Summary: Maccabi Tel Aviv - Maccabi Haifa 1:1/Sport1
The top battle between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Haifa ended in a 1:1 draw, which leaves the Yellows in first place 10 points away from the champion, but the one who stole the show was Lior Rafalov, Maccabi Haifa's veteran player, who was involved in the most prominent "moves" in the game. It started with his urging on Maccabi Tel Aviv players Dor Peretz and Enrik Savorit, which according to the yellows had to lead to his removal, and on the other hand according to many greens, it was a move that "turned on" the champion and gave her energy.
At the end, Rafalov added fire, when he stung Maccabi Tel Aviv and said: "I think in the three games against them we were the better team... You see Maccabi Tel Aviv's kid up from the beginning of the game, not even once... They just throw balls at Davide and Milson, I expected more from them." This statement also drew sharp criticism on social networks, when from the point of view of the yellows Rafalov came out "whiny" criticizing a team that is far from him at the top, while from the point of view of the greens, he represented them faithfully and defended their honor.
On the one hand, he never lost to them. On the other hand, is it possible to sting when you are 10 points below them? Rafalov Medalik/Ariel Shalom
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It should be noted that Maccabi Haifa is on a streak of seven games without a win in all formats (its longest since November-December 2017) and Rafalov has not scored in 13 games. However, the fact that Rafalov has yet to lose to Maccabi Tel Aviv in a league game throughout his entire career (!) makes him a symbol for both clubs, and yesterday it only got stronger.
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