Maccabi Haifa Players Get Chance Ahead of League Play
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
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- Maccabi Haifa faces a shortage of players before the league starts.
- Several players are unavailable due to international team commitments.
- Goalkeeper Omer Niron may play his first game since January after surgery.
- A practice match against Hapoel Kfar Saba will feature loaned players.
Maccabi Haifa is continuing its preparations for the upcoming league season with a depleted squad. The team will play a practice match against Hapoel Kfar Saba on Tuesday, with whom they have a cooperative agreement. Several players, including Daniel Derzi, Moran Vahab, Shiral Cohen, and Adi Tzur, were loaned to Kfar Saba from Maccabi Haifa this summer. Additionally, Shachar Veizinger was appointed coach with the approval of both clubs, but was subsequently fired by Kfar Saba's management.
Coach Barak Bakhar will be without several key players who have not yet returned from international duty. These include Eitan Azulai, Omri Glazer, Yarin Levy, Kangi Gura, Ali Muhammad, Iyad Hallaili, Noam Steifman, Navot Ratner, Liam Lusky, Mark Golankov, and Arad Geist. In contrast, Adam Grimberg is expected to play after being cut from the youth national team by Ofir Haim.
Goalkeeper Omer Niron, who joined on loan from Maccabi Netanya and underwent shoulder surgery in January, is also anticipated to see his first minutes since the beginning of the year. If he performs well in the practice match, he is expected to be included in the squad for the game against Hapoel Jerusalem.
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