National B League Championship game in wheelchair basketball, took place Last week at the ILAN Haifa Rehabilitation and Sports Center in Kiryat Haim. It was the last game of the season, in which the Ilan Haifa team and the Majed Al-Khorom team played against each other. The ceremony was hosted by Shahar Perkis, director of the Ilan Haifa Sports and Rehabilitation Center.
The teams met after a consecutive season in challenging games, which require not only extraordinary strength, but also a lot of determination and motivation. Most of the members of the Ilan basketball team are in their 50s to 70s. "We have one young player aged 20 plus, but most of our players are polio victims. The coach of the team is a young man, the son of an Ilan member, who has been volunteering with us for the past few years, Perkis says.
Hall full of fans
The hall was full of spectators and fans who flooded the stands, cheered loudly and encouraged both teams. Majd Al-Khorum, the visiting team, led at halftime, with a difference of 14 points, 32:18.
The first champion from the Arab sector
Majd Al-Khorum's team followed a strategy that kept them in a leading position for a significant portion of the time. Among the absolute majority of male players, one player stood out in particular, who scored many points in favor of the team, and at the end of the game, Majd Al Khrom even recorded a historic achievement and became the first team from the Arab sector to win the handicap basketball championship. The team won by a significant margin of 18 points - 46:28.
"amazing atmosphere"
Hila Lauper and Moti Blitzblau, members of the Haifa City Council from the Green Party, who are particularly close to the ILAN Center, returned from the game with peak energy. "The atmosphere was amazing! We were overwhelmed by the support of the fans for the teams. The hall was full to the brim and the audience was simply wonderful.', Blitzblau told Lehi Fe. "Majd Al-Khorum is a strong team, and the whole game was impressive."
Championship plate
At the end of the game, medals were distributed to the players by Mr. Danny Marian, Chairman of the Ilan Haifa Rehabilitation and Sports Center, Mr. Nir Shaul, Director of the Municipal Sports Authority and Mr. Yaron Tanenbaum, Chairman of the Referees' Union. The championship plate was presented to the team by the head of the Majed Council Al-Karom CPA Salim Salivi.
The players of the Majd Al Khrom team:
No. 22, Captain, Mehran Hamdan; No. 1, Yanon Cohen; No. 2, Bilal Abid; No. 4, Ahmed Hijazi; No. 6, Mary Silverman; No. 7, Ibrahim Ayashi; No. 8, Nur Paor; No. 10, Saif Kabalavi; No. 11, Gil Gross; No. 13, Sami Aslan; No. 20, Yoav French; No. 23, Yusuf Mena; No. 24, Mahmoud Hamdan; No. 0, player and coach, Eran Levita.
Ilan Haifa players:
No. 6, captain, Uri Morag; No. 4, David Buchnik; No. 8, Eliezer Morli; No. 9, Reva ben Simon; No. 32, Avishai Almakais; No. 33, Eli ben Simon; No. 58, Sami Tangi; No. 15, player and coach, Tal Morg.
