Maccabi Netanya will try for the first time this season to string together two consecutive victories when they host MS Ashdod this Saturday. Coach Ran Kozhuk, who, as was published on the sports channel yesterday (Tuesday), will receive the credit to continue on the lines even during the World Cup break. Due to a desire to save costs, Netanya closed a training camp in Wingate at the end of the month and will try to find training rivals in Israel.
Players in the team expressed surprise that Kozhuk chose in the press conference after the game to praise Itamar Nitzan who did not play and is in a weak capacity and not to compliment Raz Karmi who since returning to goal, Netanya has not conceded. At the same time, it is not impossible that Karmi will continue between the posts also in the away game against Ashdod.
The German left back, Florian Hartharz, was fined NIS 5,000 by the team’s disciplinary committee. As first published here, Harthertz kicked a bottle that almost hit one of the ball carriers and even cursed that he was replaced in the loss to Hapoel Hadera. The club will try to reach a financial settlement with Harthartz and Erich Barko, who are not in the plans.
With the defender the road is easier, while the disappointing midfielder/striker has a two-year contract. In Harthartz’s contract there is a clause that if he completes 26 games in all establishments his contract will be automatically extended and he has not reached the specified number and will not reach it in light of the decision to release him.