Footballers to Honor Slain Player Lior Assulin in Memorial Match
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
A memorial football match for Lior Assulin, who was murdered at the Nova festival, will take place Tuesday at Doha Stadium. Assulin's former club, Bnei Sakhnin, will play against a team of his friends. Several former teammates, including Gabriel Lima, have flown in for the game. The event aims to honor the late footballer, with his family also in attendance.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- A memorial football match for Lior Assulin will be held Tuesday at Doha Stadium.
- Assulin was murdered at the Nova music festival.
- Bnei Sakhnin will play against a team of Assulin's friends.
- Former teammates Gabriel Lima, Ernest Attchy, and Komoko Kamara are attending.
- The match will be broadcast live on Sport Channel.
- Assulin's brother, Moshe Assulin, will play for the friends' team.
A special memorial match will be held on Tuesday at the Doha Stadium to honor the late footballer Lior Assulin, who was murdered at the Nova music festival. The game will pit the 2003/4 State Cup winners, Bnei Sakhnin, Assulin's former club, against a team of his friends. The match will be broadcast live on Sport Channel starting at 5:00 PM.
Bnei Sakhnin has arranged for former teammates Ernest Attchy, Komoko Kamara, and Gabriel Lima, who played with Assulin during the 2003/4 season, to fly to Israel for the event. Lima, part of the "Assulima" attacking duo with Assulin, will attend to pay his final respects to his former strike partner. The Bnei Sakhnin team, to be coached by Eyal Lachman, will feature notable players such as Abbas Suan, Rafi Cohen, Avi Dano, Ahmed Kasoum, Abd Rabah, Ali Othman, Shadi Zbeidat, and Nidal Shlaata.
The friends' team will be managed by Bnei Sakhnin's coach, Yossi Abuksis, and will include players who knew Assulin throughout his career, such as former Maccabi Tel Aviv director Yoav Ziv, Beitar Jerusalem CEO Kfir Edri, Avi Ivgi, Guy Dayan, Eyal Tartetsky, and Yakir Shina.
Assulin's family will attend the match, with his brother, Moshe Assulin, playing for the friends' team. The event takes place over three years after Assulin's death, offering him the recognition he deserved. The game will be officiated by Premier League referees Aviad Shiloh, Orpaz Chen, and Eran Tsoler. Sakhnin officials hope the Doha Stadium will be filled with fans and local residents to honor the former club legend.
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