Hapoel Tel Aviv Wins Despite Red Card, Faces Injury Concerns
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
Hapoel Tel Aviv defeated Ironi Tiberias 1-0 with a penalty goal from Omri Altman, despite playing with ten men after an early red card for Adrian Criev. The club expressed satisfaction with their performance despite the disadvantage and acknowledged VAR's role in overturning a potential penalty. Key player Emmanuel Boateng is injured, and Sstav Turiel's absence from the starting lineup was attributed to professional reasons following a prior substitute appearance.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Hapoel Tel Aviv beat Ironi Tiberias 1-0 with a penalty, playing with ten men after an early red card.
- Omri Altman scored the winning penalty for Hapoel Tel Aviv.
- Emmanuel Boateng suffered a facial injury and is doubtful for the next match.
- Sstav Turiel was benched for the second straight game due to professional reasons.
- The club felt they deserved a penalty that was overturned by VAR.
Hapoel Tel Aviv secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Ironi Tiberias on Saturday, with Omri Altman converting a penalty. The win was hard-fought, as the team played with ten men from the fourth minute after Adrian Criev was sent off. Despite the numerical disadvantage, Hapoel Tel Aviv felt they were the superior team throughout the match.
The club accepted the referee's decision to send off Criev, noting that it would reduce the coach's selection headaches regarding foreign players for the next match. However, there was criticism regarding the VAR's decision to overturn a penalty initially awarded to Hapoel Tel Aviv. "We deserved a penalty, it's just hard to go against VAR. We won't make noise because luckily we won in the end, but it was more of a penalty than the one that was awarded," a club source stated.
Lucas Falcao was not in the squad, understanding the team's situation and the depth of the roster. Emmanuel Boateng is a doubt for the upcoming match against Hapoel Jerusalem due to a facial injury sustained during the game, which required him to be stretchered off. He was seen with a swollen eye after the match.
Meanwhile, Sstav Turiel was not in the starting lineup for the second consecutive game, despite being fit and included in the squad. The coaching staff explained that his absence last week was due to an injury that affected his training, but this week's decision was purely professional. Coach Eliniv Barda was reportedly unsatisfied with Turiel's performance as a substitute in the previous game. However, his improved performance in the current match might see him return to the starting eleven soon.
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