Barak Becher admitted: "Kiryat Shmona almost embarrassed us."

Sondgren will be absent for a while

The Maccabi Haifa coach on the difficult victory in Kiryat Shmona: "It's more pleasant to make amends when you win, but obviously it can't go that way."

The injured Sondgren will miss the next few games, it is feared that he is suffering from a tear in the lateral ligament of the knee

Shlomo Weiss

10/22/2022

Saturday, October 22, 2022, 10:18 p.m. Updated: 10:54 p.m.

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Maccabi Haifa temporarily rose to the top of the Premier League this evening (Saturday) with a tough 2:3 win over Kiryat Shmona.

The hosts equalized twice from a clutch by Shabiru, who was also close to the conversion but missed big and Tubinsika decided (81) with a close shot after another assist by Omar Atzili.

Daniel Sundgren was injured in the second half, is on a stretcher and will not take part in the intriguing match in Paris on Tuesday.

Sondgren will undergo an MRI to determine the severity.

It is believed that this is not a tear in the cruciate ligament, but it is feared that it is a tear in the lateral ligament.

In any case, the player will not be eligible for the upcoming games.

A more difficult victory than expected.

Barak Bacher (Photo: Danny Maron)

Barak Becher said after the game: "We made this game difficult, because we started well and got into many situations in the first half. We could have increased the score by 0:1, but every time we felt comfortable - we conceded. In fact, at 2:2 they were closer For the third, these are pitches that you have to know how to win on, and we did it. It's not an easy time, we marked V in an exhausting game."

On the fact that Maccabi Haifa was exposed in passing attacks: "I will not criticize players or squads. Obviously we were exposed and could have absorbed the third, we have to congratulate Kiryat Shmona who tried to press and sent many players forward, and almost embarrassed us. I felt that we improved defensively in the last two games, today we were exposed, But it's more pleasant to correct when you're winning. Obviously, it can't go that way."

On the fact that the league is a 'burden' during the Champions League: "I don't want to look as if the Premier League is a burden. We came today with a good attitude and had a good first half, we don't just want to mark V and continue. We want to come to the games with fun. We did it better In the first half, we have an interesting game on Tuesday and after that we will return for another three, four games in the league. We want to reach the World Cup break in first place."

On Sondgren's condition: "Obviously a player coming off the field on a stretcher is not a minor injury. But we will wait and see what the diagnosis is, it is known that he is an important player."

Neta Lavie said: "The spectators had a good football game, they saw that we suffered, but as a team we need to put a lot of emphasis on this game and pass it. The road is very important at this stage of the season, we hope to improve and play even better. There were absolutely situations to finish the game, It's not pleasant for the strikers who missed, they were very nervous and took responsibility for it. When you miss, you lose - that's football. Let's hope we don't miss in the future. Kiryat Shmona's game plan was to leave two on two, we had to leave another player there to avoid being With a numerical disadvantage. Paris Saint-Germain? We are already used to this schedule, we will come with all our strength to the game, which is very difficult."

Broke a drought since the fifth cycle.

Shapiro (Photo: Danny Maron)

Ravid Gazel, assistant coach of Kiryat Shmona: "Maccabi Haifa punishes you for every mistake, unfortunately we were left with only compliments and no points. It's a fact that we haven't won since the first round, but I'm sure that if we continue with enthusiasm and ability like today, the victories will come. There is always pressure in football, The league is very equal and difficult and any result is possible. Savai has not started in the lineup until now, today he started and was perfectly fine. Next week we will see what will happen. The ability is less interesting now, the points are more interesting."

Itamar Shabiru, who shone with a duo in Kiryat Shmona, said: "Very disappointing, I think we showed our best performance of the season, precisely against the best team in the league. We got into a lot of situations and it was a bit unlucky to get us the points, but we will take a lot of good things from it. We need to improve our 'evil' a little more. This game was important to me on a personal level, the person closest to me is going through a difficult time on a personal level. He is not out of my mind and I believe in him that he will get through it. I also look sharp in training, In recent times, we've gotten into situations less often and that hurt me a little. I'm happy for the team as much as I can, I believe we'll look better in the future. Today we did an amazing preparation in the professional section, we lack luck and I'm sure we'll bring a lot of points."

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