The Israel team lost tonight (Sunday) to the Cyprus team 3:2 in a friendly match at Shlomo Insurance Stadium.
Cantor with Gloch.
This evening, photo: Alan Shiver
7352 fans chose to come to the Mosheva Stadium to watch a friendly match between Israel and Cyprus, rather than the opening event of the World Cup and the meeting between Qatar and Ecuador.
It doesn't matter if some of them received invitations or came through associates, in the end everyone sitting in the stands knew that they had an alternative once every four years.
The national team coach Alon Hazan also had alternatives instead of the players who were released from the national team or those who retired and were not invited.
As with the game in Qatar, it is not certain that the alternative is better than what is.
Those who bothered themselves saw Cyprus take the lead in the second minute.
Haralampos Haralampos, a name that does not exist in the World Cup and it is doubtful if he has a place there, scored the first for Cyprus.
Ioannis Pitas doubled (24) and also made the crowd that came to start regretting.
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Tonight in Petah Tikva, photo: Alan Shiver
The Cypriots.
They made the audience regret it, photo: Alan Shiver
It was a first half that Yossi Banyon and Alon Hazan should look at as an exercise in "what might happen on Judgment Day".
It's not an earthquake, far from it, but a red light sure is.
Oskar Gloch scored his first goal in the national uniform in the 66th minute.
It was a typical move, one that also gives the cantor good things for the future.
Thai Bribo equalized for Israel within a minute, also to remind the quality of the opponent.
But even the current squad, which lacks flashy names, is not the one that will play in the important tasks in March, when Kosovo and Switzerland will play against Israel in the qualifiers for the European Championship.
Simply because he is not good enough to beat Cyprus in a friendly match.
Michaelis Ioano with a great goal (82) gave victory to the Cypriots.
If not for Daniel Peretz, this game would have ended in a very bad result for Israel, also for the fans who came to watch this game and gave up an alternative once every few years.
Bribo celebrates a goal, photo: Alan Shiver
Gluch celebrates, photo: Alan Shiver
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