{"id":166346,"date":"2026-01-01T01:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T01:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=166346"},"modified":"2026-01-01T13:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T13:57:07","slug":"success-is-what-matters-most-micha-and-beitar-jerusalem-look-to-enjoy-big-game-against-hapoel-tel-aviv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/success-is-what-matters-most-micha-and-beitar-jerusalem-look-to-enjoy-big-game-against-hapoel-tel-aviv\/","title":{"rendered":"Success is what matters most: Micha and Beitar Jerusalem look to enjoy “Big Game” against Hapoel Tel Aviv"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s nothing better than a \u201cBig Game\u201d and Israeli soccer has one of those coming up on Thursday night (20:30) as Beitar Jerusalem hosts Hapoel Tel Aviv. <\/p>\n

For the third time this season, the arch-rivals will play after the two split the first two tilts with the reds winning a dramatic 3-2 contest in league play back in September at Bloomfield Stadium, while the yellow-and-black took the Toto Cup championship at Sammy Ofer Stadium a month later.
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Beitar Jerusalem Toto Cup Winners – Photo credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div>
\nNow once again they will do battle in a highly anticipated clash which will take place on the Teddy Stadium pitch in the capital city in what is supposed to be a rainy and windy night in southern Jerusalem. <\/p>\n

Close to 30,000 fans will pack into the facility with the vast majority of supporters rooting for Beitar while the others will certainly try and make their presence be felt. However, Teddy Stadium this season has been a very rough and tumble place to play this season with what seems to be one sell out after the next. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a wonderful thing to have big games,\u201d Beitar bench boss Barak Itzhaki exclaimed. \u201cEven those games that are supposedly against lower-profile teams, you can feel the celebration around them. The crowd really connects to it and so does the media. It\u2019s become a trend to come watch Beitar games and I\u2019m very happy about that.\u201d
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\nVeteran midfielder shared his coach\u2019s sentiments, \u201cIt\u2019s the most fun. That\u2019s why you want to play football, full stadiums and it brings out the best in us. I hope there will be as many of these as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

With that, the city itself is popping and filled with excitement as Beitar is challenging for the league\u2019s top spot which is currently being held by Hapoel Beer Sheva. With a win, Itzhaki\u2019s squad will keep pace with the southern reds and stay just 2-points off of first place and with that the expectations remain as the city continues to heat up knowing that the championship is within reach. <\/p>\n

A championship that hasn\u2019t been seen in the Holy City since 2007-08.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a long, long time.
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\nItzhaki recalled when he was part of the Beitar title winning teams and how the atmosphere around winning has really gone up by leaps and bounds from those days, \u201cThis wasn\u2019t even the case even during our championship years about 20 years ago. There\u2019s a very good vibe around the team, and I don\u2019t want us to lose focus. My goal is to neutralize the background noise and play good football.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are receiving so much love,\u201d Micha added. \u201cI was always told that every victory here is a real celebration in the city. The fans appreciate every little thing. Lately you really feel it, and it\u2019s amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s ironic is that the last soccer championship that was won at Teddy Stadium was back in 2009-10 when Eran Zahavi, who retired earlier in the day, scored the winner for Hapoel Tel Aviv over Beitar Jerusalem which helped them snatch the title away from Maccabi Haifa at the last possible moment in what was one of the dramatic moments in Israeli soccer history. That was also Hapoel\u2019s last league title. <\/p>\n

While Beitar is a legitimate title threat, Hapoel is not, but that\u2019s also fine as Elyaniv Barda has been working on changing the face of the reds after having spent last season in the second division. He\u2019s done a great job thus far but also has plenty of hard work to go in order to take the team to the levels of being a championship contender year in and year out.
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Beitar Jerusalem – Photo credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div>
\nBut once again, contender or not, anytime these two teams get together, what can be expected is the unexpected and the rules of the game can hit the trash; there are really no favorites no matter what the odds makers may say. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe prepared for Hapoel,\u201d Itzhaki said. \u201cWe know how they\u2019ll play. On the mental side, in a match of such a high profile, there\u2019s no need to talk about motivation. It\u2019s a game where you don\u2019t need to say much, just focus on the tactical aspects. We\u2019re playing against a very good, well-coached team that knows how to produce a variety of systems during the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Micha shared his thoughts on what will help Beitar record a good result against Hapoel, \u201cHumility is the most important thing. We shouldn\u2019t forget that last year was the first good season for Beitar after many years. We want to go as far as possible. Making declarations won\u2019t advance us, don\u2019t look too far ahead, just focus on the next game and keep doing our thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beitar fell behind against Tiberias in the Cup and that created plenty of stress and pressure because in Cups games, there are no second chances, however, finding themselves in the hole versus a team like Hapoel could bring on the same effects, Itzhaki explained.
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Barak Itzhaki – Photo credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div>
\n\u201cIt\u2019s not pleasant to start a match from behind because you can get into trouble. I\u2019m happy that we showed character. I\u2019d prefer we don\u2019t fall behind and we\u2019re working on what\u2019s needed with my players.\u201d<\/p>\n

Without a doubt it\u2019s never fun to hand your opponent a lead and then have to find a way to compensate and come back into the picture. But when a team has depth, that also becomes a bit easier to do and adding quality pieces in order to compete for the championship was exactly what management had in mind when sports director Almog Cohen signed Boris Enow, a player that he was familiar with back in their days at Maccabi Netanya, even before the transfer window was open. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to strengthen the squad and we have talked about it two months ago. We now have another player in the squad who already knows the country, so adaptation will be easier. He\u2019ll need to bring his abilities here. We\u2019ve added another player who can be significant. Let\u2019s wait and see how he proves himself on the pitch.\u201d
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Dor Micha – Photo credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div>
\nThe bottom line is, Beitar is in fine form right now and it\u2019s not just their play on the pitch but the comradery off of it, Micha who has played for a number of high profile and title winning teams said, \u201cThere\u2019s something very special about this group. I\u2019m not saying it lightly, it\u2019s one of the best teams I\u2019ve been part of. A great combination where everyone puts their ego aside. Success is what matters most. We\u2019re enjoying every moment.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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