Maccabi Petah Tikva Welcomes Back Lior Kassa from Injury for Hapoel Haifa Match
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
Maccabi Petah Tikva will play Hapoel Haifa on Saturday, hoping to end a three-game losing streak. Midfielder Lior Kassa is expected to return to the starting lineup after recovering from a knee injury. Coach Ziv Arie will likely use a three-defender formation with Kassa in midfield. Adar Ratner remains sidelined due to injury.
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- Maccabi Petah Tikva faces Hapoel Haifa on Saturday after three consecutive losses.
- Midfielder Lior Kassa is set to start after recovering from a cruciate ligament injury.
- Adar Ratner is still recovering from an injury and will not play.
- Coach Ziv Arie plans to use a three-defender formation.
- Lior Kassa will play in the midfield alongside Eyal Inbrom and Liran Hazan.
Maccabi Petah Tikva, seeking to rebound after three consecutive losses before the international break, is set to host Hapoel Haifa on Saturday at Sammy Ofer Stadium. The team's prospects are boosted by the expected return of midfielder Lior Kassa, who has recovered from a cruciate ligament injury and is slated to start. However, Adar Ratner has not yet recovered from his own injury.
Coach Ziv Arie plans to maintain a three-defender formation, with Samuel Owusu and Aviv Salem expected to play on the right and left flanks, respectively. Kassa will be deployed in midfield alongside Eyal Inbrom and Liran Hazan. The anticipated starting lineup includes Maor Erlich in goal, Owusu, Eluz Yao, Guy Dezente, Eitan Tibi, and Salem in defense. The midfield will feature Inbrom, Kassa, and Hazan, with Jose Cortes and a player identified only by the Hebrew words "מרקו רקוניאץ"" (Marko Racuniac) up front.
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