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Hapoel Haifa CEO Protests Refereeing Errors, Cites 'Ongoing Injustice'
Hapoel Haifa CEO Itai Rak has written to the Israel Referees Association protesting what he calls a series of "ongoing injustices" and "serious professional harm" caused by refereeing errors.
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What happened
- 01Hapoel Haifa CEO Itai Rak protested perceived refereeing errors to the Israel Referees Association.
- 02Rak cited "ongoing injustice" and "serious professional harm" to the club.
- 03A late goal for Hapoel Haifa against Maccabi Petah Tikva was incorrectly disallowed on Saturday.
- 04The Referees Association's Professional Committee later confirmed the disallowed goal was a mistake.
- 05Hapoel Haifa still won the match with a stoppage-time goal.
- 06Rak called for an internal review to prevent future errors.
The latest incident involved a disallowed goal against Maccabi Petah Tikva, which the Referees Association later admitted was incorrect. Rak is demanding an internal review to prevent future mistakes.
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