Hapoel Haifa beat Hapoel Holon this evening (Saturday) at the Totu Hall 78:80 in the quarter-finals of the State Cup, and obtained the first ticket to the semi-finals at the end of a hot, creative and exciting game.
As fate would have it, the two teams met in the same position and field exactly a year ago, for one of the factory's most exciting games in recent years, which then ended in a purple victory at the end of two overtimes, after erasing a double-digit deficit early in the match.
A year passed and we witnessed another thriller on the floor.
The Reds from Carmel opened the game with a storm, hitting 3-pointers at a high percentage and led by Anthony Hickey who produced 15 points already in the half, they rose to a double digit lead.
Hickey.
Great game, photo: Oded Karni
Kadeem Allen.
This evening, photography: Oded Karni
Shawn Dawson's breakthrough in the third quarter led his teammates to a 2:20 run that balanced the match, but a wonderful fourth quarter in favor of Sharon Drucker's students and a tremendous victory basket by Anthony Hickey two seconds to the end decided the match and caused the first surprise in the first cup game of the year.
In addition to the sporting rivalry and the warm atmosphere suitable for competing for the entire pot, the game provided an interesting quirk when Sharon Drucker met the club where he previously coached and from which he was fired, in addition to Sean Jones and Amit Simhon who also met the ex from Holon.
Ragland.
This evening, photography: Oded Karni
Simhon
Celebrated in front of the Holoni crowd, photo: Oded Karni
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