Yahav Gorfinkel, score: 7
The defender who doesn’t get much credit this season stepped up in the most important game
Shahar Piven, score: 3
Precisely after a great performance against Maccabi Haifa he played a very weak game, a huge mistake by him doomed this game to end in a draw
The big Tel Aviv derby promised a lot and we got a lot of events in it, although a little less terrible. Bottom line, both sides leave the game tonight (Saturday) disappointed as Maccabi and Hapoel Tel Aviv drew 0:0 in Bloomfield.
The game opened with a 12-minute stoppage following the throwing of flares that showed how ineffective the new net in the stands was, but it seems the players “learned” from the fans and they also couldn’t find the net. The first half was mainly characterized by a successful defense of the Reds when, except for Eran Zahavi’s miss from the box, not too much happened.
The second half was no longer typical of the derby of recent years. Hapoel gained confidence and began to look for a way to the goal, when twice they already received a penalty on the field, only for it to be canceled by the VAR team (with justice it must be said). The biggest opportunity came in the 75th minute when Keis Ghanem already raced alone to the goal, but Enrique Saborit “jumped on the grenade”, tripped the striker and received a red that may have decided the game. A draw that disappoints both sides, as the Yellows missed an opportunity to reduce the gap from Maccabi Haifa to three points.
