As early as 11 a.m., several hundred parents and children were outside the Sami Ofer Stadium.
An hour later, there were already thousands, three hours to the opening whistle between Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Nof Hagalil.
Makeup stands, inflatables, games for children and everything before a game on Saturday afternoon in the Premier League.
Suddenly this product called Israeli football takes on a different dimension.
But celebrations aside and reality aside.
Maccabi Haifa has not been good lately.
Sometimes it's enough to win, but never resilience.
Sami Ofer, the atmosphere, the children and the families are the jar, but what matters is what is inside.
In the last month the pitcher has not been filled with quality football.
Sometimes points come out of it, like in a derby, a small and fragile 0: 1 saved.
Nof Hagalil celebrates equality with Sami Ofer, Photo: Alan Shiber
Nof Hagalil celebrates equality with Sami Ofer, Photo: Alan Shiber
But sometimes it breaks, as happened to the Greens in front of Hapoel Nof Hagalil.
0: 1 by Dean David (45) and Eli's dismissal on the guest night (66) gave a feeling, maybe this time too it will not run away.
He did not lose to the Galilee landscape and Shai Barda took an expensive point out of Barak Bachar's pitcher.
Even in numerical inferiority he put in pioneers.
He felt that Haifa was vulnerable and that was indeed the case.
Abdullah Halihal (84) brought back the newcomer with a precious point in her struggle for survival.
This may not have been his intention, but this goal also opened the championship fight.
Dean David celebrates the advantage of Maccabi Haifa, Photo: Alan Shiver
Maccabi Haifa loses 2 precious points, Photo: Alan Shiber
Dean David Celebrates, Photo: Alan Schieber
Nof Hagalil pulls a point from Maccabi Haifa, Photo: Alan Shiber
Nof Hagalil pulls a point from Maccabi Haifa.
Chibuta does not believe, Photo: Alan Schieber
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