Hapoel Nof Hagalil is furious about the placement of the judges for the upcoming round. In an official statement issued today (Wednesday), the team is “surprised and astonished” by the decision to include Liran Liani in the game of Hapoel Jerusalem, its bottom rival, against Hapoel Tel Aviv, in light of its problematic past with the referee, which includes open lawsuits in court.
“We expected the referees’ union to show more understanding and sensitivity and we call for Liani to be placed in the game,” they say among the newcomer. The referees’ union will discuss the issue again and make a decision on whether to detract the referee from running the game.
On another issue, following the media festival surrounding Bar Cohen, the midfielder on loan from Maccabi Tel Aviv to Hapoel Nof Hagalil, the northern team banned him from being interviewed. “With all due respect to him, it would be better for him to concentrate on the field and talk there,” the CEO explained Gil Brem. Cohen has excelled in recent weeks and even cooked the goal for Wahib Habiballah 3: 1 for Maccabi Tel Aviv, his mother team.
Meanwhile, midfielder Nir Lex underwent surgery yesterday (Tuesday) to restore the ligaments in his knee. The operation was performed by Dr. Dror Lindner, the doctor of Maccabi Tel Aviv, at Assuta Hospital in Ramat Hachayal. “Thank God everything is fine, it was stressful, happy that everything went through, happy that it was behind me,” he said Lex. The contact, who grew up at Hapoel Tel Aviv, arrived from Bnei Sakhnin in the transfer window last January, as part of the changes made by coach Shai Barda to the squad.
Lex started in the team in the first two games (Hapoel Haifa and Maccabi Petah Tikva) and in his third game, against Betar Jerusalem Teddy, he injured his knee due to bad movement. He left the field in the 39th minute and Dr. Frenkel, the Betar doctor and director of the orthopedic department at Hadassah Hospital, examined him in half and immediately determined that it was a tear in the cruciate ligament that required surgery and an absence of more than six months.
In the Galilee landscape, it is noted that despite his injury, Lex continued to attend training and team games, including the last game against Maccabi Tel Aviv. In some of the game against Maccabi Tel Aviv we beat them, but it is still a much stronger team than us. “We played less well against Bnei Sakhnin, but we have a good enough team to stay in the Premier League,” he said.
In addition, John Ugo, who was injured at the beginning of the game against Maccabi Tel Aviv, is suffering from a strong strain and will receive a rest of several days to try to prepare him for Saturday’s game against Maccabi Haifa. The one who will return to the squad is the Timothy Musi contact.