Watch the incident: Bnei Sakhnin fans disrespect the anthem, and continue to cheer demonstratively even during the singing of "Hatikva"/Walla!
The prosecutor of the soccer association, Gilad Bergman, decided to prosecute Bnei Sakhnin following the events of the game against Hapoel Hadera last Saturday.
As you may remember, Sakhnin fans disrespected the anthem and demonstratively cursed Menashe Zalka, Hadera's captain, following his service in the reserves during the war.
Sakhnin will be accused of inappropriate behavior of a crowd of fans, and according to estimates she will receive a financial fine.
The team will be punished.
Sakhnin fans (those photographed have no relation to the article)/Maor Alxalsi
It all started before the opening song, when "Hatikva" was played in the stadium, and Sakhnin fans continued to sing and cheer their team in a demonstrative and defiant manner.
Then, when Zeleka came on as a substitute in the second half (63rd minute), the Sakhnin fans started chanting against him - and again, this was also done in a deliberate way, when no other player received special curses from Sakhnin fans, and only Zeleka, an IDF soldier who served in the reserves on the border The North, received chants of "Zalka's mother *Vena" and boos every time he touched the ball.
In the end, Hapoel Hadera beat Sakhnin 0:1 with a goal by Elad Madmon in the 97th minute. Zalka, in a symbolic act, celebrated on the grass while wrapped in the Israeli flag .
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