Krasteich bought Peretz, the audience bought Rikan: the heroes of the drama of Maccabi Tel Aviv

The young goalkeeper received a rare compliment from the coach after winning the penalty shootout against Kiryat Shmona, the veteran midfielder once again proved leadership and commitment: "Players like him are always missing."

Seborrheic is expected to be absent for several weeks, Hernandez may leave for one side of Kubas, dragging and breaking

Yaniv Tuchman

12/01/2022

Wednesday, 12 January 2022, 06:12

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Summary: Kiryat Shmona - Maccabi Tel Aviv 2: 2 (3: 5 on penalties) (Sport 1)

A big sigh of relief at Maccabi Tel Aviv after last night's (Tuesday) victory over Kiryat Shmona in the eighth finals of the State Cup. The trophy holder did not want to fly already at such an early stage and she strives to defend her title. The victory on penalties released a lot of pressure that was on the team throughout the game on the bad grass on the field in Kiryat Shmona. "Sometimes it's worth winning so dramatically because then the victory is very sweet, but we didn't have to reach a penalty shootout," the team admitted last night on the way home from a random eight. "Throughout the second half and also in overtime, we were superior on several levels over Kiryat Shmona and we had to finish the game before the penalties, even though we were beaten by the referees in an extreme way."

There were two heroes last night at Maccabi Tel Aviv.

The first is Avi Rikan who scored the equalizer that made it 2: 2 before the end of the 90 minutes and sent the teams to extra time, and the second is goalkeeper Daniel Peretz who stopped Muhammad Shachar's penalty.

"I was relaxed on penalties," Mladen Krestic complimented his young goalkeeper at the end of the game, "We have an excellent goalkeeper."

Peretz himself sounded very disappointed that lineman Omar Barbero approved the goal for Kiryat Shmona, even though he is convinced that the ball did not cross the line.

"They took away the biggest save I will have in my career," Peretz said at the end of the game and proved that he knows how to interview no less well than he stands at the goal, "the ball did not cross the line, responsibly."

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"They took away my greatest salvation in my career."

Maccabi Tel Aviv players celebrate Peretz's victory (Photo: Maor Elkelsi)

Riken stood at the end of the game in front of the Maccabi Tel Aviv crowd and thanked them for the song dedicated to him by the 1,500 fans who came as far as Kiryat Shmona. The players of Maccabi Tel Aviv have already finished celebrating in front of the crowd and went down to the locker room with Rikan still left alone in front of the crowd. "It was not appropriate for my father to score this goal," the team said last night about Riken. "See how much he cared both against Hapoel Beer Sheva and from the moment he entered this game in Kiryat Shmona. My father was not with us in Haifa because he was ill. Players like him and like Sharan Yeni are always missing. No veterans should be mourned in any football team."

Maccabi Tel Aviv will recover today from last night's game and will first examine how serious the injury of Enrik Sborit, who apparently tore his thigh muscle and will be out for several weeks, is.

Aside from the possibility that Ophir Davidzada will fill Saborit's place as a left-back, Krestic could also send Matan Baltexa to that position and try Shahar Phiben who returns to full fitness as a brake.

Who should return to training after the Corona is Luis Hernandez, but it is doubtful whether after the current transfer window, the Spanish stopper will remain in the team.

Maccabi Tel Aviv are looking for a brake and a winger and if they find the right players who also want to come to Israel, they will probably tell Hernandez and another attacking player from Brandley Kubas, Eduardo Guerrero and Stifa Fritza, that they are required to look for another team.

Do not eulogize him.

Riken (Photo: Maor Elkelsi)

On Saturday against Hapoel Jerusalem, Maccabi Tel Aviv will miss the yellowed Dan Glazer and Eden Shamir, and Krasteich will have to improvise in his back link.

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