Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Haifa will meet tomorrow (Wednesday) in the round of 16 of the State Cup at Sami Ofer Stadium.
Maccabi fans only have about 500 tickets left, while the Red crowd has about 2000 more tickets for sale.
Both teams come after winning the league in the last round.
The coach of the champion, Barak Becher, may make changes to the lineup from the 11 that beat Hapoel BS in the league. The defender Dylan Batinska is in the lineup picture after returning from injury. The midfielder Dolev Haziza, who received minutes in the last two games, will also receive a more significant period of time this time.
Bakr spoke this morning (Tuesday) at a press conference ahead of the derby and said: "Anything can happen. This is football. Sunday was a bad game. Me and the team also have a part. We will know how to improve it for the next games. In the end we won and that is important. The players and the team."
Regarding the fact that both teams are coming after a victory, he said: "It's a derby and a cup, but we want to continue the streak and the good period. With all that it's a derby, for us it's a game that needs to be won."
On the ability of Roi Mishfati, who last season was the goalie of the cup and now wears the vest, he said: "Tomorrow we will know who is playing. Mishfati did his job also against B.S. and against Netanya.
He does a lot to justify his place.
Hapoel will come with 11 insanely good players.
We also need to come in a frenzy.
The previous derby was fair and I hope it will be the same tomorrow."
Dean David celebrates with my lips.
Compliments to the goalkeeper, photo: Alan Shiver
Bacher was asked about the opening of the transfer window: "It is not relevant for now. There is a cup match tomorrow, an important derby. There is management and Gal Alberman who has proven these things. We will focus on the derby and continue the sequence and there are those who are busy with this work."
On Franzadi Piero's ability in recent games: "I see him making an effort for the team. Sometimes he even sacrifices himself for the team. Both against Netanya and against Miguel Vitor, one of the best stoppers in the league."
On the effect of the fans tomorrow: "The crowd always has a connection and meaning. When the crowd entered on Sunday after four minutes, we saw the goal."
On his personal goal of winning the cup, Becher said: "Last year we were so close and lost in penalties. Obviously, I want to make amends in the cup. Even when I coached KS, we lost in the final and a year later we won.
I hope it will be the same this time."
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