Klinger's team finally managed to get out of the danger zone with the help of goals by Lidor Cohen (37) and a successful penalty by Omri Altman (75) • Armando Cooper was sent off in the second half against the ex
Lidor Cohen celebrates the precious goal of Hapoel Tel Aviv
Photography:
Alan Shiver
That we lived and maintained and reached this time.
After long months of being stuck between the last two places in the table, Hapoel Tel Aviv finally managed to climb over the red, thanks to an impressive 0: 2 victory over Maccabi Petah Tikva.
Nir Klinger's team, which added seven players in the current transfer window, is not like the bad and anemic team that the Reds had until a few games ago.
Hapoel pressed Petah Tikva in the first half as if they were the team from the top and not from the bottom, reached good situations, and finally Lidor Cohen, the ex-Malabes, gave a justified advantage in favor of the Reds.
At the start of the second half, Guy Luzon responded correctly when he put Thai Baribo on the field and suddenly Petah Tikva had an attacking attack, but Armando Cooper, who was released from Hapoel Tel Aviv only a few weeks ago, was sent off with a silly red card and almost eliminated any chance for the host.
Despite the numerical disadvantage, Petah Tikva came forward in an attempt to equalize, but Hapoel continued to be dangerous, squeezing a penalty, which Omri Altman translated into the second goal, and Klinger's all-important victory, before the critical game against Bnei Yehuda.