Beitar Jerusalem Fields Second Team in Toto Cup Match Against Hapoel Ramat Gan

On Monday evening, Hapoel Ramat Gan hosted Beitar Jerusalem at the new stadium in Rehovot in a Toto Cup ranking match for 7th-8th place. Following their disappointing elimination from the Conference League qualifiers, Beitar Jerusalem coach Almog Cohen opted to rest key players and field a second-string lineup. Notable absences from Beitar's squad included Sean Weiseman, Gil Cohen, Yarden Cohen, Brian Carvalho, Boris Ano, Miguel Silva, and Ailson Tabarsh. The starting eleven featured players such as Nadav Markovitz, Liel Deri, Yehonatan Ozer, Roy Elimelech, Ziv Ben Shimol, alongside veterans Omer Atzili and Tomer Yosefi.

Hapoel Ramat Gan, newly promoted, aimed to surprise in their final test before the season opener. Their lineup included Amit Reif in goal, Getacho Yablo, Jota Gonsalves, Omer Yitzhak, Pard Ibrahim, Sergej Mijailovic, Maksim Plakushchenko, Idan Barness, Christopher Boniface, David Asenka, and Luan Campos.

The match ended 2-1 in favor of Austria Vienna over Beitar Jerusalem, with Austria Vienna winning 4-2 on penalties. The game was part of the ongoing Toto Cup ranking matches, which continue to provide teams with competitive fixtures ahead of the regular season.