Doron Ben Dor
Ali Muhammad, Uri Dahan and Chiron Sheri (Omri Stein)
Maccabi Haifa stopper Uri Dahan, who is returning after several teams, announced that he does not intend to leave. The Greens are not going to force the young brake to move a team and he can stay, but it is doubtful he will see significant minutes of play, especially when Ofri Arad knocks on the team’s doors.
Meanwhile, the club will today follow the results of the disciplinary hearing at the Football Association in the case of the brakeman Bogdan Planic. As you may recall, the Serb was on trial following the report of referee Niv Steif, who claimed that the brake burst towards him at the end of the game against Hapoel Jerusalem.
The Greens hope and expect that the disciplinary committee will not tighten the brakes and will be able to analyze well the events that preceded his outburst, which was due in part to the referee’s disparaging response to Planich’s claim, when Steif allegedly said disparagingly to him: “Go to the room.” The team reiterated this morning: “We believe the court will consider the circumstances of the case. Bogdan is a great guy and he just wanted to ask the referee about the decision not to stop the game after he was injured and lay on the grass. This was an event that was avoided with respect from both sides.”
Also, midfielder Jose Rodriguez is in doubt for the game against Maccabi Netanya. The Spaniard is still injured and at least at the moment it does not seem to be available to Barak Bachar. Another player who will be missing is the dismissed Muhammad Abu Fani. Over 3,000 tickets were sold ahead of the contest, with the sale opening at 12:00 for home subscribers.
The one who may return to the team in such a situation after a very long time is captain Neta Lavi, who in the game against Hapoel Jerusalem entered the field as a substitute and showed good ability. Mahmoud Jaber is back in full training and the injury seems to be behind him. Jaber will have more significant minutes to get him back to playing fitness as he presented before the injury.
