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Beitar fans boo Rabin before 0-0 draw

By Matan Krakow

The story of last night's game was not so much the scoreless draw but the drama beforehand. In a moment of silence held before the game, Beitar fans were heard booing loudly when the name of former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was mentioned.

Beitar management quickly issued a statement condemning the behavior: "We completely condemn the calls of some of the fans when Rabin's name was mentioned.

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"We are ashamed an insulted that there are such fans among us. We are sure that the overwhelming majority of our fans will join us in condemning the calls." The game did not get off to an auspicious start as police turned away one of the five Beitar fans' buses and sent back it back to Jerusalem after drunk fans threw objects at Maccabi Haifa fans, injuring two of them lightly.

Once the game got going, opportunities for Beitar to score did not pop up that often in the first half, as Haifa showed better form. In the 9th minute, Haifa's Eyal Meshumar got a free kick from the penalty area but could not capitalize on it. Brazilian Gustavo Boccoli got another chance to put Haifa on the board just two minutes later, taking a good pass from Yaniv Katan, but his shot went wide of the goal.

Beitar's Gal Alberman got the first chance for his squad in the 25th minute, taking a hard shot that went amiss.

In the 41st minute, Giovanni Rosso took a corner kick that resulted in a foul, giving Boccoli a penalty kick. However, he took a sloppy shot that missed its mark.

Beitar became more aggressive in the second half, getting an early opportunity, but it was Haifa that came the closest. In the 55th minute Keinan headed the ball off a corner kick, but the goal was overturned on a foul call. Katan broke free in the 71st minute, but he also couldn't translate his shot into a score.

In the end, both sides were forced to part with a point each.

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