Maccabi Tel Aviv played good football last night (Saturday) in a 0:1 win over Hapoel Beer Sheva which earned them three direct points once morest a direct rival in the race for the championship. One of the big stories of the game was of course the penalty missed by Eran Zahavi, which raises the question of taking penalties in Maccabi Tel Aviv.
In the game once morest Netanya, the one who kicked from 11 meters was Ido Shahar, who scored, but Zahavi is the yellow’s main penalty kicker. He scored 3 out of 5 penalties this season in the league, 60%, when penalties usually go in at an average of regarding 76% worldwide. Zahavi, it should be noted, scored two more penalties in the Conference League qualifiers.
Zahavi is the only one who has missed more than one penalty this season in the Premier League, while besides him the only ones who have not scored are Eitan Azoulai, Stanislav Blinki, Guy Badash and Lior Rafalov (from Maccabi Haifa, who loaned Charon Sherry who kicked penalties for them).
Maccabi Tel Aviv, it is important to note, clarified that Zahabi will continue to kick penalties. “Kein is not excited, both he and those older than him missed out,” they said in the club. At the end of the game, the whole audience stayed to cheer Zahavi and his song was played for many minutes, which shows the great support he receives from the stands. However, there are other candidates.
The prominent name is of course Ido Shahar, who scored once morest Netanya and scored 7 out of 8 penalties following his time in Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam. Another possible option is Dor Turgeman, who scored the two penalties he kicked in his career (both in the Israel national team uniform).
Felicio Milson did not take a penalty during a game in his life, and neither did Osher Davide, Joris van Overeem or Gabi Knikowski, other possibilities on paper. Another possible candidate is Enrique Savorit, who scored the three penalties he kicked as a player for Maccabi Tel Aviv. Answer in the survey >>>
