Summary of Hapoel Tel Aviv's victory 1:3 over Beitar Jerusalem (Sport1)
Hapoel Tel Aviv went through a very difficult day yesterday (Sunday) that ended with great joy.
With all due respect to the club's employees who spend most of the day in the Khodorov complex or to the players who gave a heroic performance, the 1:3 victory over Beitar Jerusalem in Teddy belonged first of all to the fans. Not that they played on the grass or overpowered, but the spirit and heart of what everyone felt Yesterday was reflected on the grass, even in the little things.
Until Saturday night, Hapoel fans were a little sleepy before the game.
A little more than 1,000 tickets were sold, and it seemed that the fans mainly wanted to destroy Beitar. They were more concerned with euphoria than David Mintzberg and the group of Americans who took command. Then came the morning, the burnt complex, the photos and videos that ran in every corner. The realization that the fire was caused by malice caused the emotion to erupt For everyone. In the compound, in the networks and especially in the heart. This was not an ordinary pain, and it is not about the fans who may react with acts of revenge that will only harm the name of the club, but rather about the best of the Hapoel fans. The level of hurt and insult they felt as a result of the incident was extraordinary. The feeling was that inside All the disgust they swallow in the last decade, the compound is sacred. This is their home, the place where there is also a product they are still proud of, the youth department.
All this connection that burned in front of their eyes, made people so bad that all they wanted was for the team to return the honor in the evening, in any way.
Everyone would have settled for a draw that would have destroyed Beitar's plans to reach the top playoffs, with ten players the Reds were already praying for this point, but they stopped fantasizing about what happened at the end around the 60th minute. Karma was simply there for them.
Channel the rage to ascend.
Hapoel Tel Aviv celebrates (Photo: Danny Maron)
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The members of the club who arrived at the Khodorov complex in the morning, quickly realized from the fire investigators and the police that it was probably a malicious arson.
The police talked about several centers through which the arson was carried out and informed Hapoel that they had already begun an investigation into the matter and promised that they would get to the perpetrators.
Already in the morning, the representatives of the American team and the Mintzberg brothers were informed of the fire that occurred, after short conversations they all made it clear that they are strong and continue as usual, concentrating on the game in the evening and not intending to broadcast weakness following the incident.
It also affected the professional staff and the players.
Already at noon, the professional team began to understand that they must prevent the players from getting into black bile from the situation.
They asked the senior players to talk to everyone and small talks were also held in Teddy before the assembly.
Dan Einbinder gathered everyone and told them: "We don't cry, we don't risk, and we don't come inferior because of what happened. We come to play and win."
After El Yam Kanzpolski's expulsion, the players were stressed and expressed concerns during the break as well.
"We were afraid of a quick Beitar goal at the beginning of the second half.
It could have killed us, but it didn't," said the players. "We held on and Aios brought us back into the game, when he entered.
He is a football star."
Einbinder proved to be a phenomenon in practice.
From the captain of Beitar, he became the undisputed leader of Hapoel Tel Aviv. The midfielder ends his contract at the end of the season, but he is one of those who will certainly receive an offer to continue next season. The involvement in the first goal, the assist in the third, 6 goals, 3 assists and involvement in another 5 goals this season from the position of the midfielder The full-back, what more can you ask for? Alan Ozbolt also continued the tradition against Beitar in the last two years, and found the back of the net.
"There's a lot to be said about the refereeing, about the red that went to Nikolaescu and didn't go to Kanpolski, but on an evening like this, we'll be happy," they said at the club.
The undisputed leader.
Einbinder and the players celebrate (Photo: Danny Maron)
Chaim Sylves also deserves praise.
It is likely that Nick Hammond, the new professional authority of the Reds in the American era, will prefer the option of a foreign coach in the summer that he knows and prefers to work with.
But if in the end an Israeli coach is decided, games like the one at Teddy yesterday or next week against Maccabi Haifa, are Sylves' chance to earn his place for next season.
To the coach's credit, during his time, Hapoel Tel Aviv is better than any other period this season.
Although this was not expressed in high success rates, it is still a team that is difficult to play against and makes life difficult for any opponent.
With him, Hapoel Tel Aviv is a team with self-respect.
Of course he also enjoyed a bit of luck.
Harvia Ilitch, whom Silves didn't want to register until the last minute, scored the winning goal and, like all Hapoel players, gave everything he had on the field.
What about the Khodorov complex?
Hapoel Tel Aviv estimates that within ten days of work, it will slowly return to use.
In one part, the graduates and some of the younger groups will continue to organize, while the other part will not be allowed to enter until the renovation is completed.
Preparations for the renovation of the burned area already began yesterday.
This will include plumbing, paint, new drywall, electrical and more.
Together with all the equipment that was damaged, it is about renovating the complex for hundreds of thousands of shekels at best.
In the meantime, the team may move to work temporarily at the association's offices in Ramat Gan, the players will train in Bat Yam or Kfar Shalem, they may be forced to wander a bit until they can return to Khodorov.
But after yesterday, everything seems small to everyone.
Joy is much stronger than that.
Sylves gave the players two days off.
Usually when the Hapoel fans hear about freedom for the players this season they get excited, this time they cheer for each and every player.
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