodarczyk 4, Agassi 4, Albert 4; T. Eliyahu 4,
| Sebeg 4, Pitusi 4, E. Cohen 4 (Shikwa, 31 - 4), Kabudi 4 (R. Ohana, 68);
| Capeta 4.
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Guests: Offer Talker (8), Giovanni Rosso (25), Najouan Grayib (69),
Liron Basis (73 pen).
| Awwat 5.5; Talker 6.5, Ben-Shimon 6, A. Halfon 6, Grayib 6.5 (Ben-Margi,
| 72); Milenko 6, Zeituni 6, GIOVANNI ROSSO 6.5, Ulyanov 6; Basis 6, Holtzman
| 5.5 (Ilan Tal, 64).
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REFEREE: Eyal Tsur (9).
AUDIENCE: 3,000, Superland Stadium, Rishon le-Zion.
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Hapoel Haifa looks pretty good on its way to the top, especially Giovanni Rosso. As for Rishon le-Zion, it seems the team will have real problems in the National League this year.
MACCABEE HAIFA - Hapoel Beit-Shean 4:0 (2:0). ----------------------------------------------- Hosts: Adoram Keisi (33), Radovan Romatko (36), Haim Silbas (73, 89). | Davidovich; A. Harazi 5.5 (Nagar, 74), Belianchuk 6, Benado 6, Elkayam 6, | A. Keisi 6.5; Zhano 6, Koppel 5.5, Benayoun 5.5 (Silbas, 69); RADOVAN | ROMATKO 7 (Vilner, 82), A. Mizrahi 6. ******** Guests: -. | S. Rakhamim 5; Itai 4 (Oded, 81), Hader 4, Elkaslassi 4, Zoabi 4.5, Ganon | 5; Y. Biton 4.5, Arameh 4 (Asulin, 59 - 4.5), M. Ben-Hemo 5, Elgrissi 4; | Roi Sagi 4.5 (Sandrussi, 71). ******** REFEREE: Haim Lipkovich (9). AUDIENCE: 8,000, Kiryat-Eliezer Stadium, Haifa. ********
Radovan Romatko can be finally a good foreigner that will bring Maccabee Haifa lots of beautiful minutes. Alon Mizrahi didn't score, but the goals of Adoram Keisi and Haim Silbas (the 2nd) were the real beauties. As for Beit-Shean, it's a real shame that the team has no money to put on the pitch more than 2 players of the accepted opening squad. The coach Avraham Abukarat can become a star actor in "Mission: Impossible II", or its director.
HAPOEL TSAFRIRIM HOLON - Maccabee Herzliya 3:0 (0:0). ------------------------------------------------------- Hosts: Samson Siasiah (55), Ezra Buzaglo (71), David Kabeda (77). | Zhidkov 6; Flash 6, Fur 6, Sokher 6, B. Hadad 6.5; Shlomi Dahan 6, Zaric 7, | DAVID KABEDA 7 (Postacci, 84), Ben-Barukh 7, Buzaglo 6 (H. Irmiyahu, 73); | Siasiah 6.5 (Dvir, 86). ******** Guests: -. | Gilardi 4.5; S. Asraf 4, Y. Koretski 4, Barmecher 4, Entebbi 4; Gat 4, A. | Levi 4 (E. Messika, 60 - 4.5), Ivanov 5, Naduda 5, Niederhaus 4.5; | Filipchuk 4 (Dantziger, 60 - 4.5). ******** REFEREE: Dani Koren (9). AUDIENCE: 700, Ironi Stadium, Holon. ********
Quite a surprising result - but a secret in which the arrival of Samson Siasiah (a participant of WC'94 from Nigeria, who scored a beautiful opener vs Argentina) was kept, definitely proved itself. Nedzad Zaric and Ziv Kabeda were also great. Andrei Bal still has to build a better team in Herzliya, and with such foreigners he can be capable of it.
Maccabee Petakh-Tikwa - BEITAR JERUSALEM 1:2 (1:0). ----------------------------------------------------- Hosts: Rajid Bransi (45 pen). | O. Cohen 5; S. Tsofin (RED, 89), Magamedov 6, Ben-Yosef 5.5 (F. Asulin, | 83), Partieli 5; Idan Tal 7, Lusek 6, G. Itzhak 6, E. Levi 5.5 (Bialla, | 76), Malihi 5 (Shemariyahu, 64); Bransi 6. ******** Guests: Offer Shitrit (47), Sergei Tretyak (52). | Korenfein 5; ILAN BAKHAR 7, Tretyak 6, Domb 6, Shelakh 6, Talesnikov 6; | Abuksis 6.5, T. Sandor 6.5, Hamar 5 (Reichman, 69); Salloi 5.5, O. Shitrit | 6 (Eli Ohana, 80). ******** REFEREE: Meir Levi (8). AUDIENCE: 7,000, Ironi Stadium, Petakh-Tikwa. ********
A beautiful combination of Abuksis and Tretyak gave Beitar a comeback and a victory, so needed before the home game (however meaningless it can be) vs Benfica. As for the hosts, many teams will lose points against the fighters of Eyal Lakhman.
