Hapoel Tel Aviv Fined Over Stadium Flare Incident

Hapoel Tel Aviv has been fined 42,000 shekels by the disciplinary tribunal of the Football Association following an incident involving flares during their match against Beitar Jerusalem. The flares caused a six-minute delay at the start of the game, as noted in the referee's report.

In team news, Hapoel Tel Aviv is preparing for their derby match against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Marcus Coco has returned to full training after recovering from a hamstring issue that kept him out of their previous game against Hapoel Ramat Gan. Coco is expected to be fit for Monday's match.

The club is also working to resolve an issue with Shanda Silva, which is necessary to register new player Yanick Lellindell. The deadline for Lellindell's registration is next Wednesday, the end of the transfer window in Israel, though it is anticipated he will be registered sooner.

Hapoel Tel Aviv currently sits in second place in the Premier League with seven points out of a possible nine, having not conceded any goals so far. They will face league leaders Maccabi Tel Aviv, who have a perfect nine points and a 12-4 goal difference, in the derby on Monday.