Weissman Ill, Out of Beitar Jerusalem's Starting Lineup Against Kiryat Shmona

Beitar Jerusalem, coming off six wins and a draw in their last seven matches, will host Ironi Kiryat Shmona on Saturday at 3:00 PM at Teddy Stadium. Coach Almog Cohen, who observes the Sabbath, will not be available for post-game interviews, a message conveyed to the league management to avoid a fine. Cohen will walk to the stadium and conduct a video session on Friday, not on game day. Striker Sean Weissman is not expected to start. Weissman, who has received significant confidence from his coach, has not yet found his scoring rhythm and is ill. He missed Thursday's training, and per the coach's protocol, players who miss the entire week's training, even if recovered, do not start. In Weissman's absence, Eugene Ansah or Giovansko Calo are likely to be in the starting eleven. The coaching staff is also deliberating which foreign player will be left out of the squad. After Ansah was not in the squad against Maccabi Tel Aviv and Calo was left out for the win against Hapoel Petah Tikva, it's possible both will be in the squad, with Alexis Serna potentially being the one rested. However, Cohen has not ruled out the possibility that one of the foreign strikers will again not dress for the game, with the final decision to be made on Friday. Yarden Cohen is expected to return to training next week after the international break. Once he is fit, the coach will face another challenge, as he will need to exclude another Israeli player from the squad. In recent weeks, Liel Darai, Nevo Shado, and Ravid Abergil have consistently not been in the squad, and with Yarden Cohen's return, Noam Mocha, who has struggled to find his place, might be the one left out. Adi Yona and Ziv Ben Shimol are rotating in the central midfield.

Beitar Jerusalem's coach Almog Cohen will observe the Sabbath and will not be available for post-game interviews, with the team having a video session on Friday instead of game day.