Referee Sapir Berman Passes Fitness Tests, Set to Return to Israel's Top Soccer League
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
Referee Sapir Berman has passed her fitness tests and will return to officiating in Israel's top soccer leagues after failing them earlier this season. She previously served as a VAR official and head referee in lower leagues. Berman has officiated 174 professional matches in her career, including 39 in the Premier League.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Referee Sapir Berman passed fitness tests, clearing her return to Israel's top soccer league.
- Berman failed the initial fitness tests at the season's start, preventing her from officiating.
- She recently served as a video assistant referee and previously officiated in lower leagues.
- Berman's last head referee assignment was Maccabi Haifa's 5-2 win over Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
- She has officiated 174 professional matches, including 39 in the Premier League.
Referee Sapir Berman has successfully passed her fitness tests and is eligible to resume officiating in Israel's top professional soccer leagues. Berman had previously failed the required physical assessments at the start of the current season, which prevented her from being assigned to matches.
Her last game as a head referee was the 5-2 victory of Maccabi Haifa over Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the final matchday of the previous season. This season, she has been working as a video assistant referee (VAR) in the booth, most recently for the 1-1 draw between Maccabi Netanya and Ironi Tiberias. Prior to that, she served as a head referee in the National League and the youth National League.
Last season, Berman officiated 24 matches across the Premier League, National League, and State Cup. Her final assignment of that season, the Maccabi Haifa-Hapoel Be'er Sheva game, was a formality as Hapoel Be'er Sheva had already secured the championship. This return to fitness marks her first potential assignment in the Premier League since the previous season, albeit not as a head referee initially.
Throughout her career, Berman has officiated a total of 174 professional league matches. This includes 106 in the National League, 39 in the Premier League, 12 in the State Cup, 9 in the upper playoff, 7 in the lower playoff, and one friendly match between the Israeli U-18 team and Germany.
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