Ironi Tiberias Slams 'Cowardly' Refereeing After Loss to Hapoel Tel Aviv
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
Ironi Tiberias is protesting the refereeing after a 1-0 loss to Hapoel Tel Aviv, citing a controversial penalty and a disallowed goal. The club called the referees "cowards" and plans to request VAR footage. Despite the loss, coach Alon Ziv expressed confidence in his player Ido Sharon, who was involved in the penalty incident. Tiberias remains at the bottom of the league table with one point.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Ironi Tiberias is protesting the refereeing in their 1-0 loss to Hapoel Tel Aviv, calling the officials "cowards."
- A controversial penalty awarded to Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 89th minute decided the match.
- Ironi Tiberias plans to request VAR recordings for the penalty incident and a disallowed goal.
- Player Ido Sharon, involved in the penalty incident, denied making contact with the opponent.
- The club remains at the bottom of the league table with one point after the loss.
- Kais Ghanem and Chris Kwaku are expected to return to the lineup for Tiberias' next match.
Ironi Tiberias is furious with the officiating following their 1-0 defeat to Hapoel Tel Aviv on Saturday, a match where they played against ten men for nearly 90 minutes. The sole goal came from a controversial penalty awarded after Ido Sharon was judged to have fouled Marcus Coco, with Omri Altman converting from the spot. Sharon denied making contact, stating, "I avoided contact, you can see it. I think it was a wrong decision by Omer [Biran]." The club's management echoed this sentiment, calling the referees "cowards" and expressing frustration that calls were not made in favor of a "small team like Tiberias." They plan to request VAR recordings for both the penalty incident and a disallowed goal they claim was legitimate.
Club officials also criticized the referee, Omer Biran, and VAR officials Eitan Shmuelovitch and Eli Kaspo. Despite the controversy, coach Alon Ziv backed player Ido Sharon, saying, "He leads the team and we trust him very much." Sharon, who grew up in Hapoel Tel Aviv's youth system, was playing against his former club for the first time.
This loss marks the second consecutive game against a top team where Tiberias felt they were close to an upset but ultimately lost in the final minutes. The team remains at the bottom of the league table with only one point. Their upcoming matches are against Maccabi Netanya, Bnei Sakhnin, and Beitar Jerusalem. Players Kais Ghanem and Chris Kwaku are expected to return to the starting lineup for the match against Netanya.
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