The league manager along with the union and health ministry officials are still studying the consequences of the Corona patient who was discovered in the derby • Senior official: "Don't know what to do" • Prior to the match with BS, Maccabi Haifa received fan requests: "Cancel us the ticket. We won't reach Sammy Ofer. "

• Maccabi Haifa fans. Some of them fail to reach Sami Ofer

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  Bernie Ardov

Corona's panic also reaches Israeli football. After the Health Ministry announced that a Maccabi fan sitting at Gate 8 in the Tel Aviv Derby carried the Corona virus with him, now the rest of Israeli football games are in question.

There is currently no directive on canceling games or limiting crowds, but a meeting to be held by the league manager with the Football Association and Health Ministry officials may change the picture.

A senior Israeli football official told Israel Today: "No one will take the risk that thousands of people will be infected in Corona because of a football game. We are waiting for instructions from the Ministry of Health because at the moment we do not know what to do."

Meanwhile, the evening is scheduled to take place at the Sami Ofer Stadium quarterfinal match between Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel S.C. About 20,000 spectators have already purchased a ticket to the game, but in the last few hours, since the news of the Maccabi fan who has been in Corona, inquiries have begun For Maccabi Haifa please cancel the ticket.

Fans canceling their arrival at the game testified to "Israel Today": "We decided not to take any unnecessary risks. It will be said to the Maccabi Haifa who immediately canceled our ticket and returned us the money paid. It makes the impression that the club understands the sensitive situation."

Meanwhile, the soccer association and Maccabi Haifa are monitoring what is happening, although there is currently no restriction on arriving at the stadium.