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Will the series open from the north? Hapoel Jerusalem must cross the Gan Ner obstacle Israel today

2022-05-17T10:26:43.008Z


The team from the capital arrives in an uncomfortable situation for them, after the home loss to Gilboa / Galil in game number 1 • The northern hall traditionally makes it difficult for the away teams, and Yotam Halperin's players will have to rise • The statistics for tonight's game inside


Hapoel Jerusalem will host Hapoel Gilboa / Galil tonight (Tuesday, 20:30) in an awkward situation, after losing the first game at home in the playoff quarterfinal series (88:85).

The loss of home in the first game is a familiar thing for the team from the capital, which is the only one since 2014 that turned a 1-0 home win into a series of the best of 5, and has done so twice more.

But beyond losing at home, Jerusalem will also have to deal with the pitch in Gan Ner where it traditionally struggles, like other big teams such as Maccabi Tel Aviv, who often lose there. Since Gilboa returned to the Premier League in the summer of 2016, Jerusalem has lost away every season The North stands at just two wins in nine league games.

In the cup at that time, the Jerusalemites have a perfect balance of two victories, both in the quarterfinals.

Hapoel Jerusalem's only victories in Gan Ner in the league were in the playoffs.

The current match between the teams is the third in the quarterfinals of the playoffs in five years, and the balance stands at 1: 1.

Gilboa / Galil will again make it difficult for the guest from Jerusalem ?, Photo: Berni Ardov

In the 2017/2018 season, the teams met when the home advantage was in Hapoel Jerusalem's favor, just like this season.

Oded Katash, who came to the capital in the middle of the season and managed to stabilize the team, saw his team lose in the arena in the first game (reminds you?), But responded with three consecutive victories - two of them in Gan Ner - on the way to the semifinals.

Last season, the teams met again for the series in the quarterfinals using the best-of-3 method, and this time Gilboa's hand was on top with two wins.

Jerusalem has gone up with a missing staff after most of its foreign players had fled Israel a few weeks earlier due to Operation Wall Guard and the missiles fired from Gaza at Israeli cities.

Having gone through the history, let's talk professionally to the end.

Yotam Halperin has a deep, quality and experienced staff enough to erase the home loss and show why he and his players finished the season in first place.

The young and stubborn Gilboa will be there, tough, to continue her great season as much as possible.

Halperin and his players in the arena.

It's time to rise, Photo: Berni Ardov

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Source: israelhayom

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