Surprise in the Winner League: AS Ramat Hasharon and ASA Tel Aviv parted ways this evening (Monday) in a 29:29 tie, in an early meeting that opened the 11th round that closes the first round.
By definition, a meeting of extremes, between the runner-up and the second in the table and the newcomer from the bottom – and the only one in the league that plays for the purity of Israelis – who was not far from registering a victory when she led entering the last minute. Quite similar to how she knew how to look the champion Hapoel Ashdod and the leader Hapoel Rashalz in the eyes, and drag them into drama until the buzzer, even when these two games ultimately ended in losses. Tonight she leaves with an important point (her fifth of the season) in the fight for survival from Oranim.
ASA led at the start and at halftime (4:15 p.m.). In the last minutes, Ivan Mushic equalized with Ramesh. Yuval Yamner put ASA up 27:28 with a penalty. Daniel Zarfati equalized from the corner, Yamner made it 28:29, but Ram Turkenitz equalized a minute to the end. Both teams had a chance to decide, and the last shot from the corner by Tal Hershkovitz hit the goal post. By the way, after ASA added the goalkeeper of the youth team and Bnei Herzliya, Lior Shein, it may add Nadav Habib from Ramat Hasharon after the cup games.
Starting tomorrow, Ramesh will start preparations for its pair of games in the third round of the European Cup on Saturday and Sunday at Oranim Hall against the Czech Talent Plzen, with a clear goal – to qualify for the round of 16 of the European Factory Finals.
Scorers for Ramash: Moshich 9, Ram Turkenitz 8, Zarfati 4, Hershkovitz 3, Yossi Apo 2, Aviad Ben Ziman and Marko Chorcich 1 KA. Tomislav Stojkovic finished with 11 stops from 28, Lior Kaplan added 4 stops (from 15 shots).
Scoring for ASA: in the 7th round, Yuval Yamner and Shelo Aharoni 6 KA, Eyal Seifert 5, Ntono Zahavi 4, Amir Seifert 1. Kobi Cohen with 13 stops from 42 – 31%. Alon Kaplinsky and Matan Pinker judged.
The remaining games of the cycle will take place on Friday – when the pair of meetings between Hapoel SP Ashdod (16 points) and Bnei Herzliya Nafis (14 points) and between Maccabi Rashel (16 points) and MK Yuval Holon (14 points) will determine both The other teams that will finish in the first four (in addition to Hapoel Rashlatz and Ramat Hasharon), will automatically qualify for the quarterfinals of the State Cup.
The leader Hapoel Altshuler Shaham Rashel will host Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin, and in the lower part – important meetings between Hapoel Kiryat Ono and Hapoel RG and between A. K. Ness Ziona and Hapoel Doral Habel Eilot.
As mentioned, next week (on the 15th of the month) the first round matches in the cup will be held (between the teams that finish the first round in 5-12 places), and the 4 winners will qualify for the quarter finals – which will be held on the 19/20 of the month.