Before Sabah: Hapoel Be'er Sheva in a secondary lineup against Hapoel Haifa
Just before the decisive two-legged tie against Sabah and the chance to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in history, Hapoel Be'er Sheva returned for a stopover in Israel and is visiting Hapoel Haifa this evening (Saturday) for a match for fifth place in the Toto Cup. The champions arrived here due to their loss to Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Champion of Champions match, while the hosts finished second in Group A and missed out on a ticket to the semi-finals.
Just before the decisive two-legged tie against Sabah and the chance to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in history, Hapoel Be'er Sheva returned for a stopover in Israel and is visiting Hapoel Haifa this evening (Saturday) for a match for fifth place in the Toto Cup. The champions arrived here due to their loss to Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Champion of Champions match, while the hosts finished second in Group A and missed out on a ticket to the semi-finals.
Alon Turgeman, the tournament's top scorer currently along with Matheus Davo from Maccabi Netanya (four goals each), will try to score against his former team as well. Shay Elias is also facing the team he recently joined from, and Dario Djuric has returned from suspension, while William Agada has not yet been registered.
As a reminder, the two teams are also meeting in the first round of the Premier League, but that match was postponed to September 2 at Turner Stadium, in light of Hapoel Be'er Sheva's playoff matches.
Lineups
Hapoel Haifa: Yoav Gerafi, Noam Cohen, Ivan Kricak, Dario Djuric, Ariel Mendi, Naor Sabag, Shay Elias, Cheick Keita, Liran Rotman, Yaad Gonen, Alon Turgeman.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva: Marko Wolff, Ofir Davidzada, Amir Ganah, Djibril Diop, Matan Baltaxa, Roi Levi, Yoav Koren, Yoni Stoyanov, Itay Hazut, Hamudi Kanaan, Amit Ohana.
