{"id":153599,"date":"2025-08-30T17:34:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T17:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=153599"},"modified":"2025-08-30T17:34:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T17:34:08","slug":"beitar-jerusalem-host-maccabi-haifa-in-super-duper-sunday-primetime-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/beitar-jerusalem-host-maccabi-haifa-in-super-duper-sunday-primetime-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Beitar Jerusalem host Maccabi Haifa in super-duper Sunday primetime clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re only in Matchday Two, but yet the Israeli soccer league will have a primetime super-duper clash to treat the fans when Beitar Jerusalem host Maccabi Haifa. Anytime that these two play one another you can count on a barnburner and that\u2019s what over 30,000 fans who\u2019ll pack Teddy Stadium in the capital city on Sunday night at 8:30pm will be looking forward to.<\/p>\n<p>Haifa comes in after blasting Maccabi Beni Reineh 4-0 for what seemed to have been their first convincing win under brand new head coach Argentine Diego Flores. The yellow-and-black enter the clash after getting by Bnei Sakhnin 2-1 on the road and without fans in their first win at Doha Stadium in close to a decade.<\/p>\n<p>On top of that, Barak Itzhaki\u2019s Beitar blanked Haifa 2-0 in the Toto Cup in July up by the Carmel, but at this point that game is ancient history and Flores agreed with that sentiment.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_152454\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-152454\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5380.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-152454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5380.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5380-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5380-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5380-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5380-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-152454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barak Itzhaki &#8211; Photo credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cIt will be a completely different game from the Toto Cup. Back then, we had just returned from training camp. We&#8217;re going to face a good and serious team, we need to be focused on every detail and we have the tools to win. We\u2019re going to do everything to make it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both teams tried their luck in Europe attempting to qualify for the Conference League but were eliminated, Haifa earlier than Beitar, but it was the latter that looked much more the part of a continental club while the former, well not so much.<\/p>\n<p>However, perhaps all the above can be thrown out as emotions will be high while the fanbases will be also raring to go, but maybe, just maybe the team have switched places; Beitar being the real offensive threat and Haifa looking to hunker down and not allow what has been a lethal attack to do as they please.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_153602\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-153602\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5459.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-153602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5459.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5459-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5459-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5459-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5459-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-153602\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cI don\u2019t look for the word favorites,\u201d Beitar defender Gil Cohen said. \u201cWe\u2019re at the beginning of the season, I think the game will be tough and I hope we take the 3-points. Both teams are very good and want to compete at the top. I think it\u2019ll be a good game. We need to win this one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sure it\u2019s the start of the season but tell that to the 30K+ that will descend on the stadium on Sunday night. It doesn\u2019t matter if this was week two, week six, or week thirty of the league. There are expectations and the Beitar fans want to win, especially against Maccabi Haifa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t the first game Teddy will be full, fortunately,\u201d Itzhaki commented. \u201cSince I arrived here, the fans have shown a lot of faith in the team with season ticket purchases, merchandise, coming to games at home and abroad. Everyone knows the advantages of Teddy and I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll do everything to give them some joy after the match.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_153604\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-153604\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5462.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-153604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5462.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5462-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5462-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5462-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5462-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-153604\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nCohen agreed with the bench boss, \u201cWe love big games and as far as we\u2019re concerned, every match could be at a packed stadium. The more fans that come to support, the more strength it gives us to keep going. We don\u2019t feel pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not so sure I buy the fact that they don\u2019t feel any pressure, there is always pressure no matter what and in a game like this one, the players know that they are expected to win. <\/p>\n<p>Winning is the name of the game and one of Flores\u2019s bunkers so to speak in midfielder Goni Naor isn\u2019t thinking of anything else.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_153608\" style=\"width: 1686px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-153608\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-29-at-6.21.58-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1676\" height=\"940\" class=\"size-full wp-image-153608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-29-at-6.21.58-PM.png 1676w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-29-at-6.21.58-PM-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-29-at-6.21.58-PM-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-29-at-6.21.58-PM-1536x861.png 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-29-at-6.21.58-PM-610x342.png 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-29-at-6.21.58-PM-1080x606.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1676px) 100vw, 1676px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-153608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goni Naor &#8211; Screenshot<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cYes, of course [we think we can win]. What kind of question is that? We go to every stadium to win. It&#8217;s going to be a great game and a lot of fun. These are two teams that press and play good football, I&#8217;m looking forward to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Omer Atzily and Yarden Shua are a pair of Beitar players that will no doubt cause Haifa all kinds of trouble as long as the pair can keep out of trouble themselves. Shua had a bit of tiff with the sports director Almog Cohen that led to him missing a pair of games as the team levied down a suspension as well. But the Israel National Team player will be back. <\/p>\n<p>Atzily on the other hand is on the no flight list for the national team and was not called up although, it should be time that he can play once again for the blue-and white as he paid his dues. He is also without a doubt the league\u2019s best player and while Itzhaki is happy to have him he didn\u2019t want to begin commenting on if he should or shouldn\u2019t be part of the nation team squad.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_153614\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-153614\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0968-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" class=\"size-full wp-image-153614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0968-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0968-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0968-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0968-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0968-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0968-610x458.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0968-1080x810.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-153614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barak Itzhaki &#8211; The Sports Rabbi<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nFor Itzhaki, he was not interested in showing any of his cards as to what role Shua was going o play and also was clear that there are no guaranteed starters in his eyes, although during Friday\u2019s practice Shua was not practicing as a starter but someone who was going to be coming off of the bench. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never sit here and tell you who\u2019s going to play before a match. What happened is already over. He\u2019s back in training and as far as I\u2019m concerned, that\u2019s history. It\u2019s a privilege for a coach to have good players in form. We\u2019ll see on Sunday what my decisions will be. I stand by everything I do\u2014there are many things that happen in training and games that the media doesn\u2019t see. One thing\u2019s for sure: I always go with the professional decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t use terms like \u2018guaranteed starters,\u2019\u201d Itzhaki explained. \u201cThere are players in good form and they deserve credit. Out of 7 games, we\u2019ve won 6 and the same amount were away games. The players deserve credit because that\u2019s not easy. We\u2019re in good form but at the end of the day, I\u2019m the one standing on the sidelines and making the decisions. Sometimes they\u2019re tough, sometimes less so, but I have to stand behind them.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_153611\" style=\"width: 1772px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-153611\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-29-at-6.21.47-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1762\" height=\"960\" class=\"size-full wp-image-153611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-29-at-6.21.47-PM.png 1762w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-29-at-6.21.47-PM-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-29-at-6.21.47-PM-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-29-at-6.21.47-PM-1536x837.png 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-29-at-6.21.47-PM-610x332.png 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-29-at-6.21.47-PM-1080x588.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1762px) 100vw, 1762px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-153611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diego Flores &#8211; Screenshot<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nFlores is well aware of the damage that the duo can cause, \u201cI know them too. They are very important players who can decide games. Beitar has a strong attack with several options. We need to stay focused, as I said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beitar and Itzhaki will also be focussed and focussed to collect the win, \u201cThis is a big game, and big players need to show up for games like this,\u201d Itzhaki summed up. \u201cIt\u2019s a charged and fun match for a player to be on the pitch. One thing\u2019s for sure\u2014we\u2019re expecting a tough game. Maccabi Haifa started strong, so it\u2019ll be interesting. The fans will enjoy it and I hope in the end the result goes our way.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re only in Matchday Two, but yet the Israeli soccer league will have a primetime super-duper clash to treat the fans when Beitar Jerusalem host Maccabi Haifa. 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