Summary of the State Cup: Maccabi Petah Tikva - Maccabi Tel Aviv 2:1 (Sport1)
After two games at Shlomo Insurance Stadium in Petah Tikva, against Ness Ziona Section in the league and against Maccabi Petah Tikva in the State Cup, Maccabi Tel Aviv will return tonight (Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Sport4) to Bloomfield Stadium and try to continue the positive momentum it has in the game against Hapoel Jerusalem.
In the previous round, Maccabi Tel Aviv came to the game in Teddy with its back to the abyss, after a loss to Hapoel Beer Sheva in Turner and a bad home draw against Nes Ziona.
Vladan Ivić and his players then lost five points in a week and the pressure in Kiryat Shalom was at its peak before arriving at Teddy.
The Serbian coach then shot freely in front of the media and took out everything he had on his heart and it seemed that in a moment the whole project of the season would explode.
On the other hand, Ziv Arya's team was at its peak at the time after many good games in the first round.
There was a lot of tension before the match, but Maccabi Tel Aviv managed to win 0:3 with goals from George Jovanovich, Eran Zahavi and Eyal Golsa.
Even tonight, Maccabi Tel Aviv will face a challenge, as Hapoel Jerusalem wants to secure a place in the top playoffs and the match should be close.
It was decided to leave him out of the squad.
Davidzadeh (Photo: Ariel Shalom)
Ofir Davidzadeh was a doubt for the match due to the injury in the cup on Wednesday and it was finally decided that he would not be in the squad so as not to risk too much.
Joris van Overeem, who started in the cup, and Matan Huzz, who entered as a substitute after Davidzadeh was injured, will return to the stand.
This means that Aitor Karanka is expected to favor a four-man move at the back with Enrique Saborit at left-back.
Dor Peretz, who was golden in the cup, Nir Biton, who needed a rest, and Andre Geraldes, who recovered from an injury, are supposed to return to the squad tonight and may start together unless Karanka decides to continue with Maor Kandil instead of the Portuguese right back.
"Obviously any result other than a win will be bad," Maccabi Tel Aviv said this morning, "this is no longer a period for losing points and we need to do our best in the two games left until the playoffs."
Maccabi Tel Aviv is looking forward to the match against Hapoel Haifa in the next round and will then go on the road to the top playoffs.
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