After 31 years, Hapoel Jerusalem defeated Beitar tonight (Monday) in the capital's prestigious derby. The winning players stayed to celebrate with their fans for many minutes after the game, while the opposing fans were mostly busy booing.
The coach of the winner, Aryeh Ziv, said at the end: "Our crowd was waiting so long for a victory in the derby, I'm happy for them. We have to continue, it's only the fourth round. After the 3:0 last season I wanted us to look better, we knew that if we put emotions aside and could neutralize We can win over the audience. It's a precious and important victory."
"I was asked if we felt stronger and today eight players who were more experienced started. We're having fun now but we have to continue. We knew that most of Beitar's strength would come from the crowd and I wanted us to look a little better today. That's how you win derbies, we knew that if we put our emotions aside And neutralize the crowd, we can win."
"We could have scored the 0:2, but it didn't happen and we went a little backwards. In any case, we won the derby, I won't complain. Beitar were very aggressive, our players played against 20,000 who pushed the opponent, this is a graduation certificate for us."
The fans waited a long time, photo: Alan Shiver
"I'm a little crazy, it's hard for me to work in many clubs. My connection with Hapoel Y-M is great, they let me work as I understand. I wish more clubs would work like this, because then everything would look different. Celebrations? Tomorrow at seven in the morning in the gym and at five in the afternoon In training. Goni? They didn't tell me he was leaving. Right now, for me, it's not something that can happen. If Goni isn't there, then we'll find a better player. Badash? He's a player who can do more, my connection with him is excellent and he's a player of the highest levels. In terms of talent, he doesn't fall Ma'omar Azili. If he does the things he does more frequently, he won't be in Hapoel Jerusalem."
The Hapoel players stayed with the fans for a long time, photo: Alan Shiver
Hapoel Y-M fans in the clouds, photo: Alan Shiver
Regarding his team's next game against Maccabi Haifa, he said: "I hope that Barak Bakr will give Paris his head and come tired to the game against us. There is still time until we become the best team in the city, the derbies from last season are still etched on us. Many things need to come together for a top playoff, we need to be modest".
Aboxis in shock, photo: Alan Shiver
Yossi Abouxis was left speechless: "We started the game very badly, the goal caused nerves, but I think that in the second half we dominated completely. Hapoel Jerusalem were very crowded, and rightly so. We were not creative enough and it didn't work," said Abouxis, "Beitar's situation Not good, we need to be better, creative and focused on defense.
It is very difficult to get a goal in the first minutes, certainly in a derby.
I have no complaints against the players, they gave everything and fought."
The coach referred to the match against Maccabi Tel Aviv in Bloomfield and said: "We get there and have to come back with points.
Need to recover from this game.
We are not the best in the league and not the worst in the league.
A fight will be given to many groups."
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