The derby events will reach the association's court today • The Greens and Reds are tense and fear severe penalties • No reduction of points is expected
The commotion at the end of the Haifa derby.
Exchange of accusations between the Greens and the Reds
Photo:
Maor Alexelsi
The court of the Football Association will discuss today (Wednesday) the incidents of violence at the end of the Haifa derby.
9 players (5 from Hapoel, 4 from Maccabi), Maccabi Haifa general manager Assaf Ben Dov, and Hapoel Haifa fitness coach Danny Bibbs will stand trial one after the other, with both clubs also in the indictment due to vicarious liability.
Maccabi will face players San Menachem, Eid Habashi, Dolev Haziza and Bogdan Planic.
The club intend to claim that they did not start with violence, but rather Eden Ben-Best, who attacked San Menachem after his calls towards the red bench with the final whistle.
It is clear to the Greens that they are facing heavy penalties, and the desire is mainly to minimize damage.
On the red side, claim the exact opposite.
"If San Menachem had not defied his bench, everyone would have gone home quietly," Hapoel said, with Eden Ben-Best, Gal Erel, Dor Malul, Nisso Capiloto and Alon Turgeman being the players to appear before the court.
The assessment in both teams is that the severe punishments will be for the incidents inside the locker rooms, where referee Liran Liani described real violence, which includes exchanging punches between players.
The association's prosecutor, Adv. Nir Reshef, was less impressed by what was happening on the lawn, although he nevertheless filed indictments against a number of players for participating in a brawl and disorderly conduct. On the agenda.