Maccabi Haifa stopper Bogdan Planich will stand trial today (Wednesday) following referee Niv Steif's refereeing report, in which it was stated that the player burst towards him at the end of the game against Hapoel Jerusalem last Saturday.
Haifa believes that the punishment will amount to one actual suspension game, since it was not stated in the report that Planic cursed or physically touched the referee, but only reached him at the end. In light of this, it was decided in Haifa not to postpone the hearing He will be available for the team in the upcoming league game against Maccabi Netanya (Sunday), although he may also miss the cup meeting with Hapoel Hadera, if the referee aggravates the penalty.
Another brake on the roster, Uri Dahan, is returned by several teams in the Premier League, but he prefers to stay in Haifa and fight for his place.
Dahan was acquired in the summer from KS for about 600,000 euros, but an injury at the beginning of the season stopped his professional progress. Now, the professional team believes that he needs to play more, but the player for his part thinks he can get a chance at Carmel as well.
Meanwhile, ahead of the game against Maccabi Netanya, the team from Sharon decided to open to the Haifa audience the entire eastern stand and not just the top, as it did with the other teams in the league.
The decision follows the great demand from Haifa fans, and all 7,000 tickets allocated are expected to be sold by the end of the week.
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