Hapoel Beer Sheva slipped by Kiryat Shemona 1-0 thanks to a 70th minute goal by substitute Zahi Ahmed to give the southern reds the 3-points and the win over the newly promoted northerners.
“I’m a bit worried and things take time to come together,” Beer Sheva coach Ron Kozuk said after his side’s victory. “This is especially true after having started the season early with European matches and the team is far from where their potential needs to be in all aspects of our game, but winning the season opener is really above all. We were under a lot of pressure after our poor showing in Europe and the Toto Cup. We are a team that is expected to win and that’s why there is pressure.”
“We feel that we missed a good chance in the second half to take points,” Kiryat Shemona bench boss Shay Barda began. “I wasn’t happy that we were moving backwards in the first half but we were also acclimating to being back in the top league. We needed to be decisive in the second half but we also did play against a team with a lot of talent. It’s disappointing but we will continue on.”
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