After the 1: 0 loss to Hapoel Hashem, a few dozen fans came across the team at a gas station.

• Hapoel Haifa fans on Route 6, last night // Photo: Liav Nahmani

An unpleasant event happened to Hapoel Haifa, and especially the owner Yoav Katz on their way back from the game against Hapoel, where the team lost 1: 0. Dozens of fans verbally attacked Yoav Katz and called him "Yoav Katz", "Yoav Katz you from Hapoel". Another part stood in front of the bus and cursed Katz with severe curses.

Documentation: Hapoel Haifa fans curse Yoav Katz at a gas station // Photo: Liav Nahmani

The owner, for his part, quickly boarded the bus to avoid confrontation with those young people. The incident took place at a gas station on Highway 6 while the bus that was leading the players, where the owners and professional staff were also stopping for a refreshment near midnight. At the same time, the bus of the fans stopped at the gas station, creating friction.

Captain Eden Ben Best arrived to chat with the fans and tried to calm the spirits. Incidentally, at the gas station there was also a police van at the time with two police officers who also stopped for refreshment but did nothing to disperse the fans and they just drove away. After a few minutes, the bus of the players with Yoav Katz made his way through the fans and continued north.

This is not the first time a group of fans are protesting against Yoav Katz with verbal violence off the field. This happened in the past outside the training complex at Nagler House and elsewhere.