Shlomo, what was the story with that wall?
It's time for people to get the whole picture.
"We played against Australia in the World Cup qualifiers. Schneur and Grundman made a single change from the lineup that played in the 0:1 victory over New Zealand. They took out Eli Derricks and placed me as a front brakeman, before Nir Alon who was the rear brakeman. After Eli Ohana put us ahead with a penalty, a free kick was awarded To Australia. In training we practiced many times similar situations, of free kicks, we knew about their kicker Charlie Jankos. We placed a 6-man wall in front of Bonnie Ginzburg. The wall closed perfectly, but a few seconds before the kick it fell apart, without instruction or explanation. David Pizanti left his place and went after an Australian striker around the wall, a huge hole was created in front of the kicker to the nearest corner."
On the field, says Shlomo Iloz, the former defender of Hapoel Beer Sheva and the Israeli national team, the players did not understand what the commotion was about.
"Neither we nor the spectators saw the wall crack. The one who identified the hole was Yoram Arbel from the Broadcasting Tower. He emphasized with the 'This is what I told you, this is not how you build a wall.' Until the final whistle we did not hear his statement, only in the dressing room did we realize what It happened right at the wall. The media also celebrated it when we flew to the return games in New Zealand and Australia."
Before we continue with Iloz, Ginzburg also provides his own explanation: "The wall was standing at the beginning of the event as it should be, but suddenly it fell apart with the movement of one player. I am responsible for placing the wall, the responsibility is mine. What I ask myself to this day is why I did not jump towards the ball, I don't have an answer to that."
Avi Cohen from Jerusalem adds: "Everything happened quickly, I did not stand on the wall, we knew what to do in such situations, Pizanti's exit was quick, no one understood or had time to stop the move."
Beer Shevai symbol.
Eluz (Photo: Maariv, Yonatan Shaul)
Later, Iloz was a partner in the journey that ended with almost qualifying for the World Cup.
In New Zealand and Australia he is not a partner, but he celebrated in the draw in Sydney that advanced the team to the deciding games against Colombia.
"Israel celebrated in the dressing room like on Independence Day. It was fun to see the players around S.G. and the happiness at Frank Aruk's dismissal. On the bus, Schneur and Grundman stopped the Voice of Israel broadcaster Danny Devorin and asked him to return and broadcast the description of Ohana's goal as it was transmitted to Israel. Devorin He took the accompanying microphone, and repeated the description three times to the sound of tumultuous applause that was heard inside the stadium."
His final chord in the national team was the 2:3 victory over the Soviet Union in 1990.
"It was a huge friendly victory on the eve of the World Cup, in which the Tal Benin era began, and the young Roy Haddad, in the shadow of the strike and suspension of Tikva, Ohana and Rosenthal. I came in as a replacement for Malmilian."
A renewed approach to religion.
Iluz (Photo: Courtesy of the photographer)
Shlomo Iloz was born in Be'er Sheva on 4/13/1959.
"My parents immigrated to Be'er Sheva from Morocco, I'm the eighth child out of nine, married plus 4. Today I study at Ko'ail in Be'er Sheva, work at Kivinim, a subsidiary of the municipality, as a maintenance manager for soccer, basketball and tennis fields."
How did the story with the ball begin?
"We lived in neighborhood D. We called the neighborhood 'the ghetto' because the long houses surrounded and enclosed an empty square, where we all played. I studied at the 'Ben Zvi' school, which no longer exists today, then I studied for a year in a trawler and returned to Amal High School, which is close to the field Vasermil. The house was religious, and on Fridays and Saturdays I went to pray in the synagogue. At the age of 14 or 15 I participated in the Ben Ya'akov neighborhood league, I excelled there and coach Haim Sena transferred me to Hapoel Beer Sheva's youth team, where we won the title of Champions after a victory over Maccabi Netanya. I loved playing With the youth in the early matches of the seniors, where I was under the supervision of Eliyahu Ofer. He promoted me to the senior team and included me in the team's training camp in Romania, I demonstrated good ability in the position of the brakeman. Ofer liked to promote young players, he devoted a lot to them and many in the club owe him their career theirs. He liked players born in the city."
At the beginning of his career he played with Alon Ben Dor.
"He was the rear brake, I was the front brake. I was very afraid of making mistakes, but I had a strong character, because whoever shows weakness, the fans curse him."
What is it like to be together with Shalom Avitan, Meir Bard and Rafi Eliyahu?
"In the beginning, I couldn't even talk to them, they were the superstars, and each one pulled in his own direction. There were other great players like Moshe Abugazir, Ovadia Zvi, Uri Binyamin and above all Avraham Numa, who gave his body and soul for Hapoel Beer Sheva and only suffered a meniscus injury Made him retire from football."
Loved actors who grew up in Be'er Sheva.
Ofer (Photo: Maariv, Adi Avishi)
Compare Hapoel Be'er Sheva from then to today.
"How can you compare Wasermil with the sand stands and the hills to Turner? It's a difference of heaven and earth. In my time, when the result was a draw, the fans around were already booing. Today the big money makes the difference, the foreign and Israeli players are in all the clubs, there is no connection between the fans To the players as before."
Hapoel Be'er Sheva arranged you financially?
"I built a house through Hapoel Be'er Sheva, thank God, I have no complaints. I played 515 games for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the league, more than any player in the club."
Did you have an offer to move to a club in the center?
"I received an excellent financial offer from Maccabi Netanya, but I cannot leave the city, I am tied to it by invisible ropes."
Beautiful memories and less so.
Iloz against Luis Figo in the 7:0 defeat to Barcelona (Photo: GettyImages, SVEN NACKSTRAND/AFP)
The move of returning to religion, he says, began when he was an actor.
"It happened after my mother's death. During the prayers they convinced me to try to return to religion, with the help of my wife Chaya who agreed, it gained momentum and then grew stronger."
How did it work out with football?
"When the team left for a hotel, I walked to the field where we played. Once we were at a hotel in Bat Yam, I walked for hours through the sands to the field in Rishon Lezion. When we were in Carmel in Haifa, I quickly went down to the field in Kiryat Eliezer. Defender Gadi Chazot joked and said that I caught a ride to the field on the way."
Also his family members within the religion.
"One of the sons left football in the boys and lives in Beitar Elit, another son in Bat Yam and the girls live in Ofakim.
I haven't seen football for 24 years, since I retired in the 1996/97 season."
This was also the season in which he achieved the most significant title in his career - winning the state cup as Eli Gutman's assistant.
"In the early stages it was difficult, we beat Maccabi Petah Tikva and Hapoel Kfar Saba in extra time and penalties, in the semi-finals there was a huge victory over Bnei Yehuda, 2:5 and in the final in Ramat Gan a victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv 0:1 from the wonderful goal of Giovanni Russo. Gutman He wanted me in Hapoel Haifa, but I decided to continue and strengthen my religion."
A glorious career.
Iluz with the Toto Cup in 1988/9 (Photo: Maariv, Adi Avishi)
They made you a very respectable retirement game.
Absolutely yes, the Israel national team that included Eli Ohana, Itzik Zohar, Eli Derix and others who came to the capital of the Negev in the presence of about ten thousand fans, was very exciting."
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