Appeal by Maccabi Haifa, Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Tel Aviv at the Football Association's court/photo: Shlomi Gabai. Video editing: Nir Chen
Rage in Maccabi Haifa over the Supreme Court's decision not to return the point that was deducted to the team.
If it weren't for the two points that were deducted for the greens this season in total, the gap at the top would have been five points and two games apart from Maccabi Tel Aviv, but after the appeal was rejected today, the difference remains at seven points and three games.
In Haifa, as mentioned, they are angry about the decision, and some of the club's players are even convinced that this is a deliberate act: "There are teams that can be harmed and there are teams that cannot be touched," said one of the champion's players, "It will take many more years until teams and fans return to trusting the institutions, because right now it is nil." .
Another player in the team also commented: "Instead of the championship story being open, the tribunal made it almost completely closed. This is simply a scandal."
Dolev Haziza responded on his Instagram page: "Our football deserves much more than this. It doesn't matter who you are a fan of and which team you belong to. Lowering a score is not the solution."
Dolev Haziza's response to the court's decision/screenshot, Instagram
Maccabi Haifa said they were not surprised and knew there was a chance the court would decide this, despite the fact that Maccabi Tel Aviv was given back the point it was dropped following an incident that the Greens claim is more serious: "Probably they want a yellow championship," said an official at the Carmel club.
"A much more serious incident ended in an acquittal and our incident, despite all the arguments and even though we already had one point deducted from the suspended sentence at the beginning of the season, did not end in an acquittal. So there is nothing more to say."
On another matter, Franzi Piero continues his treatments and is highly doubtful for the game against Bnei Reina, but it is estimated that even if the striker is not fit for Sunday, he will be available to Masai Dego in the season's game against Maccabi Tel Aviv on April 8.
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