The second leg of the quarter-finals of the State Cup takes place at this time when Beitar Jerusalem hosts Hapoel Afula. The trainees of Aboxis are already with a leg and a half in the next stage after the 0:4 defeat they inflicted on the team from the north in the first meeting.
The team from the capital hopes to recover from the 2:1 loss to Maccabi Haifa in the last league game and, as mentioned, it comes with a large advance for the game, but of course wants not to get into trouble on its home court. Terzi Toma, Yoon Nicolasco, Avishai Cohen and Bar Cohen scored for Beitar in the previous meeting.
The team from the capital of the valley may have their backs against the wall, but they are having an excellent time in the national league, when they have not lost in their last four games. In the last round, they beat Hapoel Rishon Lezion 2:3 when Shahar Hirsh excelled with two assists, Avihai Vodja, Hadar Azruel and Lavi Vashakron were the scorers.
Aboksis’ team hopes to sail easily to the first semi-final since the 2017/18 season and join Maccabi Netanya and M.S. Ashdod who have already secured their place in the next stage. Over the years, the Jerusalemites have qualified 11 times for the cup final, with their last win being in the 2008/09 season.