Industry sources estimate that if Maccabi Tel Aviv wins Game 2, the plate-raising ceremony may take place in a different location and not in the Shlomo Group Arena.
Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Hapoel Tel Aviv on Thursday evening at the Menora Mivtachim Arena to advance to 0-1 in the playoff finals, one victory away from winning the championship title.
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On Sunday, the two teams will meet at the Solomon Group Arena for the second game of the series. Due to the fact that this is a best-of-3 series and home to the Yellows, an away win means winning the championship on the home court of the city rivals.
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Due to the bitter rivalry between the clubs and the fan camps, and in the shadow of the harsh scenes from the Israel State Cup final a few weeks ago, when thousands of fans broke into the grass at Sammy Ofer Stadium, senior sources in the industry believe that if Oded Ketch's pupils win the second game of the series, the plate-raising ceremony may be postponed and take place in a different location and not in an entire team arena, due to the possible desire to avoid confrontations and difficult scenes.
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