Stories about two people who held a tug-of-war competition between them when a victory promised wealth and a lot of money, while the man who would be released, would lose his fortune and suffer from poverty.
The two worked so hard that the rope was torn and they both fell to the ground bruised and disappointed.
This is exactly what happened to Hapoel Haifa and Bnei Sakhnin.
The meeting between them was a direct battle for the place in the top playoffs, but a 1-1 draw (Hanan Maman with a great goal for Haifa 21, Ibrahima Conte equalized for Sakhnin 71), left, as of this moment, both out of the first six.
Sakhnin still has time to get up and move on, but for Haifa this loss of points is almost irreversible.
In the remaining four games, Elisha Levy's team has to meet Maccabi Tel Aviv, Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel BS.
Suddenly the difficulty of getting points against Bnei Sakhnin or Hapoel Hadera (loss last week), becomes a wheel that can not be turned back.
If Haifa stays out of the playoffs, it will be a dire failure.
On the other hand, Haim Sylves received Sakhnin in sixth place but is currently not there.
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