Bnei Sakhnin to Host Memorial Match for Club Legend Lior Assulin
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
Bnei Sakhnin will host a memorial match for club legend Lior Assulin, who died three years ago, at Doha Stadium against veteran Israeli national players. Assulin is remembered for scoring two goals in the 2004 State Cup final, the club's only cup win. His family had called for the club to honor him. The match will be broadcast live on Sport 5.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Bnei Sakhnin will hold a memorial match for club legend Lior Assulin three years after his death.
- The match will feature a team of veteran Israeli national players at Doha Stadium.
- Assulin scored two goals in the 2004 State Cup final, Sakhnin's only cup victory.
- His family had previously expressed dissatisfaction with the club's lack of commemoration.
- The game will be broadcast live on Sport 5.
- The duo of Assulin and Gabriel Lima was known as "Assulima."
Football club Bnei Sakhnin will hold a memorial match for its late legend Lior Assulin, three years after his death. The game will take place at the Doha Stadium against a team of veteran Israeli national players.
Assulin, who is considered a club legend, played only one season for Bnei Sakhnin but is remembered for scoring two goals in the State Cup final against Hapoel Ramat Gan, securing the club's first and only cup title. This victory propelled Sakhnin into Israeli football prominence, leading to participation in European competitions and international recognition as a representative of the Arab sector in the top league.
Assulin's family had previously expressed frustration with the club's lack of commemoration. The upcoming match aims to honor his memory, with his family and friends expected to attend.
The veteran team will include players from the cup-winning squad, which was coached by Eyal Lachman, captained by Abbas Suan, and featured Assulin alongside Brazilian striker Gabriel Lima, a duo known as "Assulima."
The match will be broadcast live on Sport 5, and has garnered support from many Bnei Sakhnin fans who view it as a fitting tribute to their former star.
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