Eight days before it officially opens the season with a home match in the Toto Cup against Kiryat Shmona, Hapoel Hadera concluded its training camp in Sofia this evening (Saturday) with a 1:2 victory over Viren from the third league in Bulgaria. It was the third victory of the Hakarites in the camp, after 0:2 over Maccabi Petah Tikva and 0:1 over the Azeri Sabah.
Steven Alfred, who scored the winning goal in the previous match, benefited from a pass by Saar Fedida and found the net in the 27th minute. Captain Menashe Zalka scored the second in the 65th minute and the Bulgarians, who parted ways a few days ago with their coach Emil Valev who knew good days in Israeli football, only narrowed it down with a penalty in the 70th minute.
“It was a good game, very strong,” concluded captain Zeleka. “We controlled most phases of the game, we had many opportunities and we could have increased the score, but this is a third win and we had a good camp. We consolidated and I hope that will be reflected in the future as well. The team looks good, we still need to strengthen a player or two, but the connection in the camp was good and the foreigners They acclimated not bad at all. We saw in the camp the sacrifice and determination, and that is the most important thing about Hadera. I believe we will have a good and quiet season, guarantee the stay and be able to look ahead.”
Hapoel Hadera: Ruby Levkovic, Oren Sitbon, Philip Ipola, Jonathan Sissa, Ido Levy, Kalman Sturm, Menashe Zalka, Gilad Abramov, Sa’ar Fedida, Sami Burar, Steven Alfred.