AS Ramat Hasharon is 60 minutes away from a historic climb to the playoff finals, after completing an impressive victory today (Friday) – 35:26 in “Katzir” – and 0: 2 in the semifinal series against MK Holon. The big drama is in the parallel series. After the victory of the champion Maccabi Rishon LeZion in the first game in Ashdod, the holder of the State Cup responds with a victory in Beit Maccabi – 31:35 – which compares the series to 1: 1, and will drag it to at least a fourth game.
This day may not have provided close cavalry, but it was full of the little details. Big: Maccabi Rishon LeZion recorded its first home loss in the playoffs since April 27, 2018 – when Hapoel Rishon LeZion made the unforgettable turnaround in the second game of the playoff semifinals, with a return from 29:23 to a 29:30 victory in 6 minutes The end. After each team registers an away win in the series, Ashdod will surely be inspired by the 2019 playoff semifinal series, its historic championship season, which began with a return from a 1-0 deficit in the semifinal series against Hapoel Rishon LeZion, and continued with three consecutive victories, qualifying for the same final Historic against Maccabi Rishon LeZion and the hoisting of the championship plate at Beit Maccabi. But it’s all history. On Monday, the third game will be held at “Makif T” in Ashdod, and everything is open as we learned in this rivalry (19:30). In terms of time – Ramat Hasharon achieves its first victory in Holon since 2018-19, as part of the league. If that happens – Ramat Hasharon will also gain a home advantage in the series of the best of 5 games, but as we have learned, for the first time who knows how much, and especially today, it is only on paper.
Maccabi Rishon LeZion – Hapoel Ashdod 35:31 (15:17). 1: 1 in the series
The champion Maccabi Rishon LeZion had a real opportunity today to approach the qualifiers for the playoff final series, after the 31:33 on Monday in Ashdod: it already had a 4-goal lead during the first half, but Hapoel Ashdod turned it into a plus 4 of its own within 27 minutes – At the end, she equalized the semifinal series to 1: 1 – and keeps her historic treble dream alive and breathing.
Conquered for Maccabi Rishon LeZion: Sharon Shalem 6 of 9, Dor Calderon, Karacic and Sidi (all on penalties) 5 each, Kankaresh 4 of 4, Rotem Segal and Niv Zoref 2 each, Nadav Nizri and Guy Cordova 1 each. Goalkeepers: Niv Fishlovitz with 6 stops at 25 percent success, Shikloshi with 5 stops at 24 percent.
Occupied Ashdod: Stellman 8 from 9 (including 5 from 6 from 7 meters), Kushmero and Ilyich 6 from 8 each, Vujicic 5 from 11, Shahar Levin 4 from 4, Nibu Levy, Omer Gera 2 about A., Babic and Suissa 1 each. Goalkeepers: Oz Yitzhak provided 8 stops at 31 percent, including Pendel. Kusanovich finished with two stops at 13 percent
MK Holon – AS Ramat Hasharon 35:26 (16:10). 0: 2 in the series for Ramat Hasharon
The last time Ramat Hasharon won in Holon in the Winner League was during the 2018-19 – 26:28 season. Since then, Holon has managed to keep its home, with two wins and a draw (by the way – Ramat Hasharon recorded another historic moment a year earlier in Holon, when it first qualified for the semi-finals of the State Cup). In the semi-final stage, in the club’s jubilee year, much more could have been expected, and that Holon would reduce the quality and experience gaps, and achieve its first victory in the playoff semifinals. This did not happen, Ramat Hasharon did its job efficiently, Goals: As mentioned, it is only one game away from the historic immigration to the playoff finals, and perhaps also to the correction – after the season that already recorded the historic immigration to the state cup final, but was defeated in it against Ashdod.
Occupied Holon: Or Maman and Or Levy 6 each, Lidor Peso, Diane Pralitza 4 each, Patrick Obina, Milos Savitch 2 each, Riff Cohen and Amit Reinsberg 1 each. Canaanite Light provided 6 stops (including Pendel).
Conquered to Ramat Hasharon: Yossi Apo 6, Ram Turknitz and Tal Hershkovitz 5 each, Marco Churchic, Daniel Tzarfati and Ivan Moshitch 3 each, Eden Ginger, Milan Pavlovich, Aviad Ben Ziman and Daniel Shekels 2 each. A., Nadav Habib and Amit Mottola 1 each. Stojkovic excelled with 14 stops, including a 3-penalty stop