Handball: Hapoel Ashdod narrowed to 2-1, going to the fourth game

The semi-final playoff series in handball goes to a fourth game. On Friday, Hapoel Rashlac narrowed the semi-final handball playoff series to 2:1 against Hapoel Ashdod, thanks to a 26:33 victory.

Hapoel Rashal came with their backs against the wall (and a rather lacking squad) after two losses in the previous games, but this time they did not allow the reigning champions to celebrate at their expense the promotion in Nachalat Yehuda, and now Ashdod has the possibility of getting 1:3 in the next game against the home crowd.

Ashdod hoped to close the story with an away victory like in the first game and 3-0 and get organized for the final series.

Harvia Fazin’s trainees return to the semi-final series, after having their backs against the wall, and with a missing squad (without scorer Oleg Estershepkin and captain Shay Natan who were injured and ended the season), and that’s not enough – even with the expulsion of Lior Gorman during the first half.

Rashtrak came to the game knowing that it had nothing to lose, today it looked free from the start – and took an 8:12 lead in the 20th minute, with good minutes by Oron Bargil in goal, and a considerable contribution from Antonio Pribanich, who had to miss the previous game due to injury, And in an excellent game by Lidor Peso and Iti Sorkis.

Oren Meirovitz stopped the host’s run. Risto Vajcic already reduced to minus 2 – 10:12, but young Ben Or Gonen brought it up to 10:13. As mentioned, Gorman was sent off (for the third time in two minutes – after hitting Vajcic – by the way, just as happened to him at the beginning of the second half in the previous game).

Tomer Bodenheimer brought Hapoel Rashalz up again at 11:15, and Nivo Levy closed the first half which was excellent for Fazin’s trainees.

Hapoel Ashdod came back at the start of the second half, but Arel Zeitler scored 15:19. Nivo Levy who came up to play despite carrying an injury – Zimek. Lidor Peso with his sixth goal led to 17:21 (38′).

Ben Or Gonen brought it to plus 5 – in the 40th minute – 17:22 – which led to a timeout for Ashdod. Peso continued to be hot – and raised to 17:23. Nivo Levy was the minor again, but Zeitler and Sorkis increased to a record lead of 7 goals – 18:25.

Peso in his record match since joining the team – 18:26 (’44). Ashdod in the run 0:3 decreased within a minute and a half – when Stalman and Omar Gera made it 21:26 – which led to a quick timeout by Fazin. Ido Falah reacted excellently and raised to 22:28 (48′).

Nivo Levy again brought it down to minus 5 entering the last ten minutes. Babich ended the game with a suspension, five minutes to go.

Pribak, Sorkis and Bodenheimer scored, Tom Shem Tov made an save, and the Hapoel Rashalach closed out a big game for her, against all odds – and in the second she will be hosted in Ashdod in the hope that the security situation will allow it.

La Hapoel scored: Lidor Pso 8 (from 9), Itai Sorkis 6 (from 7), Nemania Pribek 4, Antonio Privnich, Tomer Bodenheimer and Aral Zeitler 3 21, Ido Falah and Ben Or Gonen 2 21 , Lior Gorman and Roy Liebgot 1 21. Oron Bar Gil provided 6 stops from 24 shots (25%), Tom Shem Tov added 2 from 6 (33%).

Scorers for Ashdod: Nivo Levy 7 (from 10), Amit Stalman 7 (from 7), Risto Vajcic 5 (from 6), Or Parkash 4, Alexander Babich 2, Omer Gera 1. Stanislav Vorkic contributed 4 stops from 25 shots (16%), Oren Meirovich 2 from 13 (15%).