The Premier League returned at a good time from the break and at this time Beitar Jerusalem hosts Maccabi Netanya in the Teddy Stadium as part of the 14th round. The team from the capital aims to win and thus pass the Diamonds in the table, who are in a good period. Even before the opening whistle, the Jerusalemites held a minute of silence in memory of Eliyahu Ofer and a tribute ceremony in honor of Itamar Nitzan, Liran Hutman and Shay Constantine who played in the club.
Yossi Abuxis’ team comes after losing 3:1 to Kiryat Shmona in the Toto Cup ranking games, and achieved a 4:0 victory over the modest Kfar Kasem within the cup. The host has 13 points, two less than the diamonds.
On the other side of the fence, Ran Kozhuk’s team is in a good time. She went into the break after two consecutive league victories, after which she advanced to the final of the Toto Cup in penalties at the expense of Hadera, and also beat Kiryat Shmona in the cup in penalties.
In the previous round, the teams met in the first round and the Diamonds scored a resounding 1:4, including a hat trick by Jagor Zlatanovich. It has been six games that the Jerusalemites have not beaten this opponent, with the last victory being in February 2021, 1:2 in Netanya.