Hapoel Petah Tikva Prepares Arguments for Disciplinary Hearing
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
Hapoel Petah Tikva is preparing arguments to contest a potential technical loss at a disciplinary hearing regarding a substitution error. Manager Eliran Bernstein will argue he alerted the referee, Yigal Fried, who allegedly ignored the issue. Player Roi Levi is expected to state he missed the signal while attending to an injured teammate. The club is confident they will avoid the penalty, while also preparing for their upcoming league match against Bnei Sakhnin with some players returning from injury.
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- Hapoel Petah Tikva is confident it will avoid a technical loss at a disciplinary hearing.
- The club faces sanctions after player Roi Levi remained on the field with 11 outfield players.
- Manager Eliran Bernstein claims he alerted referee Yigal Fried to the player count.
- Player Roi Levi will testify he did not see the substitution signal.
- Referee Yigal Fried and referee the referee have been summoned to the hearing.
- The team will play Bnei Sakhnin without a pre-game hotel stay.
- Players Roi David and Hamido Keita have returned to training.
Hapoel Petah Tikva is preparing its defense for an upcoming disciplinary hearing, with club officials expressing confidence they will avoid a technical loss. The team faces potential sanctions following an incident during their match against Maccabi Netanya where player Roi Levi remained on the field after a substitution was signaled, resulting in the team momentarily having 11 outfield players. Levi is expected to testify that he did not see the substitution signal as he was attending to an injured teammate, Erick Billa.
The club's manager, Eliran Bernstein, plans to argue that he alerted referee Yigal Fried to the player count issue before a penalty kick, but Fried allegedly ignored the warning. Fried, along with the main referee the referee, has been summoned to the hearing. The referee, currently abroad for a tournament, will be unable to attend. Hapoel Petah Tikva intends to focus on the referees' responsibility for the incident, stating, "We will not accept a technical loss, there is no chance."
On the professional front, Hapoel Petah Tikva will forgo their usual pre-game hotel stay before their upcoming match against Bnei Sakhnin. The team welcomes the return of Roi David to training after recovering from a stomach ailment. The starting lineup will largely remain the same as the previous game, with Karim Kimwidi returning to the starting eleven. There is a competition for a midfield spot between Itay Ehud and Tomer Altman. Hamido Keita has also returned to full training and is expected to be included in the squad, with hopes of playing minutes to regain fitness before the international break next month. The projected starting lineup includes Omer Katz, Stav Israeli, Or Israelov, Alex Musonda, Yazan Nasser, Itay Ehud (or Tomer Altman), Boni Amin, Karim Kimwidi, Roi Levi, Roi David, and Erick Billa.
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