Israel Youth Soccer Team Faces Technical Defeat After Illegal Substitution Error
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
Israel's youth national soccer team is expected to receive a technical defeat after making six substitutions instead of the allowed five in their 3-2 loss to Ukraine. The error occurred in the final minutes of the European Championship qualifier. Coach Ofir Haim made the illegal double substitution, which violates competition rules. The team had already made four substitutions prior to the final error.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Israel's youth soccer team made six substitutions, one over the limit, in a qualifier against Ukraine.
- The illegal substitution will result in a technical defeat for the Israeli team.
- The team lost the match 3-2 on the field after conceding two late goals.
- Coach Ofir Haim made the final, illegal double substitution in the closing minutes.
- The infraction occurred during the European Championship qualifying campaign.
Israel's youth national soccer team committed a significant error during their European Championship qualifying campaign opener against Ukraine on Wednesday, resulting in a 3-2 loss on the field and an expected technical defeat. The team, coached by Ofir Haim, made six substitutions instead of the allowed five, a violation that mandates a technical loss according to competition rules.
The match itself was already a setback, with Ukraine scoring two late goals to secure the win. However, the substitution blunder overshadowed the on-field result. The error occurred in the final minutes when Haim made a double substitution, bringing the total to six.
Earlier substitutions included Eden Hayat replacing Leroy Avriabaya at the start of the second half. In the 57th minute, Noam Levy was substituted for Itay Mehir. Later, at the 64th minute, Adam Greenberg came on for Yado Yosef, and Noam Cohen was replaced by Erez Didi.
The critical sixth substitution happened around the 82nd minute when Liam Luski and Alai Ben Simon were taken off for Noam Goldenberg and Guy Aligulashvili, pushing the team over the legal limit.
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