Goalkeeper Crisis Plagues Israeli National Team Amidst Illness and Injury
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
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- A virus affected multiple staff and players, including the starting goalkeeper.
- Assaf Tzur debuted as goalkeeper after Omri Glazer became ill.
- Daniel Peretz was unavailable due to injury and club demands.
- Niv Eliasi was urgently called up to bolster the goalkeeping position.
Israeli national team goalkeeper Assaf Tzur made a solid debut in the 0-0 draw against Kosovo, but the events leading up to his first cap were highly unusual. A virus swept through the team in the days before the match, affecting several staff members and players. Operations manager Amit Radovsky, assistant coach Amir Shelah, and goalkeeping coach Itai Zilfa all fell ill. Tzur was the first player to contract the virus.
Adding to the turmoil, starting goalkeeper Omri Glazer fell ill just a day before the game. He woke up with a fever and was moved to a separate room to avoid infecting his roommate, Eli Dasa. Glazer began vomiting shortly before lunch, and coach Ran Ben Shimon determined he was unfit to play after a brief conversation.
Meanwhile, Daniel Peretz, who was expected to be available, learned that an MRI revealed a tear in his leg. His club, Southampton, demanded his immediate return to England for rehabilitation ahead of a derby match, leaving Israel without a third-choice goalkeeper for their upcoming game against Ireland.
In response to the emergency, national team manager Rui Rinshreiber was instructed to arrange a swift flight for Niv Eliasi, who plays in Greece, to join the squad in Serbia.
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