Hapoel Tel Aviv Leads League in Red Cards by Wide Margin
Translated & summarized from Walla by baba
Hapoel Tel Aviv is involved in an unusually high number of red card incidents in the Israeli Premier League this season. In their seven league games, only two have finished with both teams having 11 players. A total of six red cards have been issued in Hapoel Tel Aviv's matches, representing 46.2% of all red cards in the league. Three players from Hapoel Tel Aviv and three from opposing teams have been sent off.
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- Hapoel Tel Aviv's matches account for 46.2% of all red cards in the Israeli Premier League this season.
- Only two of Hapoel Tel Aviv's seven league games have ended with both teams having 11 players.
- Six red cards have been issued in total in Hapoel Tel Aviv's games, three to their players and three to opponents.
- Andrian Creive received a red card in Hapoel Tel Aviv's recent game against Ironi Tiberias.
- Omri Altman and Stav Turiel are among the Hapoel Tel Aviv players who have been sent off this season.
Hapoel Tel Aviv's recent match against Ironi Tiberias saw another red card, continuing a season-long trend for the club. In their game on Saturday, Andrian Creive was sent off, marking a situation where only two of Hapoel Tel Aviv's seven league games this season have concluded with both teams having all 11 players on the field.
This pattern of dismissals has been consistent since the season began. In a 0-0 draw with Hapoel Haifa, Omri Altman was red-carded for Hapoel Tel Aviv, while Ivan Kritzak received the same fate for the opposing team. Earlier, Luca Gadrani was sent off for fouling an opponent on a clear path to goal, and Stav Turiel was dismissed in the team's derby match. Even in a game against Hapoel Petah Tikva, Hapoel Tel Aviv's opponent, Karim Kimbedi, received two yellow cards.
Out of the 13 red cards issued across the Israeli Premier League so far, Hapoel Tel Aviv's matches account for six. Three of these were given to Hapoel Tel Aviv players, and three to their opponents. This means that 46.2% of all red cards in the league this season have occurred in games involving Hapoel Tel Aviv. The trend also extended to the Toto Cup, where Ofir Benvenisti of Ironi Kiryat Shmona was sent off in a semi-final match against Hapoel Tel Aviv.
Only two league games for Hapoel Tel Aviv have finished with a full complement of players: a 4-0 victory over Hapoel Ramat Gan and a 3-1 win against Ironi Kiryat Shmona. The team's coach is Eliniv Barda.
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