We have a first-place finisher in the semi-finals of the National Handball Cup: Bnei Herzliya won in Dimona 27:31, in a game that opened the quarterfinals. Dimona wanted to make history and qualify for the semifinals, after beating MK Holon last Friday after two overtimes and a penalty shootout, but unlike the league game in which they defeated Herzliya 27:35 – the meeting was completely different and completely controlled by Herzliya from the opening minutes.
The great ability of Oren Meirovich, Alon Oberman, Barak Carmon, Ben Liberty, Nemanja Goodwick and Ren Yunish led Daniel Lindgren’s team to a second consecutive qualification to the semifinals (last season they lost to Hapoel Ashdod, which also won the title). Herzliya already led by a record four goals during the first half, which ended at 14:11 for the visitors. Barak Carmon raised Herzliya to 13:17 (36 ‘), and Dimona also suffered a two-minute suspension in the same move, but it did not break. Doral Ben Saadon shrank to 19:17 (42 ‘).
Alon Oberman scored in the penalty area, and Carmon raised to 17:21 and then to 18:22. Sean Solomon reduced, but Ran Yunish set 20:24. Oren Meirovich, who provided a great game, provided an important stop, and Oberman raised to a record 20 : 25 and led to the dismissal of Roy Solomon for two minutes. Ilya Petrovich reduced to 26:22 at the entrance to the last ten minutes. Yotam Tal and Thomas Valante, the goalkeeper from Shalem, reduced to 27:25, less than five minutes to go. Goals by Ben Liberty and Dusan Andreevich, signed.
Conquered for Herzliya: Oberman 7 goals, Carmon 5, Godwick, Liberty and Ren Yunish (100 percent conquest) 4 each, Andreevich and Bilker 2 each, Ravid Naveh 1. Oren Meirovich scored a goal, finishing with 14 stops from 41 Injections – 34 percent. Dimona was led by conquests: Sean Solomon and Yotam Tal with 5 each, Ivgen Boyenko and Dorel Ben Saadon scored 4 each. Thomas and Lanta scored a goal, providing 12 stops.
Today (Wednesday), pictures ascending to the semifinals will be completed – after a great round of games we already won in the quarterfinals – Maccabi Dimona, which ousted Holon after two overtimes and a penalty shootout, and Ness Ziona and Kiryat Motzkin who defeated Be’er Sheva and Eilot, respectively . The main game, of course, will be the initial derby in which Maccabi will host Hapoel (20:00, Beit Maccabi). The last meeting between the two most decorated teams in Israeli handball in the quarterfinals of the Cup took place in February 2012 (Hapoel won it at 26:30). In fact, over the last decade the teams have met in the Cup Factory 8 times (4 times in the final stage, 3 times in the semi-final stage – as happened in the last two years in which Maccabi defeated Hapoel by 6 goals in each game, and as mentioned the same meeting in the quarterfinals 12 goals and a financing era of 5 for Hapoel). Last season was completely under Maccabi’s control in the derby games, the league and the state cup, but the last meeting in the league opener was painted red again – with 25:27 by Hapoel, in a huge display by goalkeeper Berzad Demirovich who provided 21 stops at 46 percent (Sean Cels led the scorer Hapoel with 6 goals, Nadav Nizri – ex Hapoel – scored 8 for me Maccabi). One thing is clear, one of the two clubs also decorated in the history of the State Cup factory will be relegated at an early stage.
The holder of the Hapoel Ashdod State Cup will host AK Ness Ziona (19:00), and will begin her path to defending the historic title she won last season after defeating Maccabi Rishon Lezion in overtime. Of Ashdod was on top. AS Ramat Hasharon – Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin (19:00). Ramat Hasharon finished the first round of the league in first place, and is the only unbeaten team in the league. Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin recorded a great achievement, with the immigration to the upper house from sixth place (and this meeting will also open the upper house stage in the league). The last league game between the two ended in a crushing victory for Ramat Hasharon – 24:34, when the difference was made by Tomislav Stojkovic – the goalkeeper and the cup animal who already won the title with Ashdod last year and almost a decade ago with Hapoel Rishon LeZion and will try to register with Third Israeli team and historical title for Ramat Hasharon in the State Cup.
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