HAPOEL JERUSALEM - Hapoel Petakh-Tikwa 2:1 (1:1). --------------------------------------------------- Hosts: OG (Walid Badir, 39), Salman Amar (55). | Strauber 6; SALMAN AMAR 6.5, S. Mihei 6, Hermon 6, S. Danino 6; Gola 5.5, | Mogieri 5.5 (Y. Avrahami, 59 - 5.5), E. Avrahami 6, Costelnik 6, M. Salman | 5.5 (Gili Levi, 53 - 6); Menakhem 5.5 (Aharon, 75). ******** Guests: Moti Kakun (36). | Hess 5.5; Maya 5, Badir 5, Hermesh 5, I. Boaron 5.5; Stan 5, Hassan 5.5 | (Rosen, 86), Abrabanel 5 (Shamir, 57 - 5), Ben-Ishai 5.5 (Abbas, 73); | Angelkovic (RED, 78), Kakun 5.5. ******** REFEREE: Yosef Benishti (8). AUDIENCE: 2,000, Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem. ********
A first loss to Giora Spiegel as Petakh-Tikwa's manager, after the hosts' comeback. Salman Amar was responsible for the opener, but then made a goal pass (to let Walid Badir score into a wrong direction) and scored a winner.
HAPOEL TEL-AVIV - Maccabee Yaffa 1:0 (0:0).
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Hosts: Aviv Walnerman (87).
| Elimelekh 5; Israel Cohen 6 (S. Cohen, 85), SHIMON GERSHON 6, M. Ohayon 5,
| Yaron 6, Balili (RED, 45); Rupenik 4.5, Tezetski 4.5, Tikwa 5; Udi 5
| (Walnerman, 65 - 5.5), Tuama 5 (Z. Kabeda, 72).
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Guests: -.
| Zoidze 5; Elmakeis 5.5, Mahamid (RED, 60), Rabinovich 5, Rozolio 5.5;
| Dalaui 5, G. Hershlikovich 5, Biankovski 4 (Rishti, 33 - 4) (M. Sason, 78),
| A. Zohar 4.5; Kokhavi 4 (Offri, 56 - 4), A. Mihei 4.
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REFEREE: Yaacov Ben-Hemo (4).
AUDIENCE: 7,500, Bloomfield Stadium, Yaffa.
[Paradoxically, Hapoel Tel-Aviv's stadium].
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A goal of a young substitute Aviv Walnerman beat the Georgian National keeper Irakliy Zoidze for the very first time in Israel. Maccabee Yaffa sucked a lot (except for its keeper), and therefore Hapoel should prepare much better to the UEFA Cup 2nd leg, using the lessons from this uninspired game. Mostly the criticism is turned towards its foreigners and Shalom Tikwa.
Maccabee Ironi Ashdod - Maccabee Tel-Aviv 3:3 (2:1). ------------------------------------------------------ Hosts: Amir Turgeman (30, 56 pen), Yossi Eisenberg (36). | Devadze 5.5; Martsiano 5, Masouli 5, Y. Malka 5.5, Tobol 5; Almoshnino 5.5, | Balog 7, Y. Offir 5.5, A. Sharabi 6.5 (Sudmi, 89); Y. Eisenberg 5.5 | (Galili, 75), AMIR TURGEMAN 7. ******** Guests: Alexei Kosolapov (15), Andrzej Kobica (47 pen), Eli Driks (73). | Rafi Cohen 4; O. Levi 5, G. Brumer 5, Ishai 5.5, Glam 5.5; A. Brumer 6, | Tsarfati 6 (O. Haim, 85), Edri 5.5, Kosolapov 5.5 (Luz, 61), Ben-Dayan 5 | (Driks, 46 - 6.5); Kubica 5.5. ******** REFEREE: Amit Klein (9). AUDIENCE: 6,000, Yud-Alef Stadium, Ashdod. ********
Alexei Kosolapov and Andrzej Kubica showed us their visit cards; the skill of Tibor Balog and Akakiy Devadze (with his fantastic double save from Kubica and Ben-Dayan after just 2 minutes) aren't needed to be proved anymore. A great save of Rafi Cohen from the header of Adir Sharabi (72) can't conceal an awful form in which the National keeper is now - his responsibility for 2 goals and the penalty he caused, don't suit him much towards the National game vs Austria soon. As for the teams - the Yellows should be polished yet, and their defence should be revolutionized; Ashdod is a very nice team that can surprise many. But don't we say it after every start of Ashdod?
