Tension Between Afula and Kiryat Gat Over Farewell Ceremony

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Maccabi Kiryat Gat CEO Shimon Peri is upset that his former club, Hapoel Afula, did not plan a farewell ceremony for him before their league match on October 26th. Peri, who was CEO of Afula for four years and helped stabilize the club financially, called the lack of recognition "hurtful." He delivered an emotional speech to his current team, urging them to win for him. The article also mentions a change in Afula's starting goalkeeper.

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Maccabi Kiryat Gat CEO Shimon Peri felt hurt by Hapoel Afula's lack of a farewell ceremony.
Peri previously served as CEO of Hapoel Afula for four years, improving its finances.
Peri delivered an emotional speech to his current team before the match against Afula.
The match took place on October 26th.
Afula will start a new young goalkeeper over a recent acquisition.

Shimon Peri, the CEO of Maccabi Kiryat Gat, expressed deep disappointment that his former club, Hapoel Afula, did not organize a farewell ceremony for him ahead of their league match on October 26th. Peri served as the CEO of Hapoel Afula for four years, during which the club achieved financial stability. He was reportedly surprised and hurt to discover that no gesture was planned for his return to Afula as an opposing team's executive.

According to reports from "Sport 5," Peri addressed his current team during a pre-game meeting, stating, "I don't usually speak at meetings, but this time I broke my habit. I ask you to win for me. Afula hurt me. What didn't I do for this club, and when I received the lineup for tomorrow, I was shocked to discover they aren't even doing a short ceremony for me. For me and for our coach Roman Zullo, this is not just another game."

Players from Maccabi Kiryat Gat described Peri's speech as emotional. The article also notes that young goalkeeper Ram Golan will start in goal for Afula against Kiryat Gat, replacing the recently disappointing acquisition goalkeeper Guy Herman.

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