Summary: Beitar Jerusalem - Hapoel Haifa 0:0 (Sport1)
After a particularly dismal start to the season, Beitar Jerusalem returned to life. Although the Aboksis team ended in a 0:0 against 9 Hapoel Haifa players in the previous round, they record a third game without a loss and seven points in three rounds. On Sunday (20:30) Beitar will host Maccabi Haifa for a game in which they only have something to gain.
Beitar will be a definite underdog against the champions, but will try to take advantage of their fatigue after the traumatic game against Benfica in the Champions League.
Will he record a fourth game without a loss?
Aboxis (Photo: Kobi Eliyahu)
"It is true that they have finished the campaign and now their heads will be focused purely on the league," said Abouxis during the tour organized by the team, "You have seen the capabilities of Maccabi Haifa, no need to add.
This is a game where we will have to be at our best.
Very focused and ready in defense and attack to bring the result.
I think it will be a very difficult game."
On the fact that Hapoel Yerushalayim and Beni Rayna surprised Haifa after it returned from Europe: "We believe that a good result can be achieved, certainly in our home.
They have a lot of qualities, you have to know how to play without mistakes because when you make a mistake against them, you pay.
I think that if we are very focused defensively like in the last few games we can do some nice things offensively."
On his good balance against Barak Becher: "Barak is a tremendous coach, it's difficult against him and against Maccabi Haifa as a team.
Maccabi Haifa are very sharp in attack and for every mistake you pay.
As a team, as I said, we will have to be at our best defensively and offensively to bring a good result."
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Beitar's Josua Machias Belma added: "We as a team didn't start well, but now everyone is doing things much better. We didn't concede in three games? The most important thing was the character of all the players, we were more organized together and that's important in the league , which is a long run, not losing and scoring points in every game."
On Beitar's crowd: "This is the best crowd I've experienced in my entire career.
I have seen audiences in Europe in general and in Spain in particular, but here it is something special.
This year in particular, I feel that the crowd is with the team and very supportive of it."
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