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Israel Youth Soccer Team Faces Technical Loss After Illegal Substitutions

By מערכת אתר ערוץ הספורט

Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba

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Israel's youth soccer team lost 3-2 to Ukraine in a European Championship qualifier after making six substitutions instead of the permitted five. Coach Ofir Haim's team conceded two late goals before the illegal substitution error was discovered. The infraction automatically results in a technical loss for Israel, impacting their qualifying campaign.

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Israel's youth soccer team made six substitutions, exceeding the limit of five allowed.
The team lost 3-2 to Ukraine in a European Championship qualifying match.
Two late goals conceded by Israel contributed to the on-field defeat.
The illegal substitution automatically results in a technical loss for Israel.
Coach Ofir Haim made a double substitution in the final minutes, bringing the total to six.

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Israel's youth national soccer team suffered a 3-2 defeat against Ukraine in their European Championship qualifying campaign opener on Wednesday, conceding two late goals. Beyond the on-field result, the team committed a significant procedural error by making six substitutions instead of the allowed five. This infraction automatically leads to a technical loss. The substitutions occurred throughout the match, with coach Ofir Haim making a double substitution in the closing minutes, bringing the total to six. Earlier substitutions included Eden Hayat replacing Leroy Avrieva at the start of the second half, Noam Levy coming off for Itay Mehir in the 57th minute, Adam Greenberg being substituted by Yado Yosef, and Noam Cohen being replaced by Erez Didi in the 64th minute. The critical sixth and seventh substitutions involved Liam Loski and Alai Ben Simon being replaced by Noam Goldenberg and Guy Aligulashvili in the 82nd minute.