Over the years, the meetings between Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Tel Aviv have gone far beyond football, but after tonight (Sunday) the Khodrov complex where the Reds train was set on fire, it gets another twist - this after the suspicion is that members of the "La Familia" organization are suspected of carrying out the act. Throughout the day, there were quite a few voices calling for the game to be canceled, as well as the statement of Hapoel CEO Liron Mokhtar that he warned of a danger to human life in tonight's meeting.
Following the events, Minister of Culture and Sports Miki Zohar, Minister of Internal Security Itamar Ben Gvir, and Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai are expected to arrive at the stadium. Meanwhile, at halftime of the game, a special memorial ceremony will be held in memory of the team's fans, the late Rafael Ben Eliyahu Weigel Yaniv, and the rest of the murdered from the recent attacks.
Their families are expected to come to Teddy.
The burnt Khodrov compound, photo: Alan Shiver
But now for football.
Yossi Abouxis' players are not taking it easy in the meeting, and the coach plans to go up with the strongest lineup at his disposal.
On the other hand, Haim Silves's apprentices are deep in the bottom and are only 3 points away from the red line and in real danger of relegation.
The full lineups:
Beitar Jerusalem:
Miguel Silva, Gregory Morozov, Sergey Borodin, Oral Dagny, Avishai Cohen, Terzi Toma, Tamir Adi, Ofir Kariaf, Danilo Asperia, Yordan Shua, Yon Nicolasco.
Hapoel Tel Aviv:
Emilius Zubas, Ben Biton, Eddie Gottlieb, Or Israelov, David Keltins, Yahav Gorfinkel, Dan Einbinder, El Yam Kanzpolsky, Harvia Ilyich, Alexander Boljevic, Alan Ozbolt.
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