Another disappointment for Kiryat Shmona yesterday (Saturday) after they failed to take all the points and ended in a 1:1 draw with Bnei Sakhnin.
The professional team felt that there is nothing new under the sun. “Every week the same chant. How much can you say we deserved to win? That we were better? We threatened more, dominated the game, pressed and it wasn’t enough to take 3 points. What separates us from the red line is goal difference. If we don’t start winning, no goal difference won’t save us. We’re lucky right now that the bottom is messy and a lot of teams look in danger, because 9 points out of 33 is a rate of relegation.”
This time, despite this, there are extenuating circumstances for the loss of KSH’s points. Tamir Adi, who was supposed to start in the lineup, went up to warm up, felt the hamstring muscle and was removed from the squad. Apart from him, Sanin Sabai also injured his ankle and the two are doubtful for the next round on Tuesday against Netanya.
Despite the plight of points, coach Menachem Koretsky receives backing from owner Izzy Sharetzky who emphasizes that Koretsky will coach until the end of the season. There are voices in the professional team who claim that the squad is short and must be strengthened in January, especially in the attack, but Sharetzki does not plan to strengthen significantly.