The Maccabi Haifa players entered the Levita stadium in Kfar Saba and felt that they had passed through the time tunnel to other eras.
A muddy field due to the rain that fell and an atmosphere reminiscent of the 80's, only without Shalom Assig's script.
The players who locked the table from the national team also gave a feeling of the past.
Ali Khatib, Omri Ben Harosh and even Or Invrom entered as a substitute.
At Maccabi Haifa, Tomer Hamed returned to the lineup after 13 years and made a dream debut, as did the new acquisition Gadi Kinda.
The latter scored the 0:1 (5) followed by Hamad scoring a penalty (39).
But Ofek Fischler (66) and Ali Hativ (70) made a comeback that can probably only be seen in an enterprise like the State Cup.
In the equalizer scored by Khativ, Itamar Nitzan's reaction was late and bad, perhaps a reminder of why he lost his place at the beginning of the season and it is doubtful that Masai Dego will take the risk with him again in the cup games.
Podgrano and Halaili.
Close the matter, photo: Alan Shiver
Goni Naor (left).
Maccabi Haifa worked harder than planned, photo: Alan Shiver
A minute after the tie, Gadi Kinda made it 2:3 for Tomer Hamed, but this time Or Invrom came out of the time tunnel in the 93rd minute and equalized for Kfar Saba.
The leader of the table from the national team dragged the champion to extra time, which for her is an achievement in itself.
Maccabi Haifa fans.
Raise smoke until the decision, photo: Alan Shiver
Kfar Saba players celebrate temporary equality.
Their heroic game, photo: Alan Shiver
Luckily for Haifa, Sof Podgrano (111) and Anan Halaili (119, 120) the substitutes were too fresh for the exhausted defense of Kfar Saba.
Maccabi Haifa got involved in a game they shouldn't have gotten involved in, and three more days await Hapoel Beer Sheva in Turner after 120 grueling minutes, in a game that should have been very easy for them, at least on paper.
Nathaniel Deloiah.
In the end, the Kfar Saba goalkeeper grabbed a six-pointer, photo: Alan Shiver
Lior Refaelov.
He also never dreamed of such an entanglement, photo: Alan Shiver
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