the morning after Hapoel Be’er Sheva is satisfied with the performance yesterday (Thursday) against Villarreal, in which Eliniv Barda’s team surrendered 2:1 to the strong Spanish rival. “We didn’t fall from them,” they said at the club. “At quite a few stages we initiated and controlled. The result itself is disappointing,” they added.
The Reds were angry at the first penalty the Yellows received, with Omri Glazer also convinced that he did not fail the Villarreal player. From a rear angle, it could be seen that the goalkeeper of Hapoel Beer Sheva was even ahead of his opponent and reached the ball first. According to Hapoel Beer Sheva, the penalty kick was what got the Spaniards into the game.
Despite the satisfaction with last night’s performance, Eliniv Barda is interested in another purchase and made this clear at the press conference after the game: “We need at least two more players if we want to compete with Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Tel Aviv. Both Alona Barkat and Guy Primor know what I’m asking for and in which positions.” After the signing of Or Belorian and Eden Shamir, the Reds from the Negev may land another foreigner in the front, with Dan Bitton still on the agenda.
At the same time, the future of Tomer Yosef, Yoni Stoyanov, Aviv Solomon and Andre Martins will be determined by the end of the transfer deadline. Yosef, as you know, is already checking options in other groups. Also, the question of Hatem Abdelhamid remains open, as Be’er Sheva does not yet know when the player will return to training regularly and whether at the last moment of the window he will decide to move north to his family or stay in the southern region.