The Perfect Home Record Continues

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Following the 105-87 defeat to Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Tel Aviv derby, Maccabi Tel Aviv coach Oded Katash took full responsibility for the game and noted that it was a kind of stagnation born of insecurity. Sporting director Coldebella announced that there would be no change in Katash's position and that his dismissal was not realistic. The team then recovered and beat newly promoted Hapoel Ramat Gan 0-5, with goals from Elad Mdmon, Dan Peretz, a brace by Sokler, and an own goal by Silva.

Hapoel Tel Aviv kept their momentum going and beat Maccabi Haifa 1-2 at Bloomfield Stadium in the ninth round of the Premier League. The Reds went up two goals ahead already in the first half, through an own goal by Tsunami and a goal by Daniel Dapha. Bruno Nunes pulled one back for the Greens in the second half, but Hapoel held on to their lead and consolidated second place in the table. Hapoel Tel Aviv coach Eliniv Barda summed up the encounter as a significant examination and said it was a matriculation test for his team.