Having already secured promotion to tier A, the men's goalball team won yesterday (Saturday) the European Tier B Championship held in Portugal.
The team, which is made up of the branch players of a school for the blind, beat the Greek team in the final match with a score of 4:5, after 2:1 for Greece at halftime.
A minute to the end, the Greeks were leading 4:3 and a few seconds before the whistle, Mahmoud Makhajna scored two goals, one of them a penalty, and led the team to victory.
As you remember, 10 national teams participated in the tournament.
The three teams that reached the first places will advance to the first level.
The last three went down to third grade.
The team's squad includes Michael Rosin, Doron Hodda, Niv Ben Ish, Mahmoud Magajna, Ricardo Perez and Or Ben David.
The coach is Shanir Cohen, and the assistant coach is Nizar Mahajana.
The goalball team, photo: Private
The Chairman of the Association for Disabled Sports, CPA Ehud Ratsavi, said: "We are very proud of the young athletes, the coaches and the professional staff, who brought us moments of joy and pride as well as a lot of stress and nerve-racking. This is great news, because now all the national teams in our team sports are in the Europe's top, and this includes men's and women's goalball, basketball and rugby. The seriousness and investment in training have proven themselves beyond any doubt."
The goalball team, photo: Private
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