Israel's women's goalball team secured their qualification for the quarterfinals of the World Championship held in Portugal this evening (Tuesday).
The blue and whites did this after achieving a sixth victory in a row, this time in a meeting against Australia with a score of 5:11.
At half time the score was 3:7 for Israel, with 5 goals scored by Ilham Mahamid Rozin, 3 by Lihya Ben David and 2 by Noa Malka, the youngest of the players.
Tomorrow, Israel will complete the group stage with a meeting against the host Portugal, where another victory will keep them at the top of the house and allow for a more favorable opponent in the next stage.
The team, made up of players from Beit HaLochem Tel Aviv and branches of a school for the blind, includes the captain Gal Hamrani, and Ilham Mahmid Rozin, Lihya Ben David, Roni Ohion, Uri Mizrahi and Noa Malka, and Gal's two guide dogs Dylan and Roni's Rudy.
The coach is Raz Shoham, the assistant coaches - Eran Reik and Nizar Mahajana
Goalball is for the blind and visually impaired.
During the competition, the athletes play blindfolded in order to compare their level of blindness, when they identify the location of the goal by markings on the field, and the location of the ball by the bells inside.
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