Hapoel Beer Sheva Lineup Revealed for Alkmaar Clash
Translated & summarized from Walla by baba
Hapoel Beer Sheva will play AZ Alkmaar in the Netherlands on Thursday in their Europa Conference League opener, seeking an upset after four straight clean sheets. Alkmaar, despite a strong start to their season, has faltered recently. Key players like Eliyal Peretz and Zahi Ahmed return to Hapoel Beer Sheva's lineup, while Alkmaar benches striker Max Mladenik. The Israeli team will host Hapoel Jerusalem on Sunday before facing Union Saint-Gilloise next week.
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- Hapoel Beer Sheva faces AZ Alkmaar in the Netherlands on Thursday for their Europa Conference League opener.
- The Israeli team enters the match on a four-game clean sheet streak, including three league wins.
- Alkmaar, after a strong start, has won only one of their last four games.
- Eliyal Peretz, Zahi Ahmed, Idan Nachmias, and Mohamed Abu Rumi are in Hapoel Beer Sheva's starting lineup.
- Alkmaar's striker Max Mladenik and Wesley Petaci are not in the starting eleven.
- Hapoel Beer Sheva's past visits to the Netherlands have resulted in significant losses.
Hapoel Beer Sheva is set to face AZ Alkmaar in the Netherlands on Thursday evening, aiming to surprise the Dutch side in their Europa Conference League opener. The Israeli club enters the match following a solid defensive run, having not conceded a goal in four consecutive games, which included three league wins and a draw against Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League.
Alkmaar, who won the Dutch Super Cup and secured five league victories at the season's start, has seen a dip in form with only one win in their last four matches. Their Europa League campaign began with a 1-0 loss to Sunderland. Hapoel Beer Sheva has a history of difficult encounters in the Netherlands, including a record 10-0 defeat to Brøndby in 1997/98 and a 3-0 loss to Feyenoord in Rotterdam seven years ago.
For the upcoming match, Hapoel Beer Sheva's lineup sees the return of Eliyal Peretz and Zahi Ahmed, who were substitutes in their recent league win against Ironi Tiberias. Idan Nachmias and Mohamed Abu Rumi are also included in the starting eleven. Alkmaar will be without Dutch national team striker Max Mladenik and Wesley Petaci, who were benched for the game.
The starting lineups are as follows: Alkmaar - Yari de Bosser, Sia Meikoma, Wouter Huis, Mees de Wit, Dave Kwakman, Peer Koopmeiners, Yioub Oufkir, Waldemar Andreasen, Ro-Zangelo Dal. Hapoel Beer Sheva - Ofir Marciano, Guy Mizrahi, Djibril Diop, Idan Nachmias, Pedro Amador, Lucas Ventura, Amankwaa Forson, Eliyal Peretz, Mohamed Abu Rumi, Zahi Ahmed, Igor Zlatanovic.
Looking ahead, Hapoel Beer Sheva will host Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli Premier League on Sunday, followed by another Europa League fixture next Thursday against Union Saint-Gilloise, which will be played in Dusseldorf.
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