Summary: Maccabi Haifa - Hapoel Haifa 1:1/Sport1
Along with the additional point that was deducted due to a fan riot under aggravating circumstances against Maccabi Tel Aviv, Maccabi Haifa was also prosecuted for the events of the Haifa derby - lighting flares and throwing cups and lighters in the direction of Tomer Yousfi.
The association's judges decided this time not to deduct points for lighting the flares, but to settle for a monetary fine of NIS 42,000, along with a suspended sentence of not selling away tickets since this is a "third conviction for fan rioting".
In the court they admitted that they "disagree regarding the conviction of the type of "fan riot under aggravating circumstances", therefore "there is no obstacle to reduce the punishments set forth in this regulation as requested by the plaintiff... In the case of a repeat conviction, we will seriously consider reducing the penalty of not selling tickets to an away game".
Maccabi Haifa fans in the derby/Maor Alxalsi
Maccabi Haifa claimed that Yousef was provoked, but in the verdict it was clarified: "The report of the referee and the observer do not indicate any unusual behavior on the part of the player.
Furthermore, the authority to react and punish during the game a player who celebrates in a spiteful or unsportsmanlike manner is vested exclusively in the referee of the game, who is even allowed to wave a card at him, while the audience has no mandate to react in a way that consolidates the elements of the disciplinary offense."
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