The Toto Cup is in full swing, the Israeli teams are doing well in Europe, and the Premier League will return next week, but there are things we didn’t miss. At the end of the game this evening (Saturday), between Hapoel Tel Aviv and BTR Jerusalem, the violent scenes that we have become so accustomed to seeing, unfortunately, returned again.
After the 2:1 loss to Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Toto Cup, there were very violent clashes between some Beitar Jerusalem fans and security guards at the venue. Many objects were thrown, security forces entered the stands, and at least one arrest was made.
And there was also a match as mentioned, which Yossi Abouxis referred to at the end: “We trained for two months without knowing what would happen. Credit goes to the players who didn’t even know if they would have a contract. We didn’t prepare properly in terms of practice games and even in Toto this was our first game. The club was able to stay thanks to our arrival Barak Abramov”.
“After 21 years of leaving and coming back, I felt it was not my time to leave again. I took the possibility that I would find myself without a team, but I had fun here last year. Sometimes it’s worth it to gamble if you’re in a big club. We played without 5-6 players who didn’t have time to pass the inspection , and this is already reinforcement for next week. We need 2-3 more good foreigners that we haven’t been able to bring until now.”
Ophir Kriaf He said at the press conference later: “No matter how much I talk and tell, it’s impossible to convey the feelings we went through. We want to start a new path, we have a week to prepare for the league, we’re concentrating on football. We didn’t make an ideal preparation.”
The captain commented on the new era of ownership: “We wish him luck. Patience will be needed because we are starting from scratch while others are starting to move. I believe in those who remain, the players who remain show that this is a dressing room that is going to be strong, and that will be a serious factor. We have talked enough, it is time for hard work” .
Later, Criaf addressed the crowd: “Everyone knows my opinion about the crowd. This is the strength of the club, not the symbol or the color. This is why there are buyers who want to buy the crowd.”