Hapoel Tel Aviv continues to impress and last night (Wednesday) it beat Hapoel Jerusalem 71:76 in the semi-finals of the Winner Cup, advancing to the finals of the tournament for the first time in its history.
A week before the start of the season, Danny Franco's players look in wonderful shape for this time of the year, and it can be assumed that the club would have been happy to hold the Winner's Cup final at the initial time that was planned, on Sunday evening, in order to win the first title for the season while they are in peak form.
The club liked to see the defense and intensity displayed by the players starting from the opening especially against the Jerusalem team which is known as a tough team itself.
Franco's men stopped the Reds from Jerusalem to only 15 points in the first quarter and 14 in the third, which gave the team an advantage throughout most of the stages of the game.
"I am happy with the way we won this game. We did not have a big game today, we played against a physical and aggressive team and it is very important for us to play against such teams so that we know how to face them. We played against Jerusalem a few weeks ago and they beat us in these elements. Today it was visible Better for us," noted Hapoel Tel Aviv coach Danny Franco.
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Tomer Ginat, who starred in the winning team with 19 points and 10 rebounds, summed up the game: "We did a good job defensively. We started very strong, but we lost concentration and this is a recurring thing for us. This is something we need to improve. We are on the right path, today we took an important step on the way there The chemistry between us is improving."
Now the Red Club will receive a week of training and preparation for the opening game of the season in the league, in which the team will host Hapoel Eilat.
Hapoel Tel Aviv knows that the team that will appear in the league games will be completely different, due to the team management's decision to register only 4 foreigners.
"There is a management decision that we will be with four foreigners. Even in these games, as far as I'm concerned, I would be happy to play with four. It's not a decision I'm making, I respect the management's decision. We'll find a way and rotate among the senior players and try to build ourselves up during the season," Danny concluded Franco.
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