Toto Cup Final Halted by Flares, Teams Face Sanctions
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
The Toto Cup final between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv was stopped for nine minutes due to flares and smoke. The delay could lead to Maccabi and Hapoel playing away games without fans and facing heavy fines. Hapoel Tel Aviv was also fined NIS 20,000 for offensive chants in a previous match.
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- Toto Cup final between Maccabi and Hapoel Tel Aviv halted for nine minutes by flares.
- Delay could result in teams playing away games without fans and facing heavy fines.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv faces a suspended ban on selling tickets for away games.
- Hapoel Tel Aviv fined NIS 20,000 for "Holocaust" chants against Maccabi.
- A small fire at Bloomfield Stadium was extinguished during the incident.
The Toto Cup final between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv was halted shortly after kickoff on Thursday due to the lighting of flares. Dense smoke filled Bloomfield Stadium, forcing referee Shon Levy to stop the match. Play resumed after a nine-minute delay.
According to regulations, a stoppage exceeding five minutes can result in severe penalties for both clubs. These may include playing future away games without their traveling fans and substantial fines.
This incident follows recent disciplinary actions against Maccabi Tel Aviv, who are already under a suspended ban on selling tickets for away matches due to events in the previous Tel Aviv derby. Hapoel Tel Aviv was fined NIS 20,000 on Thursday for chants of "Let there be a Holocaust for Maccabi" during their last game against Hapoel Jerusalem at Teddy Stadium.
Additionally, a small fire broke out at Gate 5 of Bloomfield Stadium but was extinguished. The smoke from the flares began to dissipate approximately five minutes after they were lit.
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