Hapoel Kefar-Saba - Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv 1:1 (1:0). ----------------------------------------------------- Hosts: Niv Tal (36). | Strauss 5.5; A. Sandor 5 (Ungur, 71), Catalyn 5, Kahila 6, Shum 5, Yonai | 5.5; Anchavadze 5 (I. Koren, 61 - 5), Niv Tal 5.5 (Shem-Tov, 61 - 5), | Ben-Haim 5, Masterovic 5; Avvargeal 5.5. ******** Guests: OG (Nicholas Catalyn, 86). | YANIV WAHABA 6.5; Y. Alpiya 6, Fletcher 5, Ballas 5.5, Y. Avihail 5; Siton | 5, Liberman 4.5 (Smama, 75), S. Mizrahi 5 (Barkolin, 79), Madar 5.5, Mararo | 5.5; Y. Gordana 4.5. ******** REFEREE: Assaf Keinan (8). AUDIENCE: 2,500, Ironi Stadium, Kefar-Saba. ********
A very dull game, in which the young Yaniv Wahaba got his chance and used it fully. Now Bnei-Yehuda has to choose between him and Shaul Smadja in the net.
THE WEEK'S TEAM:
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Yaniv Wahaba
(Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv)
Ilan Bakhar Shimon Gershon Adoram Keisi Najouan Grayib
(Beitar Jerusalem) (Hapoel Tel-Aviv) (Maccabee Haifa) (Hapoel Haifa)
Marco Ben-Barukh Tibor Balog David Kabeda Idan Tal
(H. Tsafririm Holon) (M. Ironi Ashdod) (H. Tsafririm Holon) (M. Petakh-Tikwa)
Radovan Romatko Amir Turgeman
(Maccabee Haifa) (Maccabee Ironi Ashdod)
Maccabee Haifa, Hapoel Tsafririm Holon, Maccabee Ironi Ashdod - 2.
Hapoel Haifa, Beitar Jerusalem, Hapoel Tel-Aviv,
Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv, Maccabee Petakh-Tikwa - 1.
PLACE TEAM G W T L Goals Points
1 (3) Hapoel Haifa 01 1 0 0 4- 0 3
- (4) Maccabee Haifa 01 1 0 0 4- 0 3
3 (PR) Hapoel Tsafririm Holon 01 1 0 0 3- 0 3
4 (1) Beitar Jerusalem 01 1 0 0 2- 1 3
- (11) Hapoel Jerusalem 01 1 0 0 2- 1 3
6 (2) Hapoel Tel-Aviv 01 1 0 0 1- 0 3
7 (6) Maccabee Tel-Aviv 01 0 1 0 3- 3 1
- (12) Maccabee Ironi Ashdod 01 0 1 0 3- 3 1
9 (14) Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv 01 0 1 0 1- 1 1
- (7) Hapoel Kefar-Saba 01 0 1 0 1- 1 1
11 (5) Hapoel Petakh-Tikwa 01 0 0 1 1- 2 0
-- (9) Maccabee Petakh-Tikwa 01 0 0 1 1- 2 0
13 (PR) Maccabee Yaffa 01 0 0 1 0- 1 0
14 (8) Maccabee Herzliya 01 0 0 1 0- 3 0
15 (13) Hapoel Beit-Shean 01 0 0 1 0- 4 0
-- (10) Hapoel Rishon le-Zion 01 0 0 1 0- 4 0
IN BRACKETS - the places of the teams after the last Championship.
BEST PLAYER: Radovan Romatko, forward, Maccabee Haifa.
TOP SCORERS: Haim Silbas (Maccabee Haifa) 2(0) 2
Amir Turgeman (Maccabee Ironi Ashdod) 2(1) 2(1)
NOTE - the penalties scored are put in brackets. The last
column means the number of goals scored this week.
THE NEXT ROUND (in a week):
| Hosts | Guests |
| Hapoel Haifa (1-2) | Maccabee Haifa (1-2) |
| Maccabee Yaffa (13) | Hapoel Tsafririm Holon (3) |
| Beitar Jerusalem (4-5) | Hapoel Rishon le-Zion (15-16) |
| Hapoel Beit-Shean (15-16) | Hapoel Jerusalem (4-5) |
| Hapoel Petakh-Tikwa (11-12) | Hapoel Tel-Aviv (6) |
| Hapoel Kefar-Saba (9-10) | Maccabee Ironi Ashdod (7-8) |
| Maccabee Tel-Aviv (7-8) | Maccabee Petakh-Tikwa (11-12) |
| Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv (9-10) | Maccabee Herzliya (14) |
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