A career-destroying moment: Salmani's miss symbolized Beer Sheva's problem

Like Anastis's famous dropped game in Zagreb, the Swedish striker's huge miss in Poznan may be etched in the fans' memory as his final image.

Shaul Ader saw Hapoel Beer Sheva struggling again in the most basic action in football, at least he enjoyed a surprising encounter on the bus

Shaul Ader, Poznan

07/10/2022

Friday, 07 October 2022, 09:45

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Summary: Lech Poznan - Hapoel Be'er Sheva 0:0 (Sport1)

In the history of Hapoel Be'er Sheva there are moments that belong to certain players.

Yuval Shabtai cooks in St. Mary's Lamaor Bouzaglo.

Eliniv Barda scores against Beitar Jerusalem just before the 2016 championship or Miguel Vitor subdues Handanovich in San Siro.

There are also moments of a different kind. Handanovich is different preventing a Champions League home goal from Tony Wakama in Maribor, and there are career-ending moments. "The goalkeeper The Greek" Anastis in Maksimir in Zagreb, experts know how to tell about Yosef Abu Lavan's miss that ended his chapter in Be'er Sheva of Vasermil. There are debates as to what was the game that resulted in the Be'er Sheva fans and coach realizing how deep they fell with Isak Cuenca, there is a nice selection of failed games of the Catalan

The game last night (Thursday) in Poznan provided a moment of this kind.

After the game there was no need to mention a name and a minute when Barda was asked about the big miss that will be remembered for many years, especially if Beer Sheva does not advance to the next level.

"There is not too much to do. It is part of football, and he will recover," said the Beer Sheva coach.

"I look at his hard work, the tactical work and helping his friends. As soon as he continues to create opportunities, he will also score."

Indeed, Astrit Salmani moved well in the 81st minute.

He read Rotem Hatuel's move and executed it well and got to the right place at the critical moment.

But all these are not worth it when you miss inside the penalty area after the goalkeeper has already jumped and the ball arrives at the right angle.

All you need is not to miss.

Especially if you are a striker.

An expensive procurement pioneer.

A very expensive acquisition striker who started the season not well and there are already doubts about his ability.

At the moment Salamani's career is over.

That doesn't mean he can't revive it with a few goals, but it does mean the audience is already impatient with him and there are unflattering rumors.

His teammates think before they pass to him and his self-confidence is low.

The absence of Salmani and the lack of a scoring striker was the difference between a point and three and an excellent position at home in the Conference League.

Beer Sheva has many tools but one significant disadvantage, and it is in the most important position, in the most basic and central action of scoring goals.

Until proven otherwise, Salmani's career (with his back) in Be'er Sheva is over (Photo: Reuters)

The day before, on the way from Poznan airport to the old town, four Londoners stood out.

All Brentford fans

have been happy in part for the past two years going on football trips on the continent in the lesser known corners of the Europa League and the Conference League.

Hapur fell this time on the match between Lech Poznan and Hapoel Beer Sheva, mainly "because there were tickets."

They were happy to discover a fan of one of the teams on the bus and asked me if this was Beer Sheva's first season in

Europe.

"No", I answered, and described a long streak that includes quite a few honorable achievements.

Wow," said one of them, "I wish we'd win it."

The Conference League doesn't come close to the Champions League or Brentford's Premier League in terms of prestige, quality and money, but it is gaining ground, and also, it's easy to forget, most fans don't get to see their team in such a setting.

I explained to them the situation in the Shafi Suleimanov affair, but perhaps I should have added a warning that the first halves of the Israeli cup holder's games are not particularly interesting.

The game opened with a quick attack by Beer Sheva, at the end of which Tomer Hamed's heel from the edge of the box almost entered the Polish goal.

From there, Poznań dominated the game, but did not get into dangerous situations.

Beer Sheva's midfield, led by the excellent Shai Elias and Mariano Barreiro, the standout player on the field, limited the Poles to a number of kicks from a distance that did not endanger Amri Glazer's goal.

Only Poznan's "Poznan", the Ultras standing with their backs to the pitch and the club's contribution to world football culture, were the only events that saved the 45 minutes of Brentford tourists.

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Warning: the first halves of the matches of the Israeli cup holder are not particularly interesting (Photo: Reuters)

The second half was completely different.

Beer Sheva switched to a formation of four defensive players, Micah came in instead of Yosef, but the main difference was psychological.

Suddenly both teams were trying to win and therefore the game opened up, large spaces were created on the field and it is doubtful that there was a Beer Shevai fan who did not think about what Ramzi Spuri and Shafi Suleimanov could do on the field in such a situation.

Spuri was absent after he was injured in the training of the national team to which he arrived injured, in a strange judgment of the club that did not protect our player.

Shafi was denied entry to Poland due to being a Russian citizen, and there is no one like the Poles to know who the Russians are, what they want to do to Eastern Europe and why they should be restricted.

Years of Russian collaboration with the Nazis on Polish soil, Russia's mass slaughter of prominent Polish citizens and later years of horrific occupation, are a harvest that cannot be ignored now that Russia is embarking on a new campaign of genocide and threat to the world.

It is not fair to a single person and certainly not to Hapoel Beer Sheva, but even for Shafi it is a small price compared to what could have been.

Signing with Hapoel Beer Sheva saved his life.

As a member of a Muslim minority in Russia - also as a famous footballer - his life is in danger and he could have been sent to the Ukrainian front like most of his Dagestani people who are mainly used as cannon fodder for Putin.

He missed one important game, but at least he will have the chance to show his ability in the rematch in Be'er Sheva unlike many of his people.

Not to mention the Ukrainians.

On the other hand, the well-seventh line-up also testified to a confused summer in which Andre Martins was not registered for the European squad.

And still Beer Sheva could have reached game number 4 in an excellent position.

After opportunities by Marchinsi who was stopped by Glazer, and fouls by Hatuel and Micah, the 82nd minute arrived.

Hatuel's ball came behind Poznan's defensive line, Salmani got to it perfectly, the goalkeeper had already closed the corner to the Swede's left, leaving him almost an empty goal.

A slight touch of the ball to the right and Beer Sheva would have scored the first away goal at home number three, but Salmani managed to kick over the goal to the astonishment of the crowd and his teammates.

A team with tools in all positions - but something is still missing.

Hatuel is disappointed (Photo: Reuters)

With the final whistle it was clear who the hero of the game was.

A camera crew accompanied him, Breda approached him first and tried to comfort

him and after a conversation with Jesper Kleström, the Swede from Poznan, he went down to the bench and sat there for a long time alone.

The game ended in a second zero draw for Beer Sheva in the away games.

Not a bad result against an opponent of equal ability

at home where the two are competing for the second ticket after the powerful Villarreal, but it seems that Beer Sheva has lost a player

and needs to find a solution for the central striker position.

Good defense and excellent linking are not enough for more than 0:0 at this level.

The hardest thing in football is to score goals, even when sometimes it is the easiest thing - like

in the 81st minute in Poznan.

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