Great concern was recorded tonight (Saturday) at Hapoel Tel Aviv after the injury of goalkeeper Ernests Shtakus. The Lithuanian was taken to hospital after dislocating his elbow, and after a long wait the Reds were informed that he was not suffering from a crisis and had not suffered any ligament damage. The concern was of course an injury that would cause him a long absence and prevent him from playing in the top playoffs, and indeed the goalkeeper is expected to be out for several weeks and miss several games. Shtakus underwent photographs at Rambam, among other things to check whether, apart from the unloading, he was suffering from a crisis, but as stated, no fracture was discovered in the photo and the duration of the absence is still unclear.
Beyond the concern for Shtakus, Hapoel Tel Aviv were also very disappointed with the 2: 2 against Maccabi Netanya. The Reds already led 0-2 against an opponent who played at a numerical disadvantage, but did not know how to maintain the advantage and ended up dealing with a sense of near-loss – despite securing a ticket to the top playoffs.
Kobe Medicine did not hide his deep disappointment at the end of the game: “It’s hard to explain. It’s a game of 0: 4 or 0: 5. We missed and it’s okay, but to get those expatriates… Wrong closing, goalkeeper’s mistake, suddenly in a quarter of an hour everything turned upside down. “We set ourselves the goal of reaching the top playoffs, but I’m disappointed. I’m very sorry we did not win, it’s hard for me to accept that.”
Medicine continued: “There is no doubt we should be in the top playoffs, but the road… We led, we missed, there was a bit of a lack of paragon. I am happy from the immigration, but very disappointed from the last quarter of an hour. We will set new goals, of course we want to fight for fourth place because the first three places are already closed. “
Hapoel Tel Aviv will know the order of its games in the top playoff after the 26th round ends.