Fascinating evening of the quarterfinals of the State Cup for men, led by the elimination of the doubles player Maccabi Tel Aviv by Hapoel Galil Mate Asher / Acre who defeated it 2: 3, the semifinals later this month at the Sports Hall in Romema, Haifa will meet Hapoel Kfar Saba with Hapoel Galil Mate Asher Acre and Hapoel Jerusalem and MS Eilabun.
Hapoel Galil Mate Asher / Acre – Maccabi Tel Aviv 2: 3 (10:15, 17:25, 25:16, 25:23, 21:25)
One of the better games we saw in recent years was tonight in the Naaman hall in front of 1100 spectators who gave a fun European atmosphere and swept the two teams to a rhythmic and fascinating game, by the way, today 5.3 – is exactly the date of Hapoel Galil Mate Asher / Acre’s first game 84 years ago. So on March 5, 1938 she was called Hapoel Ein Hamifratz and she played against Hapoel Masaryk in a tournament.
The first set was controlled by Mate, who had excellent offensive ability, but the Yellows from Tel Aviv returned in the second set, which they eventually took after a tense game. In the third set, it was again Maccabi Tel Aviv that won despite some beautiful defensive moves by Mate Asher. In the fourth act with the support of the crowd it was the hand of the staff players which was on top. And in the fifth set, Hapoel Galil Mate Asher Acre managed to press the pedal at just the right moment and run for a 10:15 victory, which of course gave them the victory in the entire game and the qualification for the semifinals where they will meet Hapoel Kfar Saba.
Noam Katz Coach Hapoel Galil Mate Asher / Acre: “Our big victory in the evening where both the great ability of the players and the amazing support of our audience came together. We respect Maccabi’s wonderful season in the league so I appreciate the players who knew how to rise and win. We will be happy today A final is a high hurdle for us. “
Hapoel HaMa’apil / Emek Hefer / Menashe- Hapoel Jerusalem 0: 3 (21:25, 20:25, 16:25)
The newcomer defeated Hapoel HaMaapil in the quarterfinals of the battle for the purity of the lower house between two teams that are fighting for the last place in the playoffs. But while in the Ma’apilah league there is a missing game and it can with a point in the next game pass Jerusalem and enter the playoffs in the cup it was a completely different matter tonight and Jerusalem won away in a game where they dominated the first set while the other two sets were relatively equal.
Hapoel Rehovot – MS Eilabun 3: 2 (15: 6, 25:20, 25:18, 22:25, 16:25)
A fascinating game of five sets, at the end of which Eilabun defeats the newcomer to the Hapoel Rehovot Premier League. Rehovot played well in both sets and won both, but Eilabun recovered and won the next two sets and in the fifth set Rehovot players no longer have power and Eilabun won the set easily and the whole game – Eilabun will meet Hapoel Jerusalem in the Men’s State Cup semifinals at Romema, Haifa later this month.
In a game that took place yesterday, Hapoel Kfar Saba defeated Maccabi Mosinson Hod Hasharon 0: 